Is This Normal?

[McMouse]

Brother and Sister-in-Law are over from USA and whenever we visit a restaurant, pub or coffee shop S-i-L disappears for about 10 minutes. I commented to Mrs McM and she laughed and said S-i-L has fetish/fear of public toilets and spends time lining the seat with multi-layers of loo paper to protect her bum.

[Ric.ror]

How silly
She should get some paper seat covers - I use them all the time

[vodkancoke]

I hate public toilets. I just try not to use them so I can understand her problem!

[murraymints]

lots do this.in states seat covers are available in public loos

[netibiza]

Yes in USA they have seat liners to put on the loo seats, I could never get them to stay and then the automatic flush used to go so I'd have to reline the seat again.

[Ric.ror]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=paper+toilet+seat+covers&tag=googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=9510112385&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1687610803204409708&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&;ref=pd_sl_6m7lhvbryl_b

Just like these

[McMouse]

I imagine much of the time is taken disposing of the loo paper in batches.

[Tilly2]

I think it's quite normal for most of us to feel that we don't actually want to sit on a public toilet seat. If I have to, I do the same as your S-i-L.
I also have an aversion to lifting up a seat lid. If the lid is down, I use another cubicle.

[TheOtherHalf]

I can understand. Some are awful and the toilet seat always seems to be loose! I often dont sit down on the seat. I squat over the loo instead, and use a bit of loo paper to flush the handle. Is she as bad in the USA or just here ?

[RATTER15]

No not normal, understandable? maybe. over the top? yes.

To this day I have never knowingly suffered any effects of using a public loo and used many over my 55 years.

I generally just sit on them, i'm never going to eat my dinner off one.

[McMouse]

TOH, have no idea what she does in USA, though as it seems seat liners are generally available she's probably OK.

[Ric.ror]

I generally just sit on them, i'm never going to eat my dinner off one.

And yet - i read somewhere - many seat covers are cleaner than chopping boards

[Barmaid]

It's a lot less bovver if you hover.

[barney4444]

Its not just ladies, I always lift and lower seat by pushing it up or down with my foot, never touch door handles in loos use sleeve of my coat or something, sounds bad I know, but makes sense to me!!

[McMouse]

Maybe those foreigners with their 'squat' footprint holes in the floor have the right idea. Never liked them personally.

[THEMOTLEY1]

McM, if you miss the hole, does it fill your boots?

[netibiza]

But barney then your sleeve will be germy, I always use a tissue to open the door and then throw it away, then I usually use hand foam on my hands again, yes OTT I know. I hate holding onto to bars or poles on the buses too, and never put my bag down on a loo floor, sling it round my neck as I hover, can be tricky!!