The Reason For No Conversation In Public Bathrooms (Or, Complicated Multiplication)
September 22nd, 2006
You think you know why people don’t talk to each other in public bathrooms, don’t you?
You think it’s because people feel uncomfortable when they walk into a public bathroom because there are prying eyes. You think it’s because people just would rather do their business and not try to have a lively conversation while doing it. You think it’s because people in stalls would just rather feel like they were alone, and because people at urinals would rather face the wall instead of interacting with friends, family or strangers.
But that’s not the reason for a lack of conversation in public bathrooms.
