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The stream isn’t always consistent and I ain’t got the patience to clean that shit up. Sittings easier.

At home I always sit. I don't care how well endowed you are or how well you can aim, there's always a bit of splash that I don't want to deal with. In most people's homes I'll have the same decency to sit. Nobody wants to sit where someone's pee has been, or clean that off the floor, etc. At work I'll usually sit too, let's be honest I'm probably going to scroll on my phone for a minute or two while I'm at it.

I rarely go to the bathroom in public, I'll usually wait until I get home. For the few exceptions, I'll almost always stand. Because some of those toilet seats, especially in men's bathrooms, can be nasty.

In public always use a urinal when peeing. At home always sit. Simple. I don't like cleaning pee off the toilet, it's disgusting.

A surprising number of respondents “Don’t know”

I think if you clean your own toilet you'll never pee standing at home. It splashes everywhere, it's so nasty.

As someone born without a penis it was always annoying to share bathrooms with people that pee standing/leave the lid up.

I recommend watching this video.

My fellow Americans, please try it. It's much more peaceful in there, and you avoid the chatty kathies at the urinals. They don't try to speak to you(1) when you're in a stall.

(1) usually

I'm really surprised by this, as someone in the "never" category I honestly didn't realise there were men who sat down (obviously aside from physical disabilities), or that it would be a cultural thing. I've never thought about it.

In fact sometimes if I go for a "number two", I will take it in two parts, pee standing up then sit down for the second part, or vice-versa. It's just more comfortable like that.

I'm pro choice

I cant imagine spraying my floor with piss everyday.

Hot take: The majority of men splash pee on themselves on a regular basis.

In public? Standing

At home? Sitting.

Just cuz.

I have also come to realize that at home not only is more comfortable it is also no splashes whereas outside it is the other way around is much more sanitary and convenient. So best of both worlds.

I am not putting on my glasses and turning on the light at 4am. I'll have a seat, it's fine.

That's pretty surprising seeing as German is the only language which has Sitzpinkler as an insult

I like to sit so I can look at my phone while I pee.

The Germans are just too drunk to stand

The really weird part about this is that like 30-40% of US are elderly and Grandpa can barely walk, but he'll keel over in the middle of it long before he "pees like a girl."

I bleed and hurt if I pee sitting down (urethral stricture, had some stuff done, but looking to probably get stints installed), so I pee standing up even if I do have to poop.

Side note, I had no idea how truly awful most urologists (at least in New Jersey) were until I had to get this addressed. It took two years and three doctors (in two different urology systems with many locations, one of which was clearly more of a cash grab than actually giving care), and it was only when I wad getting a vasectomy done an hour and a half away from my house (closest doctor with more than a 2-star rating and with no horror stories) that he was horrified the previous doctor said "make an appointment if it gets worse" in response to blood and pain when urinating.

The first two also seemed to refuse to accept that my 10-year married ass didn't have an STI despite multiple tests from multiple sources to the contrary and me adamantly expressing that it wasn't a "burning" pain, it was a "tearing" pain.

Sorry, long rant, but yeah, some of us can't really pee sitting down.

Shitty question.

If there’s a urinal this is a no brainer, it’s quicker and more efficient to use that. If there isn’t one then this is a valid question.

I think the question requires more context. If I'm at home, I sit down. I'm too lazy to clean up if something inevitably splashes outside the bowl. When I'm not at home and there are urinals, I will use those and never sit down.

Ywss the silent majority. Much prefer to sit at home, got my soft seat and toilet space all nice, little light reading. It's just classy.

US: At home 100% sit; out and about, 100% stand.

If it's not my home toilet, I'm not even going to sit to shit. Lift the seat, put down a layer of protective toilet paper to prevent splash landings, aim, and squat. If they have very clean toilets, like someone's home, I'll make an exception, or a clean public restroom that stocks seat liners, I may use them.

TBH, that's a method of last resort though. If I can wait until I get home, I do. Nice, clean, comfy, got a fancy TOTO bidet; just a better experience.