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Roll on, big mama
Ladies… I don’t mean to pick on you exclusively, but sometimes you are such hypocrites.
Let’s talk about the toilet seat, shall we? You expect male visitors to leave the toilet seat the way they found it: down, right? And woe to the hapless man who forgets even once!
Well, now let’s talk about the grim reality. The protocol in my house is that both the toilet seat and the toilet lid stay down. Yet how many times has a female guest left the seat down, but the lid up? Just about every one.
It’s common courtesy for a visitor to leave your house in the same state it was in before you arrived. So why is it so difficult for most women to honor the same rule you so vocally demand that men live by?
Let’s take another example: the Brita. In some houses, the Brita pitcher stays on the counter, full of room-temperature water; in others, it is found inside the fridge, where the water stays cold. I don’t go around putting your pitcher in your fridge, so why do some of my female friends self-righteously insist upon always leaving the damned thing out on the counter?
And the toilet paper… Given that the 51 percent of America that is female uses 87 percent of the nation’s toilet paper, one might expect them to predictably replace the roll in the same orientation they found it. Results indicate otherwise.
How about the shower head? Do you leave it pointed in the same direction it was when you arrived? And on the same spray vs. stream setting? And did you remember to set the tub/shower toggle back to the setting it was on before you arrived?
Really? You know what? Your sistren don’t.
I guess I’m beginning to see the value in having a guest bathroom. But irrespective of that, can we lose the double standard? You’re not gaining my respect by falsely accusing me of thoughtlessness, then turning around and engaging in the very behavior you condemn all of mankind for.
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I mean - I got trained right quick to follow your rules in your house - or face the wrath of the Ornoth. :)
Then again, in my house the rule is toilet lid closed always, so that was easy (as folks say - for cat and general ick factors); as for TP direction - I would have to agree with Sheeri - you shouldn't expect a casual guest to have to replace your TP, though a more frequent guest would probably pick up on your preferences after a convo about it. And - this is a funny one, cos people tend to feel very strongly about their TP direction. (I like the loose edge on the outside; I forget your preferred way...)
The Brita - yea, that one you kinda do have to follow house rules on, as a matter of courtesy. But - for me, more so than fridge/counter, the issue is refilling. Nothing more annoying than someone not refilling your Britta. (Well, ok, many things are more annoying, but in the context of this conversation... :)
And again, on the showerhead, I have to agree with Sheeri - dude, yer just too damn tall, and you can't expect your guests to find the right setting for you. Just say thanks that they don't spray water all over yer bathroom and leave it at that.
You're right, though, on the surface this really is a generally double-standard type of thing; we as women get used to slob-like and less-aware-of-their-surroundings kinds of guys... so hey - maybe you need to have the convo of "yo, i likes my house how i likes it - so keep it that way!" w/ yer guests. :)
(And, I demand some points for learning to fold yer towels like you like them - though I never did pick up on that the fringe had to point a certain way! But then again, you still forget that the open edge of the pillowcase needs to point away from your bed partner, so... :)
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