Toilet Etiquette

I'm never entirely sure of how friendly one should be in the office toilets. Should one acknowledge co-workers as they're going in and out of cubicles? And then do you start a conversation with them? I did that last week with a colleague as we both stood next to each other drying our hands. I felt I had to break the silence so we ended up discussing how nice it would be to have a Dyson Airblade. Dorothy Parker it wasn't.

Toilets, especially for girls I think, are places of sanctuary. If you feel like you're going to have a cry you run to the toilets. If you sense your hair is suddenly going off piste, you run for the toilets. If you're suffering a hangover from the night before, you run for the toilets. And maybe the last thing you want is to have to make small talk.

Smart girls (and boys) use the disabled toilet. Total privacy and acres of space for whatever it is you need to do. Only problem is, the whole office is obviously getting smarter cos an unengaged, stench-free disabled toilet is like El Dorado these days.

And as to the toilet etiquette in the gents, I can only wonder.

So...what are your thoughts on quantitative easing?