OP-ED: Men and Movies - Do They Really Have to Tuck it Away in Public?

The other night I was clearly disturbed, perturbed, and grossed out when I was at the local Silvercity theaters to see the new movie 1408. No, the movie didn't freak me out and leave me with nightmares - quite honestly, I really didn't care for the movie.

What got me was the bee-line to the toilets once the movie was finished. Typically, it was 10 to 1, women vs. men - that's normal - our bladders are smaller and after drinking a gallon of liquid in 90 minutes, we ladies have to go. As did the guys, though there were clearly less of them needing the facilities! But this isn't an article about how long we can or can't hold on to our bladders for. As I was leaning against the wall waiting for my honey to come out of the royal throne (amazingly I didn't have to go...that's a first!), I noticed the guys coming out of the "washrooms"...one guy was wiping his hands on his pants, another running his hands through his hair. And, then... "Ziiipppp!" - some dude tucking in his William and doing up his fly after he was clearly out of the toilets. I shook my head in astonishment and suddenly realized that the wall I was leaning on was probably filthy with nasty little bacteria. So I moved away and continued to wait for my guy. But curiosity had me and I couldn't help but pay attention to what was or wasn't coming out of the men's washrooms...no dryers running that I could hear, as opposed to the girl's toilets that were full of ladies lining up to wash and dry their hands. And boom - there it was again - yet another guy stuffing away his package and doing up his pants in public. So, what gives? Did this just happen to be one of those night's where the "grimy" guys were out all in one go? My honey came out (and was thankfully shaking off his hands because he'd washed them - with soap), and I outright asked him: "What's the deal with all these guys putting it away in public?" Are they trying to prove, or show us, that they have something below the belt worthy of displaying? Or do they literally walk away from the urinal still peeing and walk straight out before they've put it away? It's enough that I don't want to see some other guy's willy, but what about the hygiene? So, this happened after the movie was finished. There was no rush, no blizzard out side that we had to get home through. Couldn't they take 1 minute longer to tuck and wash? I can only imagine what goes on while the movie is still on and the guy doesn't want to miss what happens...I'm surprised they don't just urinate in a cup if they can't even finish doing what they're doing after the movie is finished. I bet their girlfriend would be thrilled to know she shared her popcorn with her germalicious babe. "Hey honey, mind if I take a handful popcorn?" A study in 2005 (see link) revealed that "One in Four Men Don't Wash Hands in Restroom", and that "viruses can stay alive for up to 2 hours on hands". How difficult is it to wash your hands after you've gone to the toilet? Especially in a public place where you're already surrounded by other people's germs that they didn't bother to get rid of? So, guys, let me know what the deal is with this behavior. Was this just an odd night out at the movies? And girls, let me know if you've seen this too and wondered: "Where have those hands been, and where are they going?"