Tips to Being a Gentleman - #1: Stop Peeing on the Seat

I spend a decent amount of time on this blog writing about sports, music, public relations or pretty much whatever I feel like at the time. That's all well and good, but I don't think that it really goes anything to help people. That's why I have decided to start posting tips to being a gentleman (TTBG).

I'm not doing this because I think I can sit down with the Queen of England and not commit a single act that the royal family would deem "inappropriate." I burp and frequently. I'm more flatulent than a whoopee cushion. I don't swear like a sailor; I more closely resemble a Jesuit priest in that category, which many would argue is worse.

I drink. I yell. I lose my temper. I talk shit about people when they aren't around and when they are.

I'm not exactly a bastion of decorum. Despite all of this, I have learned a thing or two along the way and I think that I should share that knowledge.

Acting like a gentleman at all times is hard in today's world. It is, however, a small step in earning the respect of your coworkers, friends, family and peers. And it is one thing that no person can ever take away from you.

The world has enough bro-ey idiots out there to last everyone a few lifetimes. Guys, let's take it upon ourselves to actually change our ways and make the world a more enjoyable place for the human race.

So, without further rambling, the first TTBG is:

#1 - Stop Peeing on the Goddamn Toilet Seat in the Bathroom

That's right. One of the first ways that you can be a better gentleman is by acting like one to your fellow man.

Ask yourself this: would you ever go to your friend's house or apartment, leave the seat down, piss all over it, not flush the toilet and leave a few stray hairs on the toilet seat? Of course not, because you aren't a savage. Unless you would, in which case, you're a worse human being than I thought.

So why would you ever go to a public restroom and do the same thing? If every guy that used a public bathroom simply took the extra five seconds to lift up the seat when he pees and (note: this step is critical) leave it up when he flushes to prevent water splash as the water goes down the drain, the bathroom would be a much more enjoyable experience.

Frankly, I'm sick and tired of having to clean the toilet seat off like I'm prepping for open-heart surgery every time I need to take a poop. What I'm suggesting isn't going to take up your entire day. And I can assure you that other guys will appreciate it they come to a public toilet and it more closely resembles their own toilet than an outhouse.

Guys need to start paying it forward to their fellow man. So next time you head to the john, stop peeing on it. Stop leaving hairs on the seat. And start treating the bathroom like it is your own. It's a small step that will take you a long ways.