I dunno, but maybe it has to do with the fact that everyone has to use it with the seat down on occasion, but only men use it with the seat up? There's at least a chance that whoever approaches'll use it with the seat down, whereas if a woman needs to use it, and it's up, she always has to put it down.
And I have accidentally sat down when it's up - it's easier to fall 'in' than you might think, especially when you aren't expecting it.
I was always under the impression that it's polite to put it down after using it.
Yes boys need to sit sometimes too, but I wasn't sure if that would be considered reason enough.
P.S. I <3 these images. The second to the last one is my favorite.
Im a male and i always pee with the seat down and I never splash. I don't exactly see the big problem either. It just seems ridiculous to me. Up down up down, really?
It is not the lid that is the issue, but the seat (most US residential toilets have both a lid and a seat). The usual complaint by women regarding the seat is that men are too lazy to raise the seat when they pee and therefore end up peeing on the seat. Of course women could raise the seat when they are done, but then there would be nothing to complain about!
Oh my god his buttocks. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Did he like Slovakia btw?
Also I thought the toilet seat thing was a Universal problem, they even have it in Canada! I think it's something like the standard position for the toilet seat should be down.
Gorgeous photos Markus. I wonder how Degas would depict modern day dancers?
I know I'm late to the discussion, but as a male that has had female roommates over the years, A toilet has a lid. Everyone close the lid after use...then it's fair for everyone.