Man club etiquette has certain unspoken rules in many varying social situations. For instance, when using a public restroom, conversation should be kept to a minimum. The last thing a guy wants is another guy talking to him while he’s urinating. Come on, dude…
Another unspoken rule is to space yourself out at the urinals. Leave a urinal between yourself and the other guy. No need to get all cozy here.
So, here’s the setting. There is a restroom at my workplace that has four urinals. The first urinal is set lower on the wall than the other three. You enter the restroom ahead of another guy. There are a few psychological plays here. Which urinal do you select and why?
Option 1
Select the first urinal because it’s the right height. No play.
Option 2
Select the second or fourth urinal. That gives the other guy a standard height urinal, thus making you both ‘equal’. Fair play and respectful.
Option 3
Select the third urinal and make sure to look the other guy in the eye while doing so. This act forces the other guy to make one of two choices. He can either choose to avoid the lower first urinal and saddle up to one of the urinals on either side of you… thus breaking the man club rule and rejecting your ‘power play’, or… use the lower first urinal and by doing so, accepts the submissive urinal.