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On the Contrary to belief, the bathroom is not just for washing and showering, and a alot of people in the UK Find a range of other things to do in there.
A survery was taken of more than 2000 individuals in the UK by a probiotic drink manufacturer, Yakult, to find out what actually happens behind the closed bathroom doors.
The Bathroom has been very popular with keen readers who take a book, a magazine or other reading materials to pass time while they do their business. Yakult's survery found that traditional reading materials are quickly being replaced by technology.
Sending Text messages on mobile phones, or even blogging on your labtop while in the bathroom are all things over three quarters of the participants of the survery chose. A thierd of those polled even admitting having a telephone conversation while sitting on the toilet though it is unclear if they person on the other end of the line knew.
It seems like this is now a digital age, social networking is also a popular bathroom activity as people are sending twitter updates while washing and bathing which poses the question, how much up to date information do we want about what people do in the bathroom?
In reality, it seems woman have more important things to be doing while in the bathroom, for example, doing their hair, make up. Almost 60% of men read in the bathroom compared to the 29% of woman, 14% of males said they read football match programmes while 18% of men complete a crossword or other puzzle.
Its definitely a wonder that people find time to do all of this stuff while in the bathroom, but the survey does speak for itself. it is a insight into what people actually do while in the bathroom, and will be an eye opener for those who live with someone who is constantly in the bathroom. If you are twittering on the toilet or blogging in the bath, just be careful not to slip and drop your phone in the water while in the bath, Shower or even your Shower Enclosure.
