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Blaxo Saxanfrax
Guest Contributor

I: the modern world there is an expectation that by the
end of the age of five, most if not all children will have
learned how to use the bathroom on their own, and also how
to mitigate the chances of making a mess while going to the
bathroom, while also knowing how to clean up a mess that
has occurred while going to the bathroom.

Men and women these days are faced with an expectation

in their day to day life that they will be honest, respectful,
and will clean up after themselves. These understandings

are reinforced through roommates, significant others’, and
parents as well as any other family a person might have. Why
is it in that case that there seems to be a very large number
of “men” for lack of a better word, at UNBC that go into a
bathroom, and either avoid a urinal where the least damage
is likely to happen, then proceed to the nearest toilet and pee
on the toilet, the toilet seat, sometimes the wall and floor
etc. This sort of behaviour in an elementary school setting
would be investigated, while the offending child would be
questioned to find out why this behaviour is ongoing.

At UNBC for whatever reason, no one is ever held accountable
for their bathroom etiquette, and so we now live ina childish
state where no one has to clean up after themselves because

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the next person to come along will take care of it. Along
the same line of thought, while many of the toilets at UNBC
have automatic flushing devices attached to them, there
are also many that do not. Surprise surprise, if you stand
up after completing your business, and you don’t quickly
hear a flush sound, it’s your responsibility to turn the fuck
around and flush. I am very tired of going into a bathroom
while I am busy and having to clean up after a man-child
that just couldn’t take the time to aim their weewee.

This sort of coddling is a product of the same way of thinking
in outside life as well that moves along the lines of: that
person is being assaulted, but I don’t have time to help them,
but it’s okay because the next person to come along will

call the police. This is not okay, this is neglect and during
forest fire season, neglecting to ensure your camp fire is
completely out can lead to stiff fines or even jail sentences.
Personal hygiene is a crucial component of health and life

as we know it. If you are unable to clean up after yourself,
especially when you are the sole cause of a potentially

bio hazardous mess, how do you expect to be able to hold
down a job once you have graduated from university?

Personal hygiene really is one of the easiest tasks to

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undertake, for instance when using the washroom and
peeing in a toilet instead of a urinal for whatever reason:
sit down. This simple act removes any unnecessary
splashing that might occur while trying to dance or sing
or whatever is done to splash urine across the floor, the
toilet and up the walls of the stall. Excuses that apparently
make this behaviour alright include famous quotes such
as: I thought I was drunk, but I might not be, or the equally
infamous: I’m too busy to aim right now. No matter how
soon a project is coming due, self control will actually
increase the chances of handing said project in on time
and completed in good quality. Along with increasing the
overall quality of school work, a good handle on personal
hygiene increases the chances of getting and keeping a
good job and also of getting and keeping a girlfriend.

Girlfriends tend to view peeing in, on, and around the toilet
as something that is juvenile at best, and a mortal insult

at worst. When in doubt, pee in the toilet and not on the
toilet. As Arnold Schwarzenegger once said during the movie
Kindergarten Cop, “Your mommies and daddies aren’t going
to follow you here wiping your little tushies.” This is true

in all walks of life beyond elementary school, so shape up.