When unsure as to whether or not a toilet is occupied and unwilling to try the handle to find out, don't put your ear to the door to find out if it is or not. While you maybe able to determine the status of the toilet this way it might be tricky explaining why you're listening to someone pee if anyone else decides that they need to use the loo.
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If he was "unwilling to try the handle" then surely he would also be unwilling to knock?
Nuts.
Just get down on the ground and see if there's any shoes visible. It saves such embarrassment..
Firstly, this is all just hypothetical. Why's everyone saying it actually happened? Would i do such a thing? Secondly, hypothetically the person wasn't listening to then see, just trying to hear if their was anyone in the loo. Hypothetically.
You did it u perv
why use 'you' and 'u' in the same sentence? surely its one or the other?
Tart.
it's best just to knock loudly and shout "is someone in there?".
if someone says "...yes", say "are you alright? you've been in there for a while!". they normally finish quickly.
if not, you can proudly step into the vacant toilet and shout "ah, the toilet is free."
it's also best if you are a stereotypical hard-arsed major with an ace moustache from an Agatha Christie novel...
In my family, the standard procedure is to knock, and if there's someone in there, they'll knock back. No talking, no listening, no trying the handle, no psychic superpowers required... How hard can it be? (Of course, everything I'm saying here is hypothetical... ;))
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Pervert. Why didnt u just knock?