Nice People Thread Part 9 - and so it continues

vivatifosi

chewmylegoff wrote: »

The "please leave this toilet as you would wish to find it" signs at work don't appear to change behaviour. Alternatively people wish to find toilets in a horrendous state.

I watched a programme once that said that the most effective way to ensure that men improve their aim is to put a target on a urinal so they can play pee shoot em up. Perhaps we should market target transfers for WCs.

LydiaJ

Nikkster wrote: »

Not that this is likely to be an imminent issue for me, but does anti-splash signage actually change behaviour? or does it just make you feel better as you can feel like you're constantly reminding?

Signage is a common element of trying to get small children to become more civilised. Anti-splash signage in the bathroom is no different from notices on the kitchen fridge about not hitting/biting siblings, or in the living room about putting toys away, for example. On its own it certainly makes no difference to anything. It is usually used to reinforce what the adult is saying verbally: "Remember Johnny, what does the sign say? So now you need to <insert desired behaviour>, don't you?"

Oh, and Nikkster, those child loo seats are designed to be easy to clean and not to have anywhere that harbours germs. A seat like that, preferably in combination with a step to stand on, makes it possible for children to give up the potty and start using the loo at a younger age than without them. Otherwise, imagine what it's like to be the kid - the loo is too high, so when you're sitting on it you can't reach the floor with your feet, and the hole in the seat is much bigger than your bum, all of which makes you afraid of falling in. :eek:

silvercar

LydiaJ wrote: »

Signage is a common element of trying to get small children to become more civilised. Anti-splash signage in the bathroom is no different from notices on the kitchen fridge about not hitting/biting siblings, or in the living room about putting toys away, for example. On its own it certainly makes no difference to anything. It is usually used to reinforce what the adult is saying verbally: "Remember Johnny, what does the sign say? So now you need to <insert desired behaviour>, don't you?"

Like the "please be nice to new posters".

Nikkster

LydiaJ wrote: »

Signage is a common element of trying to get small children to become more civilised. Anti-splash signage in the bathroom is no different from notices on the kitchen fridge about not hitting/biting siblings, or in the living room about putting toys away, for example. On its own it certainly makes no difference to anything. It is usually used to reinforce what the adult is saying verbally: "Remember Johnny, what does the sign say? So now you need to <insert desired behaviour>, don't you?"

Oh, and Nikkster, those child loo seats are designed to be easy to clean and not to have anywhere that harbours germs. A seat like that, preferably in combination with a step to stand on, makes it possible for children to give up the potty and start using the loo at a younger age than without them. Otherwise, imagine what it's like to be the kid - the loo is too high, so when you're sitting on it you can't reach the floor with your feet, and the hole in the seat is much bigger than your bum, all of which makes you afraid of falling in. :eek:

If I had realised it was a child loo seat rather than some sort of cushion (:o) I would have guessed it was easily cleanable. Will teach me to post when I'm super tired.
Just goes to show I see past all the child-related paraphernalia when I look at house listings

We didn't have signs by the loo/ on the fridge when I was little though. Perhaps it would have helped me be more civilised!

Spirit_2

LydiaJ wrote: »

the loo is too high, so when you're sitting on it you can't reach the floor with your feet, and the hole in the seat is much bigger than your bum, all of which makes you afraid of falling in. :eek:

It can be like that for small adults too. They may not reach the floor with their feet either, except there is no danger of me falling in.

PasturesNew

LydiaJ wrote: »

... the loo is too high, so when you're sitting on it you can't reach the floor with your feet...

I struggle with that one a bit. Tippy toes

PasturesNew

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

.. basic self-catering accommodation, but almost literally on the beach. It's essentially a beach hut with loo at the top of a beach, so yards from the sea.

The far far west? Or not?

PasturesNew

Nikkster wrote: »

Still - would you not tidy things like that away before having the house photographed?

It doesn't always work like that. Some estate agents have cameras with them (I know you'll laugh but when I sold the parents' house the agency only had one camera, so we had to wait until it could be booked out to the EA to come and take photos).

What happens in a lot of instances is you invite 2-3 round and if you end up choosing the last one and saying "Let's do it", they whip out the contract and as you're signing it out comes the camera.... I had a helluva game with my last EA who wanted to take pics and I was saying "Hold on, I'll just get XYZ out of view" and he was saying "doesn't matter".

If they can get the snaps then/there, it saves them a trip/an hour out of their day, to come round another day.

GDB2222

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Isaac behaved reasonably well, until he disgraced himself a while after lunch by saying, "I've had enough talking now. Can we go?"

I am astonished that this only happened 'a while' after lunch. Mine would have eaten quickly and wanted to get going straight away. Isaac sounds like an exceptional young man.

lostinrates

GDB2222 wrote: »

I am astonished that this only happened 'a while' after lunch. Mine would have eaten quickly and wanted to get going straight away. Isaac sounds like an exceptional young man.

He is. He made interesting conversation too, enough to show himself to be an interesting and characterful person with intelligence and curiosity. :)Very

Tbh, all the nice children I have met have been rather nice people too. Says a lot IMO.

I know if we had one it would be a brat .