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| re: Odd behavior in theater restroom | |
| Posted by: | Teacher64 01:51 pm EST 12/21/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Odd behavior in theater restroom - portenopete 12:18 pm EST 12/21/15 |
| The problem is that men and women do go to the bathroom differently. Men do not have to take their pants down and sit if they are just urinating. That is why the urinal is so convenient, it takes up very little room compared to the toilet and the stall, thus more of them can fit into a smaller space. It is also much quicker for males to use a urinal. If theaters were to dispense with the Men's and Women's room and just have gender neutral restrooms, the result would be a longer time for EVERYONE. So, if this were to happen, look for 30 minute intermissions to become the norm in theaters. (BTW, there was nothing to indicate that there was any kind of "emergency" with these women or the children they brought into the men's room. They weren't racing for the toilets and the girls weren't doing the "pee-pee dance" (as my kids always called it. It just seemed like they did not want to wait in a long line.) | |
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| re: Odd behavior in theater restroom | |
| Posted by: | enoch10 02:08 pm EST 12/21/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Odd behavior in theater restroom - Teacher64 01:51 pm EST 12/21/15 |
| >> the result would be a longer time for EVERYONE. which is why i don't think it will ever happen. as men we aren't good about giving up our privilege, our convenience even less. | |
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| re: Odd behavior in theater restroom | |
| Posted by: | NeoAdamite 02:54 pm EST 12/21/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Odd behavior in theater restroom - enoch10 02:08 pm EST 12/21/15 |
| >> the result would be a longer time for EVERYONE. which is why i don't think it will ever happen. as men we aren't good about giving up our privilege, our convenience even less. More to the point is that his math is probably wrong. Assuming that women require 50% more time, and that a unisex bathroom has 1/3 fewer fixtures compared to one with urinals, there will still be a net time savings. | |
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| re: Odd behavior in theater restroom | |
| Posted by: | Michael_Portantiere 03:57 pm EST 12/21/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Odd behavior in theater restroom - NeoAdamite 02:54 pm EST 12/21/15 |
| "Assuming that women require 50% more time, and that a unisex bathroom has 1/3 fewer fixtures compared to one with urinals, there will still be a net time savings." A net time SAVINGS if there were unisex bathrooms with no urinals, only stalls? What are you talking about? | |
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| re: Odd behavior in theater restroom | |
| Posted by: | NeoAdamite 05:23 pm EST 12/22/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Odd behavior in theater restroom - Michael_Portantiere 03:57 pm EST 12/21/15 |
| Do the math. I did. | |
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| re: Odd behavior in theater restroom | |
| Posted by: | Michael_Portantiere 11:03 am EST 12/24/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Odd behavior in theater restroom - NeoAdamite 05:23 pm EST 12/22/15 |
| Sorry, I can't do the math, because I don't understand what math you did. I guess you mean there would still be a net time savings for the women, but I don't know how it's possible that there would be a net time savings for everyone (men and women) overall. | |
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| re: Odd behavior in theater restroom | |
| Posted by: | MikeR 02:02 pm EST 12/21/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Odd behavior in theater restroom - Teacher64 01:51 pm EST 12/21/15 |
| >men and women do go to the bathroom differently. Men do not have to take their pants down and sit if they are just urinating. I'm so glad that has finally been explained. | |
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