18 Things We All Should Do (But Don't Because 'It's Weird')

7. Ask The Person In The Next Cubicle For Toilet Paper

We€™ve rushed into the public toilet cubicle, fatally not taking the time to check the toilet roll dispenser, and when it comes to crunch time we discover there€™s nothing but an empty spool with a few sorry wisps of would-be paper left. We use all our powers of perception to determine whether or not there€™s someone in the next cubicle and discover there is. Hallelujah €“ we€™re saved. However, we now need to ask a complete stranger if they€™d mind passing some toilet tissue under the gap to help us out, dragging them into our totally humiliating situation. Of course we can't bring ourselves to bestow such embarrassment upon another human being so we painstakingly wait for them to finish up and leave before creeping out of the cubicle half-crouched and snagging the toilet roll for ourselves, desperately hoping that no one else enters before the job is complete. Surely it doesn€™t have to be like this. Let's just pin our faith on basic human goodness and pop the question.
 
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