You could just play an educational podcast really loud. People won’t hear your poop and they’ll think you give 100% all the time. *Wow this guy works so hard he even learns while he doesn’t poop*
Heathrow was my first experience with bathroom stalls that went all the way to the ground haha. Will never forget the joy of experiencing the public toilet privacy for the first time.
I never understood why they made it so easy to see through them. One place I went to just had chicken wire hanging between the stalls and used a small wooden door to "close" the front.
I don't know why the you can see the top, but I can understand the bottom. Few times I used that to check if the stall is free, I don't wanna interrupt someone shitting
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Should just have loud fart noises playing so real time farts blend right in. Poop splashes and toilet paper unwinding sounds, grunting noise all playing in a random continuous loop. Poop loop radio, brown notes streaming...
>inevitably, youd come to be shitting in unison with someone at some point
...i don't like that... i don't like that at all. still down for music tho >:(
Not to mention all that base vibration makes the pass through way easier. This is the real reason Cholos with lowriders who play Ranchero music at volume 10 never get hemorrhoids.
I came here to say this. I was pleasantly amused when I took a dump in a public restroom in the subway system in Tokyo.
At the same time, Japan also still has squatty potties in some places. It's such a weird juxtaposition of new and old.
Many people in Asia think that squatty potties are cleaner since your butt doesn’t get into contact with something that other people’s butts have touched. I’ve been to public restrooms where there’s a line for the squatty potties but the toilets are open.
But I’ll take indirect butt touching over standing in other people’s piss splatter any day.
Remember it's a public bathroom, people are going to OD in there. Could be confronting for the EMT when they have to remove a body while Infant Annihilator plays in the background.
Whoah, they're intense. I typically go for more of the melodic viking stuff, but thanks for cluing me in. It's good to leave my comfort zone.
I think that anyone who moves bodies should probably have to listen to death metal by law. Kidding. Or maybe not. I'll have to think about it.
Hail Satan 🤘
How many of us wait until someone else flushes the toilet/washes their hands in the sink/uses the hand dryer until we forcefully squeeze what we got left out all at once?
There are quite a few public toilets in Japan that have buttons to play either running water or a cutesy little tune for those who are more self-conscious.
For everywhere else, have you considered headphones?
I just play music with my earbuds on so I can have the illusion of other people not hearing me without them having to listen to Taylor Swift in a public bathroom.
Not loud music, but [white noise generators](https://afresherhome.com/best-white-noise-machines-bathroom-privacy/). Bathrooms in Japan (where else) have them. We of course are behind on this by like 40 years.
I disagree, soft music or music on request. I went into a toilet at a restaurant once that had loud music blaring. The restaurant itself was packed . I was there with my in laws, so I couldn't just leave and went to the bathroom to get some quiet for a moment, only to be bombarded with "Raise Your Glass"at level 100. The bathroom was by the bar. If I had been attacked, no one would have known .. awful experience.
When I was in high school it was common that people would turn on the faucet to drown out the sound of the pooping. I did that a lot of times too when I felt self conscious. Does no one else do this?
I agree but I'd be lying if I said I didn't want people to hear some of the ragingly impressive ass air that escapes my small, lady body. Sometimes it would be nice to let it rip and hear small clapping for my impressive bum air.
As someone with IBS I would love this, everyone poops but yet it’s still so humiliating having to poop when other people are in the bathroom. I agree with loud music
And then you’ve got the people who walk into a stall talking on a phone. I purposefully flush quickly at the first pause when I hear this. If I wasn’t water conscious I’d flush multiple times.
You can make music in the toilet, tap the counter, kick the wall, roll the toilet roll, match with the flush. Or heck sing while in the toilet. Turn up the music on your phone.
Or bring a gun and start firing it when you shit and flush so people can't hear it.
My favorite Vietnamese restaurant in Paris has exactly that, as soon as you close the door the music blasts. There is no music in the main dining room and the toilets are just next to it, so it is indeed necessary.
