*POLL* Was this proper bathroom etiquette???

[Atomicus]

OK... so I go to the bathroom and I'm on the porcelain. As I was about to walk out of the stall, someone was at the urinal. Turns out it was the janitor of the building and he strikes up a conversation with me. He talks to me sometimes, I don't talk to him. As he's talking, he zips up and goes to the sink to wash up.

janitor: "Hey how's it going?" *He's still in the urinal!!!*
me: "not much" *tries to tidy up ASAP*

WTF?! Is there something wrong with him??

EDIT: I wasn't angry nor do I look down upon janitors/sanitation workers.

Also, I recall he was still at the urinal when he talked to me

EDIT: for those that are curious, I didn't look over to see his sha-bang; I'm living up to the Asian stereotype if you know what I mean

 

[AccruedExpenditure]

Happens all the time.

 

[Ogg]

wtf is wrong with you?:roll:

 

[Platypus]

god I hate threads like this.

are you people that incapable of holding a fvcking innocent conversation with someone without asking why it happened?

 

[maziwanka]

wtf? you're an idiot. what's wrong with him talkign to you?

 

[Gunslinger08]

People's social ineptitude never fails to amaze me.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

edit: Misread your post. If you were still in the stall, then shouldn't be any talking.

 

[Thraxen]

You do not talk to people in restrooms. End of story. I'm there to handle business, do not address me.

 

[Amused]

There is nothing wrong with talking at the sink. WTF is the matter with you???

 

[MazerRackham]

You should be castrated.

 

[LongAce]

what, you think you're better then they are?

 

[Atomicus]

Originally posted by: Thraxen
You do not talk to people in restrooms. End of story. I'm there to handle business, do not address me.

Exactly. It wasn't that I look down at janitors nor like to talk to him more often, but rather the circumstances. I just emptied my junk reserves, let me have some alone time to relax afterwards k?

 

[Grakatt]

I don't even get it.
Edit. Ah...talking to people in restrooms..why be angry because he did? If he cleans the place and so on, I guess he doesn't do a lot of talking on his job, and that would really be his domain..if you can't take it, just throw a wet paper-towel in his face and slam the door on your running way out. If you do that though, he might find our where your shoes live.

 

[EXman]

Originally posted by: Ogg
wtf is wrong with you?:roll:

 

[PanzerIV]

OMG the janitor talked to you at the sink after you took a dump!! OMG....OMG ....OMG....


Dude, that is absurd. Who gives a f^ck? He was being friendly.

 

[JulesMaximus]

You have a problem if you think there was something improper about that. I talk to people all the time in the can at work. What's the big deal?

Edit-Hell, I have conversations while I'm at the urinal with other guys. I don't see what the big deal is. It's not like I'm peeking over at their naughty bits or anything. :roll:

 

[Thraxen]

Save it for the hall/cube/office/break room.

 

[Nitemare]

Maybe he can leave you a surprise next time he cleans your office...at least he wasn't checking out your package


Don't piss off the janitors

Besides most of them are pretty cool people

 

[So]

I think it's a little wierd to talk to someone *while* actually using the facilities (like talking to someone in the stall or while pissing) but at the sink? That's fine.

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

Originally posted by: Atomicus
OK... so I go to the bathroom and I'm on the porcelain. As I was about to walk out of the stall, someone at the urinal finishes and proceeds to the wash-sink along with me. Turns out it was the janitor of the building and he strikes up a conversation with me. He talks to me sometimes, I don't talk to him.

janitor: "Hey how's it going?"
me: "not much" *tries to tidy up ASAP*

WTF?! Is there something wrong with him??

Oh dear lord, someone was just being friendly, give it a try sometime. I would not like someone to strike up a convo with me *while* I am in the stall, but all you were going to do is wash your hands at that point, what's the big deal?

 

[Fausto]

Where's the "Go play in traffic." option? :frown:

 

[PingSpike]

You sound like sort of a jerk.

 

[JulesMaximus]

You are waaay too uptight. Loosen your panties a notch or two.

 

[raanemaan]

Talking with you while doing your duty is probably bad manners. Taking offense at talking to you at the sink is childish. He was trying to be friendly.

 

[Thraxen]

Some people are funny about restroom chat, so it's best to just not talk, IMO.