A question with great social and philsophcal implications,why do men pee standing up?
 

A few years back there was a gal here at work that broke up with her longtime boy friend who she had a child with... she was very distraught so I spend a lot of time talking with her... In one of those conversations she described a previous job where she watched over small children and that she would make the little boys pee sitting down so as to not make a mess. At first I was taken aback but after some thought I couldn't think of a good reason why men/boys shouldn't pee sitting down.

The other night my wife and I were discussing that her mom, who lived in rural southern Oregon and was very 'pioneer women' in that she did cooking, sewing, babysitting to take in extra money... she also made the little boys sit down.

This launched my wife and I into a philosophical discussion of why the heck do men pee standing up? The best I could come up with was "they make special toilets for us so we can stand up." but I suspect that is only for logistics, you can fit more urinals into a small space and it makes for quick and easy entrance/exit.

I suspect there is some deep historical and/or physiological reasoning behind men's stance on urinating?

What think ye?

Because its our god damn god given right, thats why.

Because we can. With a urethral orifice situated at the end of a limb sticking out from the body, its possible to pee standing without having the urine dripping down your legs. Women, not equipped with that special feature, will keep dry legs better sitting down.

OK. Just speculating here. :D

this spot is mine- and I will pee on it if i need to mark it so there is no confusion about that-

To remove any danger of sitting down on your testicles. It's bad enough tempting fate when you have to crap.

Hand in your man card for even contemplating the idea ;)

My son likes to arc his into the toilet from about 5' away. I'm proud.

Take my man card away but I do sit down when I am drunk. I just dont like cleaning up mass amounts of piss and when I am drunk I cannot aim.

EDIT: I do not sit down on any public toilet ever no matter what.

because it's quicker and easier to get you dick out the front of your pants than dropping your pants and sitting down, especially since most toilet seats have been peed on by the last 100 guys that used the toilet.

When wearing shorts and peeing into a toilet, I feel splashback hitting my legs and feet. As gross as it is to imagine wandering around with your legs or pants covered in pee, it's worse to think about the area around the toilet at home being covered in it. Maybe it's because I'm tall so it's got farther to go and creates more splash, I don't know. At work, I use the urinals, but it seems like lots of guys have a hard time with those because there is always a puddle on the floor under them.

Haha! I do the same thing in the middle of the night! When I stumble out of bed half asleep at 3am, I might as well be drunk!!

Duhh.............So we can write our name in the snow. This seperates us from the "other" animals.

Because somebody designed men's pants with flies in the front a long, long time ago. Also in really cold areas you wouldn't want it hanging down to get frost bitten. In those areas, they call it weasel skin weather. You might be able to imagine why.

No zippers in a kilt.

I remember reading that the first urinals in North America were actually bidets that the plumbers didn't know what they were so they hooked them up for peeing in. :)

when I sit my junk hits the water. it's gross.

Yeah, but girls has some very cool special features too... feature that most of us boys will do just about anything to play with ;) :D

This is along the lines of what I was thinking... possibly goes WAY back to some primal territorial marking thing? It is so ubiquitous (look mom I used a big word!) no one questions that men pee standing up (generally speaking, the few women in charge of very young boys I mention notwithstanding) However, logically I can't think of any reason why I can't vent just as easily sitting as standing... and logically the odds of making a mess (splashing, dribbles. missed aim) is much less sitting Vs. standing. On the other hand something deep inside me yells "FOUL!!!" when a lady suggests I pee sitting down.

Weird

bathrooms are relatively new to humans, I have to believe men have been peeing standing up for a very long time. I believe women that want you to sit are just haters and a little jealous, and yes the water is cold and your piss will splash back on ya, no thanks...man card intact

because the Entire World is man's urinal

Exactly, we didn't start peeing after the invention of the toilet. If you've ever been out in the woods, did you look for a log to sit on while taking a leak? Etiquette schmetiquette, just don't track it back into the house.

I remember teaching my son to pee on a tree. It was a great bonding experience. I only sit down at home and only because I was single and cleaning my own home long enough to realize the amount of unseen splashing that occurs from the stand-to-pee position.

I thought "Pioneer Women" pee squatting, not really "sitting down".

I don't run when I can walk, walk when I can stand, stand when I can sit or sit when I can lay down.

And that includes while peeing!

You pee lying down? Do you have a youtube of that? This could really catch on!

He didn't really mean it! If you do, don't go to any trouble to post it on our account.

no, but that's only because no one has invented the lie down toilet yet!

All we need is a hammock, a knife, and a bucket!

Target practice.

Well, because we can, and it's easier than sitting down.


But thinking about it. The best pee you can ever have is on a hot summer night, too much beer, and standing in the middle of the lawn thinking about how great life is.

It's easier to spot a bear or a lion or even a cougar when you are standing up.

Same reason dogs lick their balls.

Sure they have. When I had my hip replaced I was stuck in bed for several days. As long as you can find someone to empty the urinal for you and bring you a empty one you can indeed pee in bed.

I prefer to stand up because I can empty my bladder completely, and I can unzip and whip it it out faster than dropping trousers.

Because we can?

BTW..who left the seat down? ;)

I've peed on Sammy's lawn......

Because most men don't have to (or simply don't) clean their own bathrooms.

Because no one wants to earn the moniker "Squat to Pee"

Joke: How many men does it take to clean a toilet?
Answer: None. It's women's work.

While growing up, my dad worked as a civilian contractor for the US military. We lived all over the globe, off base, along side many military bases. While at Clark Airbase in the Philippines, we occasionally traveled using the local transportation systems, "to immerse ourselves in the culture." The local intercity buses, called "Rabbit Buses" were quite an experience in the early 1960s. Luggage and live stock were all tied in a rack on top, the windows were open for ventilation and the seats were usually all occupied. If the leg of the route you were on was long, they would have a rest stop by the side of the highway. All the guys would line up on one side of the road and pee in the ditch. The women would go to the other and line up. I guess they were all dressed "commando" under their long skirts as they would just stand there, spread their legs and manage to pee straight down without wetting the front or back of their skirt or having it run down their leg. My mom was quite impressed and said that was quite a skill and must have taken lots of practice. However, she did not participate.

I thought that is why most every house has a big bath tub urinal in it.
I cant miss.
It takes less to flush.
Most men have not thought this through. !
Turn the light on ! or leave it off LOL
Dont bother with the lid thing at all for a pee.
it is just too silly.

What a great thread this will be ;)

I have this lemon tree out by the laundry door...

If I ever remodel a private residence bathroom for myself, I will put in an urinal.

Who knows, some female friends may even make use of it. I know the guys will love it.

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