Bathroom Habits

Not too long ago I was sat down with a number of colleagues for lunch when the conversation steered to bathroom habits. This may not be the ideal topic of conversation mid meal but sometimes these things just come up.

One of the more confident men at the table piped up that he often had to undress when he was sat down on the toilet. The rest of us replied with a unanimous “What are you on about?”.
Before we could get an explanation from him another one of the men joined in. He seemed relieved he wasn’t the only one, that he too had this habit of taking articles of clothing off when using the toilet. They were both on the same wavelength. The two men went on going through the details together and seemed to have the exact same odd way of relieving themselves.
They would always remove their shirt first. This helped prevent overheating in case they may struggle with their business. After this, depending on whether it was a private or public bathroom they would also remove their shoes and then their trousers completely off their legs. They would carry on completely nude. This, they claimed, provided greater freedom and greater comfort thus enabling a more enjoyable and dare I say ‘smooth’ experience.
The rest of my colleagues were aghast. What the heck is going on? Is this normal? Where do you put your clothes? How do you have time for this? Why?
I carried on silently eating my food and chuckling at the back and forth of those poking fun at the two men and the men providing their passionate defence of something so ludicrous. What an interesting lunch. Well… I thought to myself, I may give that a try!