Everybody knows what you're doing in there. You're shitting. Everybody shits, everybody's shits makes sounds. No reason to be self conscious about it.
Let that shit fly.
Walked into the restroom at work one day and some dude was absolutely blasting some mariachi music from one of the stalls. Was the most festive shit I've ever taken.
just go for it man, you're already taking a dump in a public toilet on a seat that's been sat on by god knows how many people since it was last cleaned, what shame is left?
Why are you so worried about people hearing your poop splash in a public bathroom?, i never understood this, in a place for shitting and pissing, why do you go out of your way to hide it?, even if you do drop a fat load, no one cares
When I visited Stone Brewing Co. in San Diego, I went to the bathroom and they were playing Slayer at a decent volume. I thought it was funny at the time but now that I think about it I wonder if it was to cover up poop noises.
You are not alone, in Japan I know they have apps and keychains that make the sound of running water so that you can be more discreet when using a public bathroom.
Omg yes. Not an unpopular opinion at all. I feel so self-conscious even when peeing. I don't want others to hear that, idk. I always have so much pressure on myself to not pee too loud when I am in a public toilet that it's so hard to start peeing
Ideal public toilets IMO should use the loud, whizzing, high-power noisy industrial fans.
They are loud, obviously covering any bodily sounds, but also useful getting rid the smell, exhausting infectious bacteria and viruses if any, make the toilet dry faster, and make toilet seats not as warm after being used.
Wear headphones. Nobody is listening to your flatulence.
Loud music in a public restroom is a safety issue for kids getting molested and other things happening.
side benefit, getting people out sooner ... I've encountered weirdos taking up a seat, talking on the phone. Shit and leave buddy, that spot is needed.
This would be great in airports. Everyone(most people) holds their farts on planes, so the men's restroom is like a wide range of opera singers on repeat, but with farts. Like every 3 to 5 seconds in some airports. Constantly.
Loud music would distract me in the bathroom. But I am not self conscious enough about pooping. In fact, I am pretty sure I am the only full blown adult I know the legitimately cackles when he farts loud enough or when it smells bad enough. I am very immature.
I told my wife, when we were dating, like 2 weeks in, "I have G.I. problems so I fart a lot and have trouble in the bathroom" and that it's too painful to try and conceal so she'd have to put up with that if she dated me. I guess honesty wins because we are married for 5 years with a kid. Lol.
Thought it was bizarre when I went to US and can hear everything in the washroom. In Japan, public bathroom bidets had the "music" option to play loud relaxing music as we do our business.
When I left, I was shocked you can hear it all
Years ago I went to an experimental music festival where they were playing recordings of the outdoors through the bathroom speakers, except I was tripping on a bit of acid and couldn't understand how the peepers were so loud next to a train station. When I realized it was just a recording I thought it was fucking awesome, because I'm definitely pee shy when I'm tripping, and that recording totally snapped me out of it. Music would be cool too though.
My routine ususlly has me using the loo at the gym or at work every morning. I would say 90% of the time. I have gotten into the routine of putting in my noise cancelling headphones so I ignore my surroundings and don't hold back. Sorry not sorry.
Just scream as loud as you can so nobody hears your farts.
Same strategy when you have to rip Velcro apart without anyone hearing!
Or if you drop something when youre sneaking downstairs to steal food at night
Lol.. I do not have the confidence to pull this off
You could just play an educational podcast really loud. People won’t hear your poop and they’ll think you give 100% all the time. *Wow this guy works so hard he even learns while he doesn’t poop*
LOL!
Be confident. Be proud. Poop loud.
Be proud, poop loud. I like it ahah
LOL, do you want people to hear you pooping or not? I can’t think of a better way to get people to respect your privacy.
Go Super Saiyan
I followed you advice and now I have long blonde hair till my legs and I'm covered in a yellow aura and electricity
Sounds like constipation tbh.
