I am actually shocked that many of you feign ignorance of squatting whilst here in the States/Canada. Have you never used a public restroom? Do you actually allow your tender, clean flesh to touch the lid of Sodom? I don't care if you put wax paper/sanitary tissue on the lid. That's sanitary theatre.
2-3 layers of toilet paper on top, wasteful, but I can sit and shit in some level of comfort knowing that my ass cheeks aren't absorbing the sweat of last person's ass cheeks that sat, shat, and sweat there.
WORD!!
Sanitary Theatre.
Yeah, but your "levitation" method carries its own risks. Ever lose balance and, you know, "fall in" so to speak? Not a pretty picture...
EDIT: Oh, pfff, never mind, I wrote it then was like, duh, you still leave the seat down, but what I'm surprised about is you do that at home too! You could buy that special seat that easily disconnects with twist handles so you can take it to the shower and completely wash it down fully with soap rather than just wiping one down that's screwed into place. They cost about $10 bucks more than regular seats. I understand perfectly why you do this with public restrooms, though. Many slobs just urinate with the seats down (on a busy day when the urinals are in use) so sometimes I'll find the seat very wet and I'll have to wipe it dry first before layering it with toilet paper. Then there's upwards splashing when the toilet is flushed as well, so some of that "wet" could be urine and/or water with fecal matter, especially if it was a diarrhea drop, etc...
Yeah, they're lots of slobs that just don't lift the seat up to urinate or flush. I hate every minute I'm having to be in a public restroom, honestly.