Cubicle psychology

Date: 10 May 2007 23:45:49

May I share?

When I go into a public toilet which has more than one cubicle I have a dilemma. Which cubicle to head for? What I generally do is almost go to the one I would most naturally go for and then change my mind and go to a different one, the last one I would ever think I would head for automatically. The thinking behind this is that everyone will go to that first cubicle so it is going to be more used, therefore by changing to a different one I am going to a potetially cleaner cubicle.

I am aware that this 'logic' is flawed on a number of levels-

It fails to take into account other people randomly scattered in cubicles.
What if everyone is the same as me and therefore we all end up in the exact same cubicle*, this means I am using the worst possible cubicle.
Any one cubicle could be far less clean after just one user than it could be after many users on another occasion.
Perhaps other people don't go through the same dilemma as me when they walk into a public toilets and head straight to the one they would always feel most natural in going to, but actually I am very strange in what I would consider the most natural cubicle to head for and then end up in the most popular cubicle when aiming for the complete opposite.

Oh dear, have I just made the most cringeworthy post in the history of the internet? If I have and you have taken time to read this far, I am truly sorry, but don't stop now, it's nearly over.

*Not at the same time obviously