From the Restrooms...

This one is going to be a bit gross..;), so please bear with it. Last weekend, when we went to Monroe (somewhere close to New York City) to drop Kavin (he got job there), we had this 'tea time' sort of discussion. Here who were involved in the discussion is not important..;) so names shouldn't matter to you.

We all were having pizza in a Pizza Hut and Purvin got a call from nature, so while he was attending the call we were discussing this - 'Our Behaviour in Public Restrooms'. Kavin revealed, generally he feels very uncomfortable when someone else is also there on the shit-pot next to him. All the noises coming out (obviously farts ;)) are the most pathetic thing. And, that fellow wouldn't even bother to care, all he does is keeps on farting again and again. So, Kavin makes sure he always keeps on flushing the toilet to get rid of those farts (believe me this really works, the noises always fade away in the flushing water noise). Wow, that was some true revelation from Kavin and Shantanu couldn't agree more on that. Same behaviour...!

Suddenly, I felt so good about it. I thought so I am not the only person in this world who does this, but I found 2 more right in front of me. And I told to myself I think I am normal :), everybody turns the flush on in rest rooms. As far as I am concerned, mine is somewhat wierd. I just don't use the restroom if someone else is already there in the next 'cubicle', unless its extremely urgent. The person next door always makes me nervous, and I just can't concentrate :D. And if somebody comes after
me, then my flush never turns off ;). The good thing about flush tanks in public restroom is they fill up pretty quickly (or may be instantly), so that you don't have to wait to fill them up like our home ones. Otherwise, it would be difficult to avoid the firecrackers next door...;), and we all would be in miserable open trap...

In general peeing and shitting in public restrooms in America is not always the heavenly experience. I wish they were more private. Even the worst 'Public Sauchalaya' in India would have at least stone/marble barriers to pee even though sometimes you won't find the PPs (those are Pee-Pots in my terms). And here, you hardly see such things, it's all 'open'.

Kaushal