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kstrauseryesterday at 7:33 PM4 repliesview on HN

I do not wish to hear anyone else's bathroom noises. Yes, we all use the bathroom. No, I still don't want to hear anyone else doing it.


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krickyesterday at 7:45 PM

Even that I'd call somewhat petty, but it is more defensible if it's insulting to you when you hear toilet noises from your phone, and you are totally in your right to tell it straight to the person who is calling you, that it's hard to hear him behind all farts and flushes. That's ok. People here seem to be complaining that somebody else is talking to somebody else on a phone while being in the public (office) toilet. I mean, I kinda understand if it distracts them from their business due to some psychological difficulties they may have, but that's the public toilet design fault when you cannot feel isolated enough, not the guy's talking.

rootusrootusyesterday at 9:04 PM

Me either, which is why I find it so satisfying to shake the stall with explosive bowel movements when necessary. I’m very private by nature so it makes me giddy to cut loose. Only when necessary of course.

ChipopLeMoralyesterday at 8:48 PM

I take noise cancelling headphones to the bathroom at work, especially after lunch.

socalgal2yesterday at 8:02 PM

Talk about a spoiled 1st world problem

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