In the last few weeks, after my 2007 resolution to drink more water, I have been paying a lot more visit to my local bathrooms; therefore, I have started to notice a few things that are new to my eyes that do not make much sense to me, but apparently is evident to many people.
During my visits to the ladies room at work, I have noticed that many ladies come there to relax and to get away. Many come there to cry, and some to talk on their cell phones. Last week, someone stepped in and was unaware of my presence and started pacing the 5 yard place maybe ten times and huffed and puffed, looked at herself in the mirror, and left. Mind you, most of these people at work have their own offices with a door attached.
I know many people that stay long minutes in bathrooms and they sometimes take magazines and papers to read. At restaurants, bathrooms are not only for call of nature; people go there to talk and share secrets and occasionally smoke. When 4teen was a terrible2, she wanted to visit every bathroom at any restaurant or any house that we visited, and there were times that she did not even have to use it.
So there must be something that I am missing about this bathroom thing. I understand that at some places, like hotels, restaurants and peoples houses, bathrooms are pretty and cozy, but what is there to do more than conducting one’s business??
To me, bathrooms are very impersonal, cold and for heavens sake smelly. Why would I want to vent or relax in such a place? Why would I want to read a magazine or a paper there, while I can easily go to a coffee shop or a place that overlooks nature? If I think I am hiding from people in bathroom, or they will leave me alone there, I should think again, because in a household full of people there is no privacy even in the bathroom, of course if you are a 4t and not 4teen and definitely a man.
Maybe the big mirrors give consolation to the depressed and the upset. I have not yet figured out what is it that soothes people in the bathroom and why does it not work on me? I wish someone would explain it to me. Anyone?
6 comments:
you forgot to say about funny things they write or draw on bathroom walls.
I heard that Churchill planned tactics for war in the bathroom.
i think it has to do with the fact that the only time people really have their own privacy is in the bathroom. it's a time to vent or think or read the daily paper...
when you are a child and they send you to bed, the only way that you can come out of bed is that you need to go to bathroom. When you grow up and go to school, the only way that you can come out of classroom is that you need to go, and the teacher can not say no, because you may have an acident.
The bathroom is an escape, when there are times that you just need to get away and since it is nature, then no one can say no. This is one escape, that no one can deny you and we all need it every once in a while.
it makes you think, because you are focusing on one thing and there is nothing else to do.
I accept with silva , restrooms are kind of shulter where you can run away and there for few moments all alone,
maybe you dont need to escape from anything whenever you are in public place - if I am correct, I advise to get in politic buisness
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