What do an automatic toilet, an airport customer survey and a New Year's resolution have in common?
–They all seek to wash the dirt away and improve what was wrong before...however, sometimes they make simple things more complicated and leave you with a seat full of crap.
As I was heading for the holidays couple of weeks ago through the Amsterdam Schipol airport, interesting incidents happened to me. First, at the restroom, I noticed an annoying new technology: auto-flushing toilet. Though some justify it by its cleanliness, personally, I think it is an invention of an idiot (or a genius who cunningly uses other people's fears for making money). I mean, imagine yourself going for your business in the lavoratory, when you need to move your butt for some reason. What happens is that the censor of the toilet recognizes a movement and interprets that as a sign of you being 'done'. However, you are not done but will get a friendly wash to your 'cheeks' instead. After you are actually ready to go, the toilet will flush again. Or then for some reason it doesn't, because it did so already once, and therefore you have to sit again and then lift...wouldn't it be more simple to just push the button?
On the other hand, Kim Kardashian seem to think this is the new hit thing, so perhaps I am wrong... which brings me to my second point. After surviving the toilet seat, I was sitting in the waiting lounge, when a smiling gentleman came to me and asked, wheter I could answer some survey-questions (for the sake of improving the airport). As I was bored, I thought what the hell. He went through everything from my demographic data to the amount of my airport purchases. At last, he wanted to know if I had any suggestions or complaints. Usually, I don't bother, but this time I was so baffled by the auto-flush, that I decided to ask for its purpose. "It is more hygenic, because some people do not wash their hands" the young man responded. Fair enough, I thought. But then, when he had already left, it occured to me that what does the auto-flush change? Those who do not care for their hygene, will not wash their hands after wiping (or flushing) anyways, whereas those who care for cleanliness, it seems reasonable to wash the hands after flushing – no matter the technology.
Darn it, if only had I thought faster...
Finally, I come to my third and concluding point, my New Year's resolution. I have a bad habit of doing things that I think I should do instead of doing those I actually want to do – on top of all, I stress about them like a maniac (thanks mom for giving me this gift). For example, instead of writing about things that matter to me, I put all my energy in formulating a paper that will go to the x-file after the professor has graded it. Or if I am tired, pissed and just in a need of "alone time", I promise to go to a party instead of speaking up my mind.
So, dear people of the earth, it is time to look the shit in the eye. This year I am going to be the one who decides when to push the flush, and whether to clean up after the dirty work or not. Are you with me?
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