Are men sitting to pee?

According to studies, men should sit down to urinate

Where in Europe males are most likely to sit down to urinate is now clear thanks to new YouGov data, a British international Internet-based market research and data analytics firm. To learn about men’s urination preferences, the British polling organization polled 13 nations. The results showed a clear global difference between sit-and sit-not-men on the toilet to pee.

YouGov claims that after a journalist pointed out that it lacked information on the number of British men who sit down to urinate, it was forced to remedy that omission in its statistics. In spite of numerous claims to the contrary, the practice is said to improve relationships with women in the home as well as mental and physical health.

According to YouGov’s research, German men are the most likely to sit down to urinate; 62% of them claim to do so “every time” or “most times”. The second-most likely European guys to do so are Swedes. These individuals are referred to as “sitzpinklers” in Germany, which is a term for someone who urinates while seated.

The question of whether males should stand or sit is a topic of discussion within the nation. Although the term “sitzpinkler” suggests it is not a manly action, some restrooms have signs prohibiting standing up when peeing. Only 27% and 24% of males in Poland and the UK, where some of the worst offenders were, urinated while seated, respectively.

According to studies, the practice is beneficial for the health of males. In 2014, Leiden University Medical Center researchers discovered that it permitted faster and more complete bladder emptying, which is helpful for people with an enlarged prostate and difficulties with the lower urinary tract.

There are numerous justifications for why men should sit down because it gives them time to stop and think in peace, for example. The YouGov data also examined countries in areas other than Europe, such as Asia, South America, and Oceania.

According to their statistics, 36% of Mexican males were the most likely to report that they “never” sat down. Yet, Europe came in second, tied with Poland, according to 33% of British men. Australia is the second-most enthusiastic adopter of places where men “always” sit down to urinate, behind Germany, where 25% of males do so. The technique improves home health and hygiene by reducing the possibility of urine spilling onto the floor.

Tadd Truscott, an American mechanical engineer, was quoted in the Guardian newspaper as saying that there is also a chance that pee could end up on surrounding toothbrushes as a result of “satellite droplets” splashing off at “very large angles”. Despite the fact that urine is often sterile, he claims that “droplets are quite capable of harboring bacteria” including E coli from feces. In certain regions, the trend is also increasing. A different survey from 2020 reveals that, outside of Europe, 70% of men in Japan are seaters, up from 51% five years earlier.

German males over the age of 55 are more likely to always sit down to urinate (49%) compared to those between the ages of 18 and 34 (28%). The pattern is the opposite in the UK. With 40% vs. 23%, older men are far more likely than their younger counterparts to claim that they “never” sit down to urinate. In the USA (35% vs 21%) and Australia (38% vs 24%), the situation is the same.

According to some in feminist and left-leaning circles, sitting down to urinate is more attentive to women since they think patriarchal notions drive males to act more disrespectfully in the restroom. Right-wingers can argue that the practice amounts to a domestication of men, with the suppression of their more “masculine” features at the expense of their more “feminine behaviors”.