A flight attendant has shared the inside scoop on why toilet paper isn't the best option when using the restroom on a plane.
According to one cabin crew member, passengers should instead use the tissue for drying their hands.
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They said: “Use the tissue paper as opposed to the toilet paper.
“When turbulence hits and little boys who are pointing and shooting, they kind of shoot everywhere.
“That usually ends up on the toilet paper so if you don’t want that kind of stuff in your nether regions, use the tissue paper.”
They said the tissue paper for drying hands is usually placed a lot higher up and will have been missed by any spray, as the Express reports.
They said: “It’s cleaner, so just use that instead of the toilet paper.”
Toilet paper on a plane can also be pretty poor quality so passengers might want to bring a tissue with them when they visit the loo.
Passengers aren’t supposed to go to the toilet during turbulence but it could sometimes hit without warning.
Normally the cabin crew will put the seatbelt signs on when turbulence hits and passengers aren’t supposed to leave their seats.
If it’s an emergency passengers could try asking the crew if they can go to the toilet but the attendants might say no.
While turbulence normally feels a lot more dramatic on the plane than it actually is, someone could still fall and have an accident.
If the plane toilet paper is noticeably dirty, passengers could ask the crew to provide a fresh roll.
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