potty mouths

I've always been a firm believer that public bathrooms are not a hang out spot. You should get in and get out as quickly and as quietly as possible. Maybe this is why I am extremely bothered by a recent trend in my office bathroom.

Let me preface this by saying my department shares the floor with a glorified mail room. I'm not trying to be rude, I'm sure these people work hard at their jobs, but most of them are either very ghetto, very trashy or just...weird. It's an interesting combination. To give you an idea of the type of people working there...eight of them got fired this year for dealing prescription drugs and soliciting their business using their work emails. I've also seen Micky Mouse and Elroy from the Jetsons tattooed on two different people's necks. So yea.

However, the bathroom on their side is further away from my desk...so I can waste some time walking over and back.

In the past week the following has all occurred in that bathroom:

1) A woman having a conversation with someone (loudly) on her cell phone while sitting on the toilet.

2) A woman having a conversation with herself (mumbling) while sitting on the toilet.

3) Two women having a very involved, loud, conversation about drama with other people at work while they were each sitting on (different) toilets.

4) Two women having a very involved, loud conversation about drama with other people at work while blocking the entrances to all of the stalls (and they looked at me like I was being rude when I had to squeeze through them to go in and pee.)

5) A woman straightening her hair. She wasn't on the toilet but she did spread out all her makeup and hair supplies across the sink area.

I just threw that last one in...but what I am really trying to say is...what is with all the talking? Peeing is not the time for conversations...and the one who was mumbling to herself actually scared me. Creepy.

Is it just me that finds this strange? Are public bathrooms the new hot spot for conversations?