Occasionally, you'll hear someone claiming how great life is in Scandinavia. They have great health care, great schools, and it's full of blonde-haired, blue-eyed beauties. Sounds great right?
However, they seem to be
quite interested in telling you what you can and can't do. I always have an aversion to anyone telling me what to do, especially when it's "for my own good". However,
this government edict in Sweden, goes too far:
The Left Party in Sörmland is taking a stand to ensure men take a
seat when emptying their bladders in the county council's own toilets.
According to the party, there are two very important reasons for the
proposal encouraging men to sit instead of stand when they urinate.
That's right. They want men to sit down when they pee.
According to the folks pushing this law, there are two "very important" for making the men in Sweden do something extremely emasculating, unnecessary, and personal. Even though this should be dismissed out of hand, let's at least hear the sissies out. Are you ready? Here is reason number one:
One reason has to do with hygiene and a desire to ensure that no
one who uses the toilets at the county council's offices will be
required to walk through puddles or residue left by stray urine which
happens to splash out of the bowl and onto the floor when male employees
pee standing up.
Whoa! This is a little gross, but we're going to have serious discussion. First of all, where are the janitors? Being a janitor is a specific job here in America. You know, janitors: the cleaning crew that comes through buildings to clean the restrooms? They mob the floor, they refill the little towels, fill up the soap, and generally...clean the restrooms. Does this job not exist in Sweden? Also, where are the urinals? A urinal pretty much makes it impossible to leave a "puddle" and solves your problem right there. Also, maybe this could be accomplished with a little personal responsibility. You make a mess, you clean it up. It's not complicated.
We here at Permanent Press are all for bathroom cleanliness, and as a
spokesmen for all men out there, I'm sure that we could all do a better job
of bathroom hygiene. I freely admit that. However, a law, an actual law,
with the coercive power of the government behind it, that requires men
to sit down while peeing is beyond absurd.
Ok, so I think we can all agree that reason number one is not so great. Maybe reason number two is a humdinger. I really doubt it though, because if reason number two was so much better than reason number one, then reason number two would probably have moved into the position of reason number one. Everyone still with me? Anyway, let's have a look:
The Left Party also cites medical research it claims shows that men empty their bladders more efficiently when they are seated.
Umm...really? I don't really want to speak for all men everywhere, but I'm pretty sure that after I finish, I'm empty. That's the point. It's also pretty efficient in any position. Someone let me know if they have a different experience. Maybe if you've got a medical problem it's a different deal, but that's not something that requires a law for all men to take a seat.
If the men of Sweden go along with this, they are doomed. Where's the Viking spirit that made Sweden great? They are descendents of men who pillaged all along the European coast and were feared and respected. This is the land of Beowulf. The were men.
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| I'm pretty sure that these guys didn't pee sitting down.
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And it's come to this? If the men of Sweden go along with this, I hope their Viking ancestors come back to haunt them. Some busybody regulator is taking away their personal bathroom freedoms: they have to fight this.
On the list of emasculating things, being forced to sit down while peeing is got to be in the top five. I can't come up with a comprehensive list, but it's got to be up there. Any women out there want to date a guy who pees sitting down? I don't think so.
Men of Sweden: Don't take this sitting down. Better to die on your feet than live on a seat.