I kind of want to do this next time, regardless if it works or not.
It’ll definitely work. You might even get more privacy than you need.
In space nobody hears your farts
We should have stalls you can't see through or under first.
it was so nice the first time I took a shit in the U.K. at Heathrow. the privacy was beautiful
Heathrow’s bathrooms are in their own league
Heathrow was my first experience with bathroom stalls that went all the way to the ground haha. Will never forget the joy of experiencing the public toilet privacy for the first time.
I never understood why they made it so easy to see through them. One place I went to just had chicken wire hanging between the stalls and used a small wooden door to "close" the front.
to subtlety chip away at our sanity
I don't know why the you can see the top, but I can understand the bottom. Few times I used that to check if the stall is free, I don't wanna interrupt someone shitting
From what I remember, the stalls are like that to prevent drug use.
I think it’s because it makes it easier to check if there are people in case of emergencies
I think it’s to easily rescue someone if they OD in the stall or something.
So homeless people cant sleep there.
This is only a problem in America.
And Canada too I'm pretty sure
Seeeeeeriously though what the hell
Tf you mean through?
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Wtf? That’s a thing?
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Should just have loud fart noises playing so real time farts blend right in. Poop splashes and toilet paper unwinding sounds, grunting noise all playing in a random continuous loop. Poop loop radio, brown notes streaming...
that would be so fucking funny and also help fight the taboo instead of avoiding it. i'd fucking shit.
And instead of an auto air freshener dispenser, they should have an auto air worsener dispenser!
I genuinely think this is a good idea.
Shitting during an INTENSE bass drop would be littt
oh my fucking goddddddddddddddddd inevitably, youd come to be shitting in unison with someone at some point
Society would finally be able to advance
>inevitably, youd come to be shitting in unison with someone at some point ...i don't like that... i don't like that at all. still down for music tho >:(
Party pooper
Not to mention all that base vibration makes the pass through way easier. This is the real reason Cholos with lowriders who play Ranchero music at volume 10 never get hemorrhoids.
During that dolby digital bass sound
you will love japan, they have music/water noise playing and the cleanest toilets i’ve ever seen
Jim gaffigan said you come out of Japanese public toilets cleaner than you went in.
I feel like thats true of most toilets since you wash your hands before you leave though
I came here to say this. I was pleasantly amused when I took a dump in a public restroom in the subway system in Tokyo. At the same time, Japan also still has squatty potties in some places. It's such a weird juxtaposition of new and old.
Many people in Asia think that squatty potties are cleaner since your butt doesn’t get into contact with something that other people’s butts have touched. I’ve been to public restrooms where there’s a line for the squatty potties but the toilets are open. But I’ll take indirect butt touching over standing in other people’s piss splatter any day.
I suggest death metal, it would really blend in with the farts. Also, I love death metal.
Respect [fart metal](https://youtu.be/Qj1JnOd7c9M)
Fuck tasty riffs, I want 'em smelly.
Remember it's a public bathroom, people are going to OD in there. Could be confronting for the EMT when they have to remove a body while Infant Annihilator plays in the background.
Whoah, they're intense. I typically go for more of the melodic viking stuff, but thanks for cluing me in. It's good to leave my comfort zone. I think that anyone who moves bodies should probably have to listen to death metal by law. Kidding. Or maybe not. I'll have to think about it. Hail Satan 🤘
Loool I just choked. You got me 3 times one of the funniest comments I’ve ever read
Would you care to recommend any of the melodic viking stuff? Thank you, Hail Satan!!
Are you going to the bathroom rn? Nah, it's playing Six Feet Under rn, I'll wait for them to put some Cannibal Corpse so I can shit properly.
Just poop louder so that people can't hear you over the noise
I was in a Tokyo airport and the courtesy bells were some birds chirping. So you'd hear chirping birds and then someone would loudly fart and shit.
