OK we\u2019ve all heard janitors\u2019 anecdotal evidence about how women\u2019s bathrooms are oh-so-much dirtier than men\u2019s bathrooms.\u00a0 Here\u2019s my own anecdotal evidence: every time I walk into a men\u2019s bathroom, the whole thing smells like piss and is the nastiest thing I\u2019ve ever seen.\u00a0 When I go into the women\u2019s bathroom in the same establishment, it\u2019s much cleaner and smells nice.<\/p>\n
So, janitors: it would seem that we have conflicting stories.\u00a0 That\u2019s the problem with anecdotal evidence.<\/p>\n
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Do you subconsciously hold women\u2019s bathrooms to a higher standard, and thus put a lot more time and effort into cleaning them?\u00a0 This would explain why I always find them cleaner, and also why you consider them more difficult to clean.\u00a0 It seems like the most common method for cleaning men\u2019s bathrooms is to pee on everything.\u00a0 That does seem easier.<\/p>\n
Do I subconsciously consider men to be nastier and therefore hold my nose any time I enter a men\u2019s bathroom, and\/or am personally immune to womanly smells?\u00a0 I do have a lot of sisters, it\u2019s true.<\/p>\n
Is it because janitorial staff is disproportionately male, and males are sick of hearing about what slobs they are? \u00a0Do you therefore want to present anecdotal evidence that not only makes males look better, but also has staying-power as a story because it runs contrary to peoples\u2019 expectations?<\/p>\n
Obviously, my anecdotal evidence is no better than a janitor\u2019s (in general I hold such stories in low regard until they can be proved), but I really am curious about what\u2019s going on here.\u00a0 I often use both men\u2019s and women\u2019s bathrooms, and have yet to find a women\u2019s bathroom that was dirtier than its male counterpart.<\/p>\n
Your move, janitors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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