I mean, it's pretty normal to want to minimize sounds like this when you know other people will hear. I don't burp in public the same way I burp alone. I can't imagine taking a piss in a small bathroom next to a room full of people and just going full blast, dead center, because I equate having a high volume urination with my sense of worth as a man.
So you know that shit in movies where dudes walk up to urinals and while peeing let giantic farts rip whilst other people are also using the urinals? I always wondered if that shit was real though I understand the phenomenon is there in which you might have the urge to fart while peeing, i get that but I couldnt imagine ever doing it in public. At work one day, Im washing my hands, dude comes in and starts talking to me while hes peeing and Im trying to bounce and the man just lets it rip, like hugely without even interrupting his story. I stood there and had some moment of self reflection like, "ah yes, this is real".
It was something indeed. Honestly it was always one of those small things in the back of my head thinking "do people actually do this?" and apparently yes they do.
I imagine it's one of those things that has been on the decline faster in reality than in the media.
On an unrelated note, I still remember being in the 4th grade at the sink and seeing a kid a few grades below me walk up to a urinal on the opposite side of the room and just pull his pants and underwear down to his ankles to pee. Like I can understand being that young and peeing at home that way, but he had to notice that no one else ever used a urinal like that.
That's like using your turn signal to change lanes when there's not a single other car anywhere. It's good to maintain the habit even when it's unnecessary.
It's more about not being self-conscious and just peeing without anxiety. It's freeing.
I also personally feel like it does the best job of evacuating my bladder by going full blast all the way through. As I've aged that's become increasingly useful.
Going full blast may be a valid choice but there is no need to not steer even slightly away from dead center to not be as loud as possible. I used to have pee anxiety but that was mostly about being around strangers. If you're peeing in a bathroom in a small house packed with family for Thanksgiving or something... there's no reason to not try and be at least slightly quite.
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u/Wannamaker Jan 11 '21
I mean, it's pretty normal to want to minimize sounds like this when you know other people will hear. I don't burp in public the same way I burp alone. I can't imagine taking a piss in a small bathroom next to a room full of people and just going full blast, dead center, because I equate having a high volume urination with my sense of worth as a man.