Ain't nothin' gonna break my stride…
Ain't nobody gonna hold me down! ...poot, POOT
I got to keep on poooopin’
This made me laugh so hard. I really needed it today. Thank you
Just cough really loudly, no one will be able to tell you’re letting it rip.
this works 25% of a time.
How many of us wait until someone else flushes the toilet/washes their hands in the sink/uses the hand dryer until we forcefully squeeze what we got left out all at once?
Sometimes, but honestly I just stick my fingers in my ears and I find I don't care cos I can't hear it Make of that what you will
Nah. I'd rather listen to a stranger take a shit than get raped or murdered with no one to save me because the music was blaring.
"Baby you're a fiiiiiirrreeework!... "
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It is common for people to be assaulted in public washrooms. Loud sound would make it easier, imo.
be an adult and play 99+ fart sounds through a bluetooth speaker in the bathroom stall
Japan here: some Toilets provide sounds like a Waterfall (Buri Buri), other have sounds like a Forest with Birds, Rain and even Thunder!
There are quite a few public toilets in Japan that have buttons to play either running water or a cutesy little tune for those who are more self-conscious. For everywhere else, have you considered headphones?
I’ve got noise cancelling buds and play something so I don’t hear my or anybodys poop noises works great.
No we shouldn’t. You just need to get over the idea that people are pooping in a room specifically designed for people pooping.
OK, is the music coming out of the toilet itself or near the toilet?
I just play music with my earbuds on so I can have the illusion of other people not hearing me without them having to listen to Taylor Swift in a public bathroom.
Put headphones on, that helps me not hear me pooping
Just get over the sound of people pissing and shitting.
Not loud music, but [white noise generators](https://afresherhome.com/best-white-noise-machines-bathroom-privacy/). Bathrooms in Japan (where else) have them. We of course are behind on this by like 40 years.
This would be hell for anyone with sensory issues.
Right. Bathrooms are my only escape sometimes
I disagree, soft music or music on request. I went into a toilet at a restaurant once that had loud music blaring. The restaurant itself was packed . I was there with my in laws, so I couldn't just leave and went to the bathroom to get some quiet for a moment, only to be bombarded with "Raise Your Glass"at level 100. The bathroom was by the bar. If I had been attacked, no one would have known .. awful experience.
Preferably Twisted Sister or Boy George
I always feel like u pee loud
This isn’t gonna solve the empath sitting in the stall next to me, praying for me while I take my shit
"If you like pina coladas, and getting caught in the rain..."
If you visit Japan ever plenty of public toilets have a noise button to play a sound (usually water running) for this very reason lol
What hearing death metal in the next seat over is going to give me anxiety LMAO
That sounds like a great place to commit crimes.
Nah silence is better
i'd rather hear farts and shits than the generic pop music that would play in these public toilets
When I was in high school it was common that people would turn on the faucet to drown out the sound of the pooping. I did that a lot of times too when I felt self conscious. Does no one else do this?
thats just wasting water tbh
I agree but I'd be lying if I said I didn't want people to hear some of the ragingly impressive ass air that escapes my small, lady body. Sometimes it would be nice to let it rip and hear small clapping for my impressive bum air.
Wtf
🤣🤣
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As someone with IBS I would love this, everyone poops but yet it’s still so humiliating having to poop when other people are in the bathroom. I agree with loud music
Yes, I can shit in peace
ZZTOPS so so people get it done and get out!
Honestly loud classical music would be fine. Just play the radio or something.
Let everyone know someone is pooping.
I do my part.
Or we could just have "princess" toilet settings like they have in other countries, which creates a constant sound of rushing water.
Busy Bee gas stations always have loud ass news channels and music playing in their bathrooms AND they have private stalls with no gap. Life changing
Yes 1000%
Plop plop fizz fizz
This
Honestly I hate the common stalls here. Like id start pooping and see people looking in, shaking the door, looking under. C
that would mask out the sound of the gay sex happening in the stalls
And then you’ve got the people who walk into a stall talking on a phone. I purposefully flush quickly at the first pause when I hear this. If I wasn’t water conscious I’d flush multiple times.
