Since so many people want to divide us into different groups, here's a question:
Why do so many people urinate on the toilet seats in public bathrooms?
I've been told that many parents, especially single mothers, teach their children not to touch anything in a public restroom with their hands. They're afraid they might catch something contagious from the private areas of some stranger or something.
But my little bit of research shows that most sexually transmitted diseases and surface infections that plague many people's private areas are transmitted through direct contact.
I had mononucleosis when I was a teenager. My doctor told me I might have picked it up from a water fountain at school and with a weakened immune system due to lack of sleep and poor diet it flourished in my body.
Are people that urinate on public restroom toilet seats weak? Or uneducated?
It could be the hover, too. I'm told that women that don't want to touch any surfaces in a public restroom will "hover" over the toilet seat while they do their business. Sounds pretty acrobatic and gross to me.
Maybe it's a class thing. People who urinate on public restroom toilet seats may not have good health insurance or may have sky-high deductibles (thanks to that attempted takeover of the healthcare industry). I have good health insurance but only go to the doctor when I absolutely have to instead of going to the doctor for something I could have prevented by washing my hands.
I don't know. I just think that people could be a little more clean when out in public. Or when in public as the case may be.
