Is there any truth to the idea that the first stall in the bathroom is the cleanest?
For some, the knowledge was passed down by a germophobic parent. For others, it was a glossy teen magazine, or a sign in a math classroom. One person told me she might be making up the memory of learning it at all, though she somehow follows protocol religiously. The secret? That the first bathroom stall is the least popular—and thus the cleanest.
I suppose this is where I should admit I had not heard this precept before I was assigned this article. Each time I set foot in a public restroom, I perform the inane calculus all over again, wasting brain space on The Great Stall Choice.. Sometimes, on a whim, I’ll head to the far end. I’ve noticed recently that I gravitate toward the middle stall .More than a few, however, are unburdened by this daily decision-making process.
Leigh, a consultant in San Francisco, told me, “I really thought it was this life hack that only I had.” She’s been a first-stall user since high school. “Every time that I’m in the first stall and that it’s clean, I feel a little tiny celebration,” she said. “I just feel so happy that I cracked this code and had this lesson on early on in my life.
It’s unclear whether the claim holds up, though researchers do estimate that the middle and farthest stalls get the most traffic. It’s not uncommon to see warnings to
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