We all have our strategies for guarding ourselves against the atrocities of the public restroom: hovering above the toilet seat, crafting a nest of toilet paper to sit on, using elbows to lock the door, or simply avoiding them all together while risking internal explosion. Whatever your methods, there's really no way to win, but there are a few helpful things to know when you're stuck on campus and nature calls.
- The first stall is almost always the cleanest for two reasons. First, people like their privacy. If you're in the first stall, more people have to pass you to get to the others. This can be especially unnerving when the toilet seems to have been strategically placed to be in perfect view of the crack in the door. Second, surveys show that most people use the farthest stall because they assume it is used the least and therefore the cleanest. Unfortunately for them, the treacherous four-foot walk to the farthest stall isn't much of a deterrent.
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Hopefully these have been insightful Just remember that restrooms are made to drop things off, not take things with you. Do your best to keep it that way.