Definitely over. 1. As miglooteacher pointed out if you want to show off the pattern then it has to be over. Of course, if you tend to buy plain toilet paper (non-patterned) then that argument will only have a certain amount of relevance. 2. enyaj11 ' s comment about the hygiene concerns of people touching the wall to get a fist full of 'under' hung toilet paper, has a lot of merit. 3. misshayley Solution is certainly outside the box. Though I am not sure how I would like the 'hang' which there surely must be going vertical like that? It's a sign of how incredibly bored I was that I actually looked up and found U.S. statistics on the question which state found that: 72% – hang toilet paper with the first sheet going over the roll 28%- prefer to hang the first sheet under the roll 4. Of course, much meditation on the whole question of 'sanitary equipment' in the toilet led me to wonder about bidet's. .. and what in the heck is the deal with them? I even found a 'how to' video on YouTube (I'll let those who are interested 'Google' the subject of bidet's and their use for themselves!) Apparently, with bidet's it's the norm to either use toilet paper at the end of the operation or a towel. So the question of over/under may still be relevant depending on what is provided. - It's something I'll be especially mindful of if I find a bidet with nothing but a towel to finish off with! .. but I digress.

Only you can tell if it's too close - have you sat on the toilet and used the paper? Is it just that you are used to a different position, or is it really awkward to try and get the paper when you're sitting on the loo? If the position of the holder is wrong and not just unfamiliar, you'll need to talk to your builder or tiler and see what can be done about getting it moved. Life is too short to be thinking angry thoughts every single time you (and your family and your guests) need to go! (especially since the "little room" is sometimes where we mums go to hide from our kids for a few minutes!)

You need to buy a bidet toilet seat. We have had a Conway BA 13 which was very expensive at $1600 or morr but in our next house bought a Quoss for $500 which does the trick. Great for my elderly mother who lives with us but now I love it too.

janbhan my goodness he's a worry wart lol I'm lucky our business is downstairs so whenever we need toilet paper , tissues, toothpaste we pop them on our account and bring them up to use..no more having to pop to the shops..I still buy toothpaste at the shops though..I find the pumps are less messier than the tubes..hubby can't get them in so we use tubes when we are out ..