New data from YouGov has shed light on where in Europe men are most likely to sit down to pee.
The British polling agency surveyed 13 countries to find out men’s peeing preferences, revealing a stark divide between the sit and sit-nots around the world.
YouGov says it was prompted to correct a “glaring omission” in its data, after a journalist called it out for not having any data on how many British men sat down to urinate.
That’s despite a number of claims surrounding the benefits of the practice for mental and physical well-being, besides more amicable relations with women in the house.
YouGov’s data found that German men are the most likely to sit down to pee, with 62% saying they do so “every time” or “most times”. Sweds are the second most likely European men to do so.
In Germany, these men are known as “sitzpinklers” meaning somebody who sits while urinating.
There are debates inside the country about whether men should sit or stand. Some toilets have signs forbidding standing up, though the term sitzpinkler implies it is not masculine behaviour.
I mean it really depends on the toilet. I do usually sit down at home or when visiting a friend, but why would I do that in a public place?
this must be purely for what you choose at home. no one sits down on public toilets, not even to shit, there you just hover over the bowl
In almost 40 years of living I never considered/had the idea of sitting down to pee. I never imagined until I saw this map a week ago that this is a thing, it seems like very strange thing to do for me.
I only sit down at night when I don’t want to be blinded by the light and flood the abode
Germany W
Sometimes I pee like a sprinkler and I don’t want to spray my pee around the bathroom so I just sit down, I am also able to play chess without worrying about dropping my phone into the toilet.
Poland and UK with some dignity
At home I sit, outside I stand
The government does not want you to know this, but having a urinal at home is legal.
I sit cause my aim is awful
A king sits on his throne, a peasant stands before it.
Toilets are not adapted to be seated with a penis.
I like the Germans now
Congratulations on your lovely map. Why? If you are not going to include information on every country instead of some?
Its about how clean the toilets are. If you dont trust your toilets at home, you have to look into the mirror
If you stand while peeing at my home, it might have been the last time you used my toilet. So disrespectful
Based eastern Europe at 0%.
How was this data recovered?
By asking? Then the question might as well be “who lies the most about this subject”.
You must be kidding me
Swede here, I’m in the 50% on this one.
Benefice of sitting down:
You can manage the morning boner instead of waiting for it to go down significantly before peeing.
You don’t have to worry about aim, sometimes everything seems right but the first few drops decide to do a crasy pattern all AROUND the center…
I stand so I can flex my triceps in the mirror while I pee
classic german effiency, peeing sitting down lets them go through work emails or something while in the bathroom
I’m German and I sit down to pee, unless I’m home alone, then I pee in the sink
Before mobile phones, I used to pee standing.
Who cares enough to ask that question? Somewhat funny.
Sitting to piss is for gimps. Not my words but still very true.
I only pee standing in 2 cases:
a) there are urinals
b) no toilet nearby and I need to pee against a tree or bush.
In any other case I sit down do pee. I’ll put toilet paper or sanitizer on the seat if I’m not at home.
So that why Finns call Swedish men pussais
Well, to be fair in Germany you can actually use public toilets. In something like Italy, you definitely cannot!!!
Here Bosnian, I always sit to pee, except on the public 🚽
Who actually pisses standing at home? Its nasty af
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New data from YouGov has shed light on where in Europe men are most likely to sit down to pee.
The British polling agency surveyed 13 countries to find out men’s peeing preferences, revealing a stark divide between the sit and sit-nots around the world.
YouGov says it was prompted to correct a “glaring omission” in its data, after a journalist called it out for not having any data on how many British men sat down to urinate.
That’s despite a number of claims surrounding the benefits of the practice for mental and physical well-being, besides more amicable relations with women in the house.
YouGov’s data found that German men are the most likely to sit down to pee, with 62% saying they do so “every time” or “most times”. Sweds are the second most likely European men to do so.
In Germany, these men are known as “sitzpinklers” meaning somebody who sits while urinating.
There are debates inside the country about whether men should sit or stand. Some toilets have signs forbidding standing up, though the term sitzpinkler implies it is not masculine behaviour.
[**Read more here**](https://www.euronews.com/2023/05/18/sitzpinklers-where-in-europe-do-men-sit-down-or-stand-up-to-pee)
I mean it really depends on the toilet. I do usually sit down at home or when visiting a friend, but why would I do that in a public place?
this must be purely for what you choose at home. no one sits down on public toilets, not even to shit, there you just hover over the bowl
In almost 40 years of living I never considered/had the idea of sitting down to pee. I never imagined until I saw this map a week ago that this is a thing, it seems like very strange thing to do for me.
I only sit down at night when I don’t want to be blinded by the light and flood the abode
Germany W
Sometimes I pee like a sprinkler and I don’t want to spray my pee around the bathroom so I just sit down, I am also able to play chess without worrying about dropping my phone into the toilet.
Poland and UK with some dignity
At home I sit, outside I stand
The government does not want you to know this, but having a urinal at home is legal.
I sit cause my aim is awful
A king sits on his throne, a peasant stands before it.
Toilets are not adapted to be seated with a penis.
I like the Germans now
Congratulations on your lovely map. Why? If you are not going to include information on every country instead of some?
Its about how clean the toilets are. If you dont trust your toilets at home, you have to look into the mirror
If you stand while peeing at my home, it might have been the last time you used my toilet. So disrespectful
Based eastern Europe at 0%.
How was this data recovered?
By asking? Then the question might as well be “who lies the most about this subject”.
You must be kidding me
Swede here, I’m in the 50% on this one.
Benefice of sitting down:
You can manage the morning boner instead of waiting for it to go down significantly before peeing.
You don’t have to worry about aim, sometimes everything seems right but the first few drops decide to do a crasy pattern all AROUND the center…
I stand so I can flex my triceps in the mirror while I pee
classic german effiency, peeing sitting down lets them go through work emails or something while in the bathroom
I’m German and I sit down to pee, unless I’m home alone, then I pee in the sink
Before mobile phones, I used to pee standing.
Who cares enough to ask that question? Somewhat funny.
Sitting to piss is for gimps. Not my words but still very true.
I only pee standing in 2 cases:
a) there are urinals
b) no toilet nearby and I need to pee against a tree or bush.
In any other case I sit down do pee. I’ll put toilet paper or sanitizer on the seat if I’m not at home.
So that why Finns call Swedish men pussais
Well, to be fair in Germany you can actually use public toilets. In something like Italy, you definitely cannot!!!
Here Bosnian, I always sit to pee, except on the public 🚽
Who actually pisses standing at home? Its nasty af