Public Restroom Flushing

Contrarian

I use my tongue.

sure hope you've never gone to the middle east and done that

Or South-East Asia...

jeckalynne

I flush it with my hand, knowing full well that I am going to wash my hands in the next thirty seconds, and that I possess a strong and adequate immune system.

I am not afraid of germs.

'xactly!

aminakhan1980

Heck yeah I use my foot. And I use a tissue or paper towel to open the doors. Those places are friggen germ pools. Yuck.

cmcollins001

I guess it really depends, I'll use my foot if I still have my coffee and donuts in my hands. I am NOT putting my donut down to flush, that's just ridiculous!

MelBristol

Here in England in most places you just need to wave or not even that the water flushes automatically. I can always get some paper to press the button with, but it's pointless as I'll wash my hands in the next minute anyway!

What bugs me is people don't even flush sometimes or leave wee all over the place. I always squat over the toilet instead of sitting on it LOL

aminakhan1980

I have flushed with my foot before and had my foot slip and land in the toilet. It was awful :sick:

Damn! I would die.

Lifting_Knitter

I use my hand unless I have too much to carry, then I will use my foot. But I wash my hands anyways so I don't care. But I do have to add, if the floor is wet, I use my foot because I realize other people do.

sweetyedie

I don't flush with my foot, use paper toilet seat covers, use a paper towel over the doorknob, and I do not hover. I sit on the freaking toilet, do my business, wash my hands thoroughly, and leave. And I rarely get sick. I like germs. They keep me healthy.

What she said!

*Dammit, I was about to post this, then wondered about getting flamed for it. I bow to your courage for going first!

Sorry people me too. I do hate when the people who are afraid of germs leave the paper towel in the door handle as they leave for someone else to clean up, or on the floor for that matter. Usually there's a garbage can nearby. No wonder these are so afraid of germs if they are that inconsiderate of others.

DarkFlutter

Foot flusher.
Don't wash my hands in the public restrooms as I am allergic to most soaps...and you never know till it's too late.
I carry hand sanitizer and use that ALWAYS!

crimsontech

I'm kinda wondering why those of you who touch nothing but toilet paper and paper towels in the bathroom even bother to wash your hands? :P To get the paper dust off of them?

Give your immune systems some credit!

penrbrown

All you ladies who use TP to flush the toilet and then throw it in the toilet while it goes down still has to open the stall door. There's just as many germs on the stall door as on the toilet handle. Think about it.....there hands didn't miraculously come clean between flushing and opening the door.

I am WELL aware of this but whatever. It's a small comfort and I enjoy my small comforts.

Emma_Problema

Man, I don't really get grossed out anymore after spending months peeing in holes in ground. Also, these holes in the ground had no TP (had to carry it in my purse) but still had doorknobs. Toilet paper is way too light for opening doors used by millions of people with pee hands. And the men in India hock loogies in the street all the time, so I'm betting they aren't the most sanitary bunch. Also, I took classes in public health there so it was a CONSTANT REMINDER.

And it's hilarious to see Indian men holding hands down the street and just think "EWWW PEE HAND SPREAD!"

So yeah, my office bathroom doesn't bother me at all.

monicabuc1

I guess it really depends, I'll use my foot if I still have my coffee and donuts in my hands. I am NOT putting my donut down to flush, that's just ridiculous!

Hahaha!!!

Flixie00

I have never heard of foot flushing before, I must lead a sheltered life :ohwell:

halejr23

Flush??? Wait ... I thought I was supposed to leave the log for the next person to see. Is that wrong?

Contrarian

Flush??? Wait ... I thought I was supposed to leave the log for the next person to see. Is that wrong?

I only do that if I am taking a sexy photo of myself in the mirror to post online.

MaggieSporleder

It's cleaner than the door handle. I flush with my hand, and WASH my hand.

On note from someone who used to Manage a Convenience store on the Interstate. The "clean" people are the dirtiest people out there most of the time. The women who hover instead of sitting down? They're the ones peeing on the seat. ( and the floor, and the tank ) The ones who won't turn the sink off when they're hands are dry ( we only had a hand dryer to save trees ) They flood the bathroom floor. The ones who use the toilet covers, leave them on the floor rather than touching the trash can. I just think people using a public restroom, should THINK, and lets not trash it for other people, because your scared to touch anything. Oh and these restrooms were always spotless. known to many many travelers as the Cleanest restroom between Chicago, and Memphis. And people still constantly did these things.

zCarsAndCaloriesz

I flush it with my hand, knowing full well that I am going to wash my hands in the next thirty seconds, and that I possess a strong and adequate immune system.

I am not afraid of germs.

Same.
That, and I use the small bottle of purel in my bag.
I don't have time to awkwardly try and flush a toilet when I'm out and about.

bluefox9er

Office/Restaurant/Theater/Anywhere not a private home with obvious cleaning rituals.

Do you use your foot or hand to flush? Even with push button ones or the automatic ones that might be off timer-wise or broken.

I use my foot even if the damn thing is eye level. I'm NOT touching that thing.

To be honest, even in some friends/family homes, I'll still hover and use a napkin/tissue.

I really wish i had as much time on my hands as you do. serious.

ElizaRoche

the shoe, always