Urinal Etiquette

Don't look here, the joke is in your hands! Maybe the all time best men's room grafitti.

Got me thinking, where else do you look when in a rest room with multiple urinals? The only acceptable place is straight ahead. Not a little to the left or a little to the right and certainly not directly to either side. Look down and you probably observe splattering onto your clothes - something that is hard to prevent so I'd rather not see.

I was once at a fraternity house where the bathroom contained 7 or 8 toilets on the wall, right next to each other with no partitions. I remember standing at the toilet urinating while a woman was doing the exact same thing but sitting (as women do), right next to me. This put her at an unfortunate vantage point watching me empty my bladder.

Anyway, it is a strange dynamic standing against a wall of urinals as others come and go, pissing into their respective tubs and trying to ignore each other.

Then, what happens when you're in a public place like a bar or restaurant and an old friend comes into the restroom and you recognize each other? Do you shake hands?