Currently: impatient
Ordinarily, I do not have a shy bladder. With a family of 5 and only one bathroom, you get over that kind of modesty early unless you want to hold it forever. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean that I am automatically immune from publicly shy bladder syndrome.
Sometimes I just can't go, even if I really want to, when other people (strangers! Or worse, coworkers! Who smiled at you and said "hi" before you entered the stall!) are present. This is killer when the friendly smiler has decided to spend quality time in front of the mirror primping, or even better, hang out for awhile, chatting with the people other restroom visitors.
Which leads to gratuitous (but hopefully unheard) foot tapping, face-grimacing, and many, many muttered (but hopefully only in my head) curses invoking bad copier karma and burnt, spilled coffee.
So, be kind! You might be the one slowly crushing the soul of (or at least making very uncomfortable) a shy bladder person. Restroom etiquette requires you to take care of business and exit as quickly and quietly as possible. Isn't the kitchen or balcony a better hangout, anyway?
1 comment:
I always called it my bashful bladder. Though, I ALWAYS have this problem. I hate the people who loiter in the bathroom. Even more, I hate the people who come in right after the loiterer - so I'm stuck waiting for them to finish up too.
To top it all off, I get even more bashful when people are there because I'm convinced they are wondering what I'm doing taking so long. haha. Vicious cycle.
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