Your phone rings while you're in a stall in a public rest room -- do you answer it?

No way. Everyone would hear my conversation (but might think I’m talking to myself lol) and there are way to many background noises. There is no call that can’t wait 5 minutes until I get my pants up, wash my hands and leave the restroom.

I text back that I am presently unavailable (if it’s an important call) or just let it go to answering service.

I second @Supacase… I can barely take personal calls while I’m at the office. I don’t like when a bunch of people can hear my conversations.

I usually won’t take calls in a restroom (public or private – I think it’s weird). However, I will occasionally take a call in a dressing room. If I notice that they’ve called more than once, I’ll take the call.

This rarely happens, though, because I rarely hear my cell phone and it’s almost always on vibrate

Let’s see, if I am in the stall of public restroom, taking a dump, and my phone rings, of course I answer it. Here is what I say, in a loud voice, in case someone else is in the public restroom as well:

“Hello?” “Oh hi, (insert name here)” “How did you know I was at (public place) in the bathroom, taking a big shit?”

That usually works

I’ll answer for my husband, but I usually wait and call him back. I think it’s disrespectful to the others who are using the bathroom.

Absolutely crude and unnecessary.

Hell no I won’t answer. Before I go into the restroom, I always turn my phone on vibrate or silent, so I won’t hear it ring. I don’t need any distractions, cause I want to get the hell out of there (I’m scared of public bathrooms).

Yes, though it depends on who’s calling.

LOL @evelyns_pet_zebra

For me, depends on the person. MOST people, I won’t answer, i’ll just call back when I’m out, but for FEW people, I will. And yeah, if there is some one there in the bathroom too, I probably won’t answer either.

Kinda dangerous to talk while on the toilet though… I’ve once lost a phone that way >_>

Definitely answer it, and then proceed to talk about the color and amount of bumps “down there” and how much it itches

jk but no, I think it’s rude to answer a phone anywhere like this, including elevators and the LIBRARY! (I have a sincere hate for people who answer their phone in the library)

You can take out the “while you’re in a stall in a public restroom” part of the question, and the answer is probably the same. I generally don’t answer my phone, period, and call people back if I want to talk to them.

Text them and say hang on i will fone you in ( such a time ) , if they ring more than once answer the fone JUST AS YOU STRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIN and hope that makes them not call back ever again

GA @sandystrachan

No. No, I don’t.

No. I would look at the caller ID and call the person back when I am in a better position to talk.

@zephyr826 So are you a celebrity actress or something?

@Zen I wish. I meant in a store when I was trying on clothes. But thank you for the suggestion; it made me smile.

At OP: Were you also thinking of video calls?

No, I would just call that person back once I had finished using the toilet.

@Noel_S_Leitmotiv Oh i forgot about video calls , imaging leaving them a video mail of the turd splooooshig into the toilet .

No, I think that’s so gross when I hear people talking on their cells while in the restrooms. Of course I’m one of the weirdos who washes their hands before touching my naked bits. However, I do work with guys who enjoy to take pictures of urinal cakes and other business to share around by text.

@hungryhungryhortence:

There’s nothing weird about washing you hands before piddling. It makes more sense, you’re much more likely to infect your unit with dirty hands than infect someone else or yourself after urinating.

you bet, I’d use that grunting “hh eel oo?” too.

Only if it’s the wife.

I look and see who it is. If it’s one of my kids I take the call. If not, they can leave a message.

eeek! never!

Husband and sister and maybe two or three of my close friends yes. If my phone is not handy I would not dig for it in my purse, I would just let it go to voicemail. Generally, I don’t screen my calls though.

@Jack79 – Somehow I find it really hard to imagine you saying eeek! in the Real World

I definitely answer my phone but I do check the number and I wouldn’t necessarily pick up if it was my boss

I won’t answer my phone. If it’s really important, they will leave a message, or call back. Besides, I answer my phone when I want to. Especially when I know who is calling, and I just don’t want to talk.

“Hello? No, I was just dropping the kids off at the pool”

Absolutely, and speak loudly. Clean myself up and pull up my pants while holding phone to ear with shoulder. Walk out and wash my hands while still talking at the top of my lungs. Isnt that how you’re supposed to do it?