<p>The coed bathrooms really aren’t erotic at all, from my experience. There’s actually a STRONG taboo among students against using them for sex-- it’s considered rude and disrespectful. Not that it’s unheard of, granted, but it’s definitely frowned upon.</p>
<p>In my dorm, at least, there are so many bathrooms per floor–something like 7–that it’s rare that someone else will even be in there. So even though are bathrooms are all coed (in reality, though not in name… My floor is easy-going about such things and, consequently, people use the bathrooms closest to their rooms no matter the ostensible designation), there isn’t that much occasion for awkward encounters. Plus, what’s so scandalous about brushing your teeth? There are generous curtains on the showers and urinating is, well, common to both sexes. For most students, the bathrooms are not particularly titillating. It’s just a matter of convenience.</p>
<p>Moreover, if one is uncomfortable with the notion of coed bathrooms, I don’t really see how one could be comfortable with a coed floor, to be honest… When you’re living with mixed sexes, seeing people in pajamas, robes, or various states of undress is a given. If it’s embarrassing or difficult to deal with sexual tension in the context of washing one’s face at the sink in the morning, it’s also going to be hard when Mr. Ultimate Frisbee Stud moseys down the hall wearing naught but a towel… </p>
<p>The bottom line: if you’re going for a coed living arrangement anyways, the bathrooms are pretty tame additions.</p>