Fellas,
I was simply making a joke about the toilet seat being up... man y'all are going all sorts of crazy with this! Although some of the suggestions have been comical!
OK.. first off, I do put the seat down. I figure it's polite and I know when somebody else DOES leave it down I don't have to worry about hearing any crap!
As far as the equal rights and women doing things like that too... I do beleive in being a gentlemen, yet I also feel that there should be an equal playing field. Will the playing field ever be TOTALLY equal?? Not any time soon. But for what it's worth.. there are things that I feel are unfair towards the men that should be stood up for. Some petty and stupid... some a little more serious and may deserve a look.
I'll give everyone a petty example, but it's one that I know they don't have there in the states. Personally when I saw this, I laughed at first then I thought, then I actually started asking questions and getting a little ticked.
OK... here in Germany, at the university (and other places as well), they have what is called "frauenparkplätze". Translated... women parking spaces... or women's parking lot! In front of my g/fs university there is are TWO WHOLE LOTS just for women's parking... huge lots. The idea behind this parking lot is that the woman should have a parking lot that is closer to the building, and that is better lit for better security. Now, whenever I go there (with our without her), I see guys parking in this parking lot all the time. At first I thought... don't like it, and it's funny that guys park there too. Then I thought.. wait a minute... why should the women have better security then men? I agree... women are far more likely to be attacked, but shouldn't it be equal security?? Then I actually thought to myself... wait a minute... can I ACTUALLY get a ticket for parking there as a guy?? WHOA!!!I've never actually heard of anyone getting a ticket for parking there and I park there sometimes if no other spaces are available or if I'm with my g/f (or I'm just being lazy). The idea seems stupid to me.... it's almost like saying... "Hello, bad people of the world, here is where you find your victims!!" So... there's my venting.
But in close.. I agree it should be equal... but there's nothing wrong with being a gentlemen and doing things as a simple courtesy.
OK.. 'nuff said. I hope I didn't hijack this thread TOO much.
Besides, they're usually busted.