Bathroom Etiquette

 So I'm living an a dorm this semester right? It's hall style so my hall and the hall adjacent ours share a bathroom. Over the past few months, I've observed some things that are just not acceptable and in light of this, I'm going to make a post regarding bathroom etiquette. So... without further adieu:

Awkward Turtle's Rules of  Bathroom Etiquette

Rule number 1: If it's not liquid, don't put it in the sink.

 See I thought this rule was common knowledge but apparently it's not. If something isn't liquid, it doesn't belong in the sink. I can't tell you how many times I've gone to wash my hands and there has been just a pile of Ramen Noodles in the sink. What were you thinking!? "Derp, I don't want to finish these so I'm going to put them in the sink where they'll sit until someone decides to clean them up?" Newsflash: nobody wants to clean up after your trifling self. That's just nasty. Throw it in the trash. This leads to our second rule.

Rule number 2: If you don't want the smell in your room, we sure as heck don't want it in the bathroom.

 There are some people on our two halls which enjoy ordering hot wings. I respect this... Hot wings are delicious. The downside is that they smell and nobody wants that stench in their room where it can attract all sorts of unsavory creatures. I understand this but that being said, that does not mean the bathroom is the place to throw them away. Bathrooms, especially those shared by 50 college men, tend to generate their own aroma. We don't want to add the hot wing stench on top of that. There have been many days when i walked in to the bathroom just to be struck by the nearly unbearable stench of bathroom + hot wings. On these occasions, I heavily consider going upstairs but let's be honest... I'm entirely too lazy to do that.

Rule number 3: Clean your nest.

 Now I understand the use of toilet paper to prevent actually having to touch the toilet... I do the same thing. But please don't just leave it on the toilet! That's absolutely disgusting. As much as I don't want to touch the toilet seat, I want to touch your nest even less.

For anyone who doesn't understand the term nest, here is the Urban Dictionary definition. 

Rule number 4: If it doesn't flush, don't use it.

 This is self explanatory. Don't do it. It's nasty. Nobody wants to deal with your crap... Literally.

Rule number 5: If you can't do it in your room, the bathroom isn't the place for it.

 So I don't have personal experience with this one but I've heard stories. So people here are adults. They can make the decision to "knock boots" if they really want to, that's none of any of our business and I feel like I speak for everyone else that we would prefer it remain that way. Don't do that in the bathrooms... Honestly? That's ridiculous. People are disgusting. 

So I could go on and on with this but these are really the important ones. Please make everybody's lives easier and just abide by these few rules. 

~A. Turtle