Where in the World Do Men Sit Down to Wee?

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 pro choice

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

I dont get the problem. I standing while i pee and clean my toilet.

I prefer practicing the aim so my hose does not become a whiplash. Standing is superior. And any splashes can be cleaned, because toilets need regular cleaning regardless.

I can't sit. There's a kink in my tubing somewhere that closes off when I sit. Then I stand up, and I always have to turn around to finish anyway.

And if the bowl's not elongated, I end up...touching...the water or the bowl, and that creeps me out.

"If you sprinkle when you tinkle be a sweetie and wipe the seaty."

How do you not know?? Lmao

As a trans woman I never liked public bathrooms before transitioning. I've rarely ever used urinals and peeing while standing seems always messier, even if outdoors. In a toilet stall where you can sit, you can always also use toilet paper. (And especially with a penis you don't have to sit down completely, you can squat over the seat of it is too dirty.) When peeing while standing don't you all get a bit of pee in your underpants?? And people who pee standing while on a toilet with a seat (be it at home or visiting someone) are just disgusting. And I don't know any fellow Germans who stand while peeing at home. One generation up it was still very different. I guess this is one of the outcomes of feminism that taught cis men to be responsible for their own mess. If you never had to clean your urine of the toilet or floor you had hardly any incentive to pay attention. Glad this has somewhat changed.

As always, Australia is deeply conflicted on the issue.

After having an exploratory done after getting stabbed, I started sitting all the time because since then, every time I pee standing up it's uncomfortable and get piss shivers. When they pull everything out, it never goes back quite the same and I guess this is part of the "Well you're doing this now" part of the rest of my life.

The piss shivers are messy at a bowl and really fucking awkward when at a urinal.

I am sure this could be, or have been, fixed with a procedure, or some form of treatment/phsyo, but it took no time at all to realize pitting (pee AND sitting lol) is just better, and didn't really think or go back to the old ways and practices of expelling my liquid waste.

Anywhere they aren't animals or who have partners/roommates that make them clean the base of the toilet/walls themselves because piss splashes.

The toilet, generally.

Germany doesn’t add up to 100%

I always sit at home, but stand up anywhere else. Not fond of touching other people's toilet seats with my butt.

In a hurry I'll stand to pee (or if it's outside). Late at night or if I'm doing both I sit.

As the person that cleans the bathroom, al I find accidental spillage is about the same between "accidental standing spray", and "I have more of a boner than I thought for this nighttime piss that just went under the front of the seat" sitting down.

I’ve always been a stander just for comfort and convenience. I thought that was part of the Born Male Benefit Package, that the multiple daily pee trips don’t have to be a whole production with taking off pants and sitting down. If people sit down for comfort or to rest, then that’s all good too.

And on the cleanliness angle, I share a toilet with my 6 year old son. We are not the same’d.

Mexico knows what's going on.

If we aren't allowed to play around with our pee stream, what even is the point of having it come out of our penises?

Damn Mexico... no wonder it always looks yellow that shit must get on all the camera lenses.

never sit to pee

Do they sit to shit but stand to pee? In the same visit?

Literally, legally insane people. One of the greatest joys of life is to pee while standing.

The whole point of having a man hose is not to sit or squat. Now if you don't know how to piss without making a mess, that's another issue.