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For a great many of us, we are working in an office or other commercial site that has what may best be described as communal toilet facilities. I cannot speak for the ladies (although the following may well still hold true), but I have made the following observation.
When using a urinal (or other standing-room-only facility), it's not at all uncommon for someone else to enter the facility prior to your completion of the task "at hand". Isn't it wonderful how, now matter how urgent their need, they always wait for you to get out of the way before they start?
It's one of those small courtesies that often goes unnoticed*, or, as the title suggests, Count Your Blessings!
* and under appreciated
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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The urinals in USA! USA!! USA!!! only have one 'bay'?
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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Depends on the urinal and the bathroom. You know... EXACTLY the way it does in ENGLAND! ENGLAND!! ENGLAND!!! 
There are two types of people in this world: those that pronounce GIF with a soft G, and those who do not deserve to speak words, ever.
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I enjoyed your response - enormously! 
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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Can't say I've ever seen a single bay urinal in Good Old Blighty. If it's a single user facility we always opt for the standard bowl and a lock on the door! I believe it's called civilisation!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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9082365 wrote: I believe it's called civilisation!
From what I've heard, in GB that'd be called a one-room furnished flat.
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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I've been to your little island a dozen or two times over the decades. Believe me, your "facilities" are no better (or worse) than anywhere else. Certainly no different.
Stayed in a dumpy little hotel in downtown Sheffield once, the public toilets in the lobby were worse than a NASCAR port-o-potty. 
There are two types of people in this world: those that pronounce GIF with a soft G, and those who do not deserve to speak words, ever.
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Are you sure about that?[^]
Yes, they are real. I've seen them used by four guys at a time.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Four at a time?
I hope I can get that image out of my head.
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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I "stand" corrected. 
There are two types of people in this world: those that pronounce GIF with a soft G, and those who do not deserve to speak words, ever.
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Bathroom or French Kitchen?
Or, is there a difference?
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Not said - only that when the circumstances arise, we all may be thankful that the taking of turns in some things is never violated.
No one is likely to cut in front of your, either!*
* At least in USA
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| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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It's why they have invented doors that can lock from the inside.
Make it part of the interview; can I please see the place where I shall sit before making any commitments? 
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Such doors exist in the seated facilities (hence my disclaimer per woman's facilities). However, I note it to be rare that the standing-room units are so equiped.
Is it different by you?
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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W∴ Balboos wrote: Is it different by you?
At work, yes; one unit where you can sit, the other where you can stand, both with lockable doors. No openings on top or bottom either, those are brick walls, not cheap stalls 
Some restaurants offer the same, though it is still more common to see a line of urinals along a wall. Would still be hard to use one that is occupied as most of those will have big white screens on the sides and room on the front for one. I would also expect that one is not allowed to be that intoxicated at work for such accidents to happen.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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I really enjoy the long trough style urinals where you can relieve yourself in full view of 3 or 4 other guys doing the same.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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On a recent trip to Ireland, I was marveled by something similar but infinitely more elegant. It was basically just a small channel at the floor, with three small spigots that run very slowly to rinse off the wall. You just whiz on the wall, and the water rinses everything away quite nicely. Much to my surprise (and delight!) there was no splatter!
Made the trough look rather primitive by comparison.
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Walking is pretty much autonomic; you don't have to focus on it to do it.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Unless you have a disability that affects walking and then you focus on walking almost 100% of the time, I suppose. 
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**SLAP!**
Serious replies do not belong in the Lounge!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Quote: Serious replies do not belong in the Lounge!
Exactly, we are a bunch of shallow, has been jesters!
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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Yeah. I know. Wasn't trying to be serious, but it happened. I gave myself 50 lashings and no bacon for a week - I have been punished. 
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The lashings are perhaps less than are appropriate, but a baconless week is taking the punishment far too far.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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For some people it's not. They may be completely normal walking around. That is, until you put a piece of gum in their mouths. Then walking becomes a challenge.
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