Shaving – sitting or standing?

[Tonyschin]

That depends on who cleans the pee splatter.

I was taught not to miss. Only scruffs miss.

 

[TRS]

Do you sit down for a pee?
FFS

I don't quite understand what this has to do with anything.
Historically, in the country where I was born and lived (the USSR), most men of the older generation (born in the 1920s and 1930s) shaved sitting at a table. Those born in the 1950s and later often shaved standing up—because they were taught to shave quickly and frequently in the Soviet army. There were no barbershops, so people shaved themselves. The industry produced shaving kits that included shaving brushes, razor rinse cups, and a lather container. There were also kits with razors. There were also larger kits, so-called "travel" kits.

 

[TRS]

I watched a veteran shaver from another forum on an outdoor shave video he made (I think this had been common place when he served in Vietnam) and I thought about trying it when Summer kicks in properly the UK. I think this would be the easiest way to shave sitting down logistically that is.

One of my grandfathers preferred to shave outside. I remember he always smoked a cigarette and leisurely shaved, telling us lots of interesting stories.

 

[Tonyschin]

I don't quite understand what this has to do with anything.
Historically, in the country where I was born and lived (the USSR), most men of the older generation (born in the 1920s and 1930s) shaved sitting at a table. Those born in the 1950s and later often shaved standing up—because they were taught to shave quickly and frequently in the Soviet army. There were no barbershops, so people shaved themselves. The industry produced shaving kits that included shaving brushes, razor rinse cups, and a lather container. There were also kits with razors. There were also larger kits, so-called "travel" kits.

No offence meant, I believe at home all Brits stood up.
In the trenches of 1914-18, my Grandad used his tea mug, after a quick splash n soap, then shave, clean your mug with your neckerchief, then have a cuppa, mainly crouched down.

 

[TRS]

I believe at home all Brits stood up.

It turns out that shaving traditions vary in different countries.

 

[Mark12]

One of my favorite shaving videos,

View: https://youtu.be/Pz0OEXEq70A?si=VVg23upvIyNbCJU9

That's a wonderful video. Absolutely loved it. I love watching people with skill in their hands.

 

[TobyC]

Standing.

 

[DesertIguana]

Standing on my own two FEET.

 

[Twelvefret]

Standing.

“Standing” is not a complete sentence. Therefore, the use of a period is grammatically incorrect.

 

[JD55]

Interesting conversation here. I sometimes shave my head in the shower without the aid of a mirror...it's pretty easy really. The back of my head never gets access to a mirror even when at the lavatory.
Standing makes sense indoors because of the location of the mirror and plumbing but I have fancied myself to try an outdoor straight razor shave on a nice day with only a table, mirror and bowl, which would make sitting both practical and enjoyable.

 

[SpeedyPC]

On my regional forum, one of the members noted an interesting detail that prompted this question. He noted that vloggers and regular users who make videos about shaving shave standing in front of a mirror. Discussing this, many members (including me) recalled that our grandfathers shaved sitting down. But nowadays, few people shave sitting down; almost everyone does it in the bathroom in front of a mirror.

And how do you shave – standing or sitting?
I shave standing in the bathroom.

It’s all depends on their mobility or disability, I’ve been wet shaving while standing for many year's, unfortunately not anymore, I’ve been sitting while wet shaving in front of the mirror and a big bowl on the table.

Unfortunately that’s life with a mobility issue, as we all attend to grow old throughout life.

 

[TRS]

It’s all depends on their mobility or disability, I’ve been wet shaving while standing for many year's, unfortunately not anymore, I’ve been sitting while wet shaving in front of the mirror and a big bowl on the table.

Unfortunately that’s life with a mobility issue, as we all attend to grow old throughout life.

It's sad to read this, but the most important thing is to have a positive attitude! I remembered a medical saying from the specific humor of doctors: "Life is the only disease whose outcome can be predicted."

 

[SpeedyPC]

It's sad to read this, but the most important thing is to have a positive attitude! I remembered a medical saying from the specific humor of doctors: "Life is the only disease whose outcome can be predicted."

I can still walk and stand comfortably, not easy being cerebral palsy with a combination of spondylitis and spondylosis in multilevel degenerative disc disease throughout the mid to lower thoracic spine and lumbar spine area, so I have to sit at the table and not lose my balance.

 

[stoneandstrop]

Standing for me and probably most nowadays.
I think shaving sitting down was much more common with a dry sink - meaning no water supply where you shave.
A long time ago it was quite common. Water was poured into a bowl from a pitcher and used for shaving and washing yourself with a mirror on a desk, not a sink. Mirrors were not mounted on a wall like medicine cabinets now. Desk mirrors for makeup and shaving sat on the table.