The difference between men and women is bathrooms.

I was commenting on this post about a girl's list of what she would do if she was a guy. It made me think of the differences I've noticed between men and women. I think a lot of them actually can be shown in the different in public bathroom etiquette haha.

For men:

The bathroom is utilitarian. We only go in there because we have to. If we are going in there we would rather it be empty.

For women:

It seems like the bathroom is used for so many different things. Although I obviously don't really know what goes on in there I have to assume from secondhand information that it is quite a social place. In the two womens bathrooms I've been in (one because it was turned unisex and the other to clean)  both actually had couches and/or a seat. This blew my mind. It goes against everything in male bathroom customs. As a man I can think of no reason in which I would like to sit on a couch and relax in a bathroom. Plus anything in a men's room you don't want to actually touch much less sit on.

For men:

There is to be no talking in bathrooms. No eye contact. No looking at anything but the patch of wall in front of you.

For women:

It seems like women go to the bathroom for the purpose of talking. I guess it makes sense. Women are the more social of the two I guess. But it still seem pretty alien to me.

I'm sure there are plenty of other difference but those ones came to mind and I thought I might as well post this. It would be interesting to hear a woman's perspective on this.