Thursday, 22 March 2012

Bathrooms To Read or Not to Read




Women are often left pulling their hair out at the habits of men in bathrooms. One of their chief gripes appears to be men who take reading material into bathrooms. To find out more visit http://www.utopiamag.co.uk/

Most men will freely admit to reading in bathrooms and this is a trait that is unlikely to endear them to their significant others. However, the prevalence of men reading in bathrooms appears to be on the increase and a report on AskMen.com looks at the top 10 men things that men are likely to read in bathrooms. Bathrooms are designed to be relaxing retreats so it is of little surprise that men read in bathrooms even if it is much to the chagrin of their partners.

Bathrooms - Must Read Material

Bathrooms are men’s fortresses of solitude and reading is a given for most males when entering the bathroom. But what exactly do men read when in bathrooms? Well, a report on AskMen.com answers this very question. The top 10 reading materials for men in bathrooms were:

·       #10 - Comics - Bathrooms up and down the country are likely to strewn with dog-eared copies of the ‘Beano’ or ‘Dandy’ if the survey on AskMen.com is anything to go buy.
·       #9 - Movie Guides - Men like films. Consequently, the like to read about films in bathrooms. Guides to the latest blockbuster movie releases are the ninth most popular reading material for bathrooms.
·       #8 - TV Guide - This just makes good sense. Bathrooms are the perfectly place to plan your night’s TV viewing. As such, men are likely to peruse TV guides when in bathrooms.
·       #7 - Self Help Books - In an unlikely turn of events, it would appear that men read books aimed at self improvement in bathrooms. ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul’ anyone?
·       #6 - Newspaper - Today’s modern man needs to keep up with world events. There is obviously no better place to do this than in the comfort of their own bathrooms; which is why newspapers take 6th place in the bathrooms reading material hit-list.
·       #5 - Bathroom Books - As if proof was required that reading in bathrooms was an applicable pastime, taking number 5 in the list is books that are specifically written to be read in bathrooms.
·       #4 - Business Magazines - Bathrooms are a good place for innovation for men, so, reading business magazines just makes good sense if they hope to become the next Bill Gates.
·       #3 - Encyclopedia - Bathrooms are clearly all about self improvement for men. Encyclopedias are the 3rd highest ranking reading material in men’s bathrooms.
·       #2 - Men’s Magazines - Magazines such as FHM and Loaded are highly likely to litter the floor of men’s bathrooms, much to their partner’s annoyance. Protestations about reading them for the articles are likely to fall on deaf eyes.
·       #1 - Guinness Book of Records - Taking the number one spot for reading material in men’s bathrooms is the Guinness Book of Records. Full of utterly useless information, it makes perfect fodder for men who like to read in bathrooms.

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