14 DAY TRIAL // There's a new viral story in town, and this one is downright hilarious. In a nutshell, this story is about how, while browsing stores looking for a new lavatory, an adult man came to the realization that he had been using the toilet wrong his entire life.
Chances are we've all had moments in our life when the stupid got the better of us, much to the amusement of our friends and family, maybe even complete strangers. Still, this man most definitely takes the cake when it comes to bizarre epiphanies.
The talk that forever changes this man's life
As mentioned, this man, named James Millar, took his first step on the road to toilet enlightenment when he decided to have the lavatory in his house changed with a brand new one.
Long story short, he visited a few stores and eventually got to talking to a shop assistant, Metro informs. One thing led to another, and at one point, the assistant jokingly suggested that the man buy a toilet that automatically puts the seat down to keep nagging wives from complaining.
The man decided to crack a joke himself, and said that, if he didn't have a wife, he could just as well buy a toilet without a seat. At this point, the shop assistant gave the man one really strange look, and he finally figured out that toilet seats weren't designed for the benefit of women alone.
How can anyone use a toilet the wrong way?
For those who haven't quite figured it out yet, here's what this man had been doing wrong for his entire life before meeting the shop assistant: whenever he had to sit on the toilet, he would lift the seat up and assume position directly on the rim.
Apparently, he did so each and every time he had to use the loo because he was convinced that this was how men were supposed to use the toilet. Not even the fact that toilets in men's restrooms at restaurants all had seats tipped him off.
“I naturally pointed out that I'm a guy and therefore don't put the seat down, I sit on the rim of the bowl. Several embarrassing moments later, I realize that I've misunderstood my entire life and that guys do indeed use the toilet seat. I left empty handed and red faced.”
“Thinking about it now, it makes sense. Especially how men's restrooms have seats. But I just assumed it was a cost saving / oversight deal,” the man detailed this epiphany of his on Reddit.
Hopefully, James Millar now uses the seat when going to the bathroom. As for the shop assistant, one can only assume he is terribly proud of having forever changed this ignorant customer's life. Or at least his bathroom habits.