62% German Men Sitzpinklers. US Men at 25%

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German men are the world's most prolific Sitzpinklers – or sitting-widdlers – according to a poll of male urination habits around the world.

In the survey, 62 per cent of German men responded by saying they sit down to urinate 'every' or 'most times', almost three times higher than Britain's 24 per cent.

Of the 13 countries surveyed by YouGov, Sweden came second with 50 per cent, Denmark in third with 44 per cent, while 35 per cent of men in France and 34 per cent in both Spain and Italy said they prefer to take a pee.

The debate over the best method has long-raged in Germany, so much so that it has coined the term 'Sitzpinklers' - meaning someone who sits while urinating.

Despite studies in the country suggesting it is the more healthy option – and signs in many public bathrooms requesting that men sit for sanitary reasons – the German term has a derogatory undertone, implying that sitting is not masculine.

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