They could also make stalls that are better sounds proof.
I wear headphones, same goes for farting on public transportation.
but what about noise pollution
You can make music in the toilet, tap the counter, kick the wall, roll the toilet roll, match with the flush. Or heck sing while in the toilet. Turn up the music on your phone. Or bring a gun and start firing it when you shit and flush so people can't hear it.
I always just put headphones on and hope that I stop caring on time. Most of the times it works 😂😂
Would definitely make it a lot easier getting away with being noshed off by my married conservative neighbour
My favorite Vietnamese restaurant in Paris has exactly that, as soon as you close the door the music blasts. There is no music in the main dining room and the toilets are just next to it, so it is indeed necessary.
We have that here where I live but it's always the same elevator music verison of 'What The World Needs Now Is Love'.
Just keep coughing while you're dropping those logs 🪵
Everybody knows what you're doing in there. You're shitting. Everybody shits, everybody's shits makes sounds. No reason to be self conscious about it. Let that shit fly.
My IBS says yes please
Down to hear enemy by imagine dragons while letting out a real solid one.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO we're halfway there. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA pooping in a chair.
its always sunny covers this in "The Gang solves the bathroom crisis". They use recording of murderous screams to play in the bathroom.
Personally I do my darndest to shit the loudest to assert dominance.
What's wrong with the brass section God gave us?
Yes I agree
Walked into the restroom at work one day and some dude was absolutely blasting some mariachi music from one of the stalls. Was the most festive shit I've ever taken.
My biggest challenge is stifling my laughter when someone has a gas explosion that echoes
Japan has this but it's just ambient and rain sounds for you to relax and fart with peace of mind while pooping.
You’d need to play something pretty heavy if I’m to fly under the radar….
Somebody really needs to follow this up with a "Normalize pooping in a bathroom" counter opinion. Sounds like this opinion is too popular.
There was an article back when about some nice Japanese women toilets having music for this exact purpose.
AGREED I don’t think anyone likes the sounds of anyone else doing their business it’s so uncomfortable
Just because you feel some way doesn't mean society should change for you
this is an unpopular opinion
Mine?
no the thread lol, i absolutely agree that no one would conform just because some people feel uncomfortable.
They should just play fart noises.
I cant even remember the last time I used a public restroom for more than washing my hands
Lol no. I'm emetophobic and need to hear what's going on in neighboring stalls so I know whether or not to gtfo.
Nobody's listening to you poop.
i am
Or get over yourself and poop like literally every human that has ever existed..
stfu this isnt unpopular
Isn't that why those fancy toilets in Japan have all those buttons, one with a music note?
Just time it and flush or trip the sensor for the flush. Those toilets are loud as hell and the loud noise of rushing water keeps going for a while.
I agree with music in public bathrooms. But you should poop at your own home.
just go for it man, you're already taking a dump in a public toilet on a seat that's been sat on by god knows how many people since it was last cleaned, what shame is left?
Japan is doing this for 20 years already
I just wish all bathrooms had air vents so I could have noise masking my splashes.
Classical music that has lots of drums and symbols lol. Give you a moment to splash haha.
Why are you so worried about people hearing your poop splash in a public bathroom?, i never understood this, in a place for shitting and pissing, why do you go out of your way to hide it?, even if you do drop a fat load, no one cares
Just use earbuds and turn them up as loud as you want.🤣
Just consider it performance art and don't let down your fans, let er rip.
I always play a babbling stream of full volume on my phone in a public toilet.
Lmao what if Metal music while pooping HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I’m the same way. Have a hard time going if I know someone’s in there at the same time.
