People in Scotland do the most thinking on the toilet ...

Brits are becoming more unhygienic, the results of a new study into the nation's bathroom etiquette have shown.

Among the bathroom blunders committed by young people was not washing their hands after going to the toilet – something they’re four times more likely to do.

They’re also three times more likely to use someone else’s razor or toothbrush!

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Putting the younger generation to shame, 65% of people over 45 have never used someone else’s bathroom products.

Another filthy fact revealed in the survey, which was carried out by bathroom firm Soakology, was that 18-24 year olds are 42% more likely to wee in the shower compared to those aged 55 and older.

Settling a debate that has rocked households across the country, 87% of women want to find the toilet seat down – and so do 60% of men!

Chatting on the toilet may be commonplace, but just one in 25 people are happy to talk to someone else whilst doing their business.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Whilst on the toilet, a 37% majority like to do nothing else but the very business they’re there for. Of the 63% who like to, err, stay busy, 22% check their emails and 14% play games.

Soakology’s director, Peter Hirsch, says: “Etiquette is a big part of British culture, so we expected to find that even our bathroom visits are governed by a customary code.

“However, we were surprised by some of the survey results, particularly surrounding the difference in behaviour in the different generations surveyed and areas of the UK.”

Here is a regional breakdown of our bathroom habits:

People in Scotland do the most thinking whilst sitting on the toilet (42%)

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

• People in Wales are most likely to sing in the bath/shower (57%)

• People in Northern Ireland are most likely to courtesy flush (47%)

• People in the West Midlands are most likely to cry in the bath/shower (32%)

• People in the South West are most likely to wee in the bath/shower (49%)

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

• People in the North West are most likely to fall asleep in the bath

• People in Yorkshire are the most demanding when it comes to having the toilet seat down (78%)

• People in the North East are least likely to wash their hands after using the toilet (2%)

• People in East Anglia are most likely to clean a toilet before sitting on it

• People in the East Midlands are most likely to do very little other than what baths and showers are meant for (19%)

Related topics: