Hi Mark
Yes troughs are only for those totally unaffected by shy bladder. Well spaced urinals with properly sized privacy screens are the ideal, but it is plot luck, especially on old pubs. Even some guys who do not have shy bladder will use a cubicle in preference.
Can you change your mindset to an unemotional one of preferring the hygiene and privacy of a cubicle, and treating that preference as no big deal? Just say "I don't like troughs", and do not justify or apologise for it.
Interestingly I met a guy from Lithuania who said cubicles are the norm there; he had no interest in desensing to urinals.
As for your son, if he is cool about most urinals, I suggest you don't show him the site, as it would be a shame to plant a seed that just because he does not like troughs, he qualifies as having shy bladder.
Cheers
Andrew
4 years 8 months ago