Sh*t Happens A bathroom is a place we use every day. Still, we often seem to brush off the details of these essential places without thinking about it. To learn more about different bathroom cultures, Shabazz students were surveyed to learn how things like hygiene, graffiti, and unwritten rules can affect such a monotonous daily task. Public bathrooms often seem to be stereotyped as dirty or gross. 90% of the Shabazz students who responded to the survey said they are less likely to use a dirty bathroom, and would rather just hold it until they get home. The remaining 10% just do what they have to do. The students surveyed described a gross bathroom as having an unpleasant smell, having garbage on the floor, and having unstocked soap, toilet paper, and paper towel dispensers. In comparison to your average public bathroom, 40% of the students surveyed responded that the Shabazz bathroom is cleaner and better taken care of than other public …show more content…
Most people have certain expectations of how to behave in public restrooms, and consider these behaviors to be a list of “unwritten rules” to follow to keep things comfortable for everyone. According to Shabazz students, the most important unwritten rules are making sure to clean up your trash, flushing the toilet, and washing your hands. Other examples of bathroom etiquette from Shabazz students include not make eye contact while people are going to the bathroom, aiming properly, and leaving a space between urinals. The majority of these unwritten rules aligned with what the general public considers to be proper etiquette. However, Shabazz varies in that our bathrooms, specifically the girls bathroom, is seen as a place to be social and talk to others, even if you aren’t close friends, whereas most people outside of Shabazz generally agree that bathroom conversations should be kept to a