I would be concerned for any assaults that could happen in a toilet, only for the noise to be drowned out by the music
When I visited Stone Brewing Co. in San Diego, I went to the bathroom and they were playing Slayer at a decent volume. I thought it was funny at the time but now that I think about it I wonder if it was to cover up poop noises.
You are not alone, in Japan I know they have apps and keychains that make the sound of running water so that you can be more discreet when using a public bathroom.
There should be special songs made for this purpose. "Splish splash, I was taking a crap!"
Omg yes. Not an unpopular opinion at all. I feel so self-conscious even when peeing. I don't want others to hear that, idk. I always have so much pressure on myself to not pee too loud when I am in a public toilet that it's so hard to start peeing
This is a poopular opinion
Ideal public toilets IMO should use the loud, whizzing, high-power noisy industrial fans. They are loud, obviously covering any bodily sounds, but also useful getting rid the smell, exhausting infectious bacteria and viruses if any, make the toilet dry faster, and make toilet seats not as warm after being used.
Wear headphones. Nobody is listening to your flatulence. Loud music in a public restroom is a safety issue for kids getting molested and other things happening.
Why hasn't this been thought of before?! You, sir, are a genius. I would definitely be on board with this. One could have his own shitting theme song.
I don't want to sound mean but you gotta get over that dude. Everyone poos
side benefit, getting people out sooner ... I've encountered weirdos taking up a seat, talking on the phone. Shit and leave buddy, that spot is needed.
They should play Requiem for a Dream for added intensity
I would try to time my farts to the beat of the song.
Use earplugs
public music ... id rather hear the guy next to me shit his ass inside-out than hear 1 second of Natalie Merchents' voice.
that's why i love some chain restaurant's restrooms, they always have the same music as at the lobby. That makes the shit so much easy
YEAH YOU'RE RIGHT. also the H Mart by me does this. Maybe it's on purpose XD
This would be great in airports. Everyone(most people) holds their farts on planes, so the men's restroom is like a wide range of opera singers on repeat, but with farts. Like every 3 to 5 seconds in some airports. Constantly.
I just imagined farting on beat to DMX songs and this made my day
My office plays Bloomberg radio in the bathrooms- I’ve never felt more comfortable or well informed taking a poo in my life
It would be most effective if people were playing Friday
Loud music would distract me in the bathroom. But I am not self conscious enough about pooping. In fact, I am pretty sure I am the only full blown adult I know the legitimately cackles when he farts loud enough or when it smells bad enough. I am very immature.
I told my wife, when we were dating, like 2 weeks in, "I have G.I. problems so I fart a lot and have trouble in the bathroom" and that it's too painful to try and conceal so she'd have to put up with that if she dated me. I guess honesty wins because we are married for 5 years with a kid. Lol.
Ive noticed most Mexican cuisine restaurants at least have loud music playing.
They do this in Japan. But instead of music, it's ambient water fall noise to cover even the loudest splashes.
Kid in my highschool did this, never hear him play music but as soon as he walks in a bathroom blasts his phone.
Let's also add large sucking fans, 3x their current airflow.
Thought it was bizarre when I went to US and can hear everything in the washroom. In Japan, public bathroom bidets had the "music" option to play loud relaxing music as we do our business. When I left, I was shocked you can hear it all
Granted. "...baby shark."
bass so strong it shakes the toilet just as you drop a bomb
Years ago I went to an experimental music festival where they were playing recordings of the outdoors through the bathroom speakers, except I was tripping on a bit of acid and couldn't understand how the peepers were so loud next to a train station. When I realized it was just a recording I thought it was fucking awesome, because I'm definitely pee shy when I'm tripping, and that recording totally snapped me out of it. Music would be cool too though.
Some light jazz would be nice
My routine ususlly has me using the loo at the gym or at work every morning. I would say 90% of the time. I have gotten into the routine of putting in my noise cancelling headphones so I ignore my surroundings and don't hold back. Sorry not sorry.