Bathroom etiquette

I went into the bathroom today at work and was pleased to find it empty (you'll know why in a bit). I proceeded to do my business when someone I know vaguely, but have absolutely no close working or personal relationship with starts using the urinal right next to me. I could feel him looking at me so I quickly glanced at him. He then greeted me with a "hey man." I responded with a quick "what's up." Much to my chagrin, he took me up on my rhetorical inquiry and initiated an in-depth conversation with me about his trite weekend, as if we were having beers and watching a Red Sox game at a bar off of University Ave. But no; we were in the bathroom, standing a foot away from each other taking a piss. Not the most appropriate or comfortable of places to be sharing details about your mountain biking excursion to Tahoe last Saturday. As I filled in my side of the conversation with a few "uh huh"s and "really?"s, I finished and proceeded to the sink, where he quickly joined me to resume the world's longest conversation ever. Hey, at least he washed his hands, which is more than I can say for about 30% of the general population (you sick bastards).

While I appreciated this guy's efforts to be friendly and kill the pest of a bug we know as Monday morning, I'll be using the stalls from now on.

For the effect...