The Toilet seat up or down

@gtdonna (1738)
January 8, 2010 10:02am CST
I was recently on a fourum and there was a big discussion there about how people leave their toilet seats after use. The women were mostly saying that it hould be left down after the use, but the men were saying ti really didnt matter. What says you? Do you think it is healthy to leave the toilet seats up after use, or should it be covered? Why or why not?
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@cream97 (29087)
• United States
9 Jan 10
Hi, gtdonna. I leave mines up after I use the bathroom. If it is a male, then I expect them to put down the second seat. I don't usually put the seat down when I use it. It all depends on how you look at it. I don't put the seat down to close the toilet. I would rather just leave it sitting up so that I won't have to worry about putting my hand on the toilet seat all of the time.
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@cream97 (29087)
• United States
9 Jan 10
I keep my toilet seat down when I know that my kids will be coming on the bathroom to use the toilet.
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@gtdonna (1738)
11 Apr 10
Hi cream, well living alone, guess it works for you. i admit there are times when I race home to use the washroom and wish the seat was up
@polachicago (18716)
• United States
9 Jan 10
Toilet seat should be always down. Lid is design to be in use. It prevents the air bacteria spreed over the entire washroom. It is also esthetically pleasing....
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@polachicago (18716)
• United States
12 Apr 10
@gtdonna (1738)
11 Apr 10
I agree with you, but many people are not even aware of this
@xfahctor (14118)
• Lancaster, New Hampshire
8 Jan 10
Well, one of the chief complaints I hear from women about this is that when they go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, if the seat is up, they sit and fall in.... I have a question for you ladies, a few actually. When you walk across the street, do you look for traffic before you cross? When you back up in your car, do you look behind you to see if anyone or anything is there before you start moving? When you put on a shirt, do you look to make sure the front side is facing the right way? When you sit in a chair, do you look to see where it is before you sit? The toilet seat works both ways ladies...it goes up...and it goes down...try it...really....it works. Now, I am a gentlman and having lived the last near quarter of a century in a house full of women, I do, out of courtesy, ocaisionaly put the seat down....BUT, for cripe sake.....
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@gtdonna (1738)
11 Apr 10
Exactly Heathnic, not even when men are tired, they still seem to aim all over the seat and floor ugggggggggggggggg. But I think it is common courtesy, to leave it down, no one wants to see inside there or smell the funk if any, especially for those people who do not flush after using
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
11 Jan 10
In my opinion the seat should be covered by the lid when not in use; it is more hygienic, looks a lot better and may keep odour at bay. Of course there are a lot of people, males in particular who cannot be bothered to put the seat down again let alone close the lid, which is not surprising because these same individuals are not too keen on replacing the old toilet paper roll either!
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@gtdonna (1738)
11 Apr 10
Oh the replacing of toilet paper, tell me about it, there is nothing as madenning as going to the bathroom and there is no toilet paper yikes
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@realan (518)
• United States
8 Jan 10
Definitely should be down. Makes the bathroom look neater. Also, like the post above said, I also have cats and don't want them trying to drink from it .
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@gtdonna (1738)
11 Apr 10
True it does, i clean my toilet daily even before I go to work
@epicure35 (2814)
• United States
11 Jan 10
I prefer that the seat always be down when not in use. It is less unsightly that way. I also believe it is less potentially germy if put down. And, yes, it is of great benefit to those of us with thirsty animals if the seat is left down.
@gtdonna (1738)
11 Apr 10
So true! But I think why many like it up is so that they don't have to touch the lid when they want to use it. I use a lid cover and wash it weekly
@jellymonty (2352)
12 Apr 10
I have two huge signs pasted on the back door of my toilet and on the wall on top of the toilet that says "hello thank you for using my toilet. Please be kind to...SHUT THE FCUKING SEAT WHEN YOU'RE DONE!! So guess which side am on??
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
9 Jan 10
The toilet seat should be closed at all times except of course when using. In fact once you are finished with your business you should put the toilet seat cover down and then flush. If you don't you would have sprayed fecal matter all over the bathroom and on your toothbrush.
@gtdonna (1738)
11 Apr 10
I have heard about that spraying thing, some people do not belivee it can happen however
• United States
8 Jan 10
I don't like it when the toilet seat is up. I just think it is gross! I always have to have it down even when it's clean I don't like to see the inside of the toilet other than that I don't want the cats to drink out of it.
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@gtdonna (1738)
11 Apr 10
I don't have cats, but yeah i think it is gross too to see the toilet seat up!
• India
8 Jan 10
even i can't even think about the toilet seat up or down after using it...
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@Hadame (194)
• Indonesia
8 Jan 10
Sometimes i left it up, sometimes i left it down... I don't have any reason... Just like that...
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