Well I don't care about etiquette my will stay the way it is. Silly I know but it is one of my little fobiles.
Loo Rolls
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I guess I did not give the question the serious consideration that it so rightly deserves.
What concerns me more is whether people crack their boiled eggs at the big end or the little end. But back on topic with a question: do public bogs in England still have the John Wayne toilet paper, or is it softer now, and not as shiny?
I think I'll come back to AccyWeb when it stops being a place where people to try to score points off each other and then pretend they weren't.
But i didnt say so JB, you did.
Of course it was pal. Not wanting to be seen as a boring old arsehole more like.
Make your mind old old lad.
dont you dare go anywhere mrs, you dont post enough anymore as it is, take no notice of the jam sandwich man and get posting again....we love you
In hotels the roll is hung with the next piece AWAY from the wall and
FOLDED TO A POINT
You are quite correct Margaret , hotels do do this, think they do it away from the wall so guests can tear it easily and not waste too much, but the folding is just for presentation.
'Tis a serious question and one been asked many times, presume also by the manufacturers, after all difficult to ask how you use it,etc., isn't it ?..
As for me .. well, mine is on the floor at the moment. last holder dropped off .. mainly due to son and mates leaning on it to balance, whilst other hand was probably busy holding something else.
I have bought a new one, at great expense, but has not been attached to tiles as yet, as do not know how to screw into tiles. New shower riser rail still waiting to be put up for same reason 
If it were up, would put next to wall, as looks neater.
Kate you need to drill through the tiles wuth a masinary drill and put plastic plugs in for you bathroom accessories.
Oops excuse bad spelling!!!
But be sure to use a drill bit designed to drill tiles or they may crack
How to Drill into Tile Without Breaking It | DoItYourself.com
Never mind JB, I think it's a fascinating and under-valued topic. 
Now, on a practical note; if your loo-roll holder has a matching metal flap on top, as many hotel ones do, the only way you can hang the roll is away from the wall. If you do it the other way it will be caught on the edge of the drop-down flap, as it rolls, and will wrinkle and tear. I'm sure I don't have to point out the potentially dire consequences of using a sheet of wrinkled, torn loo-paper, we've all been there haven't we? Oh, well some of us have.
On a scientific note; you know how, sometimes, the perforations in your bog-standard (boom boom) 2-ply loo-roll don't quite match up? It only takes a centimeter out of line and you've got little bits of shredded paper where you gave a tug and only one lot of perforation worked. To cure this problem, hang the offending roll the other way (end facing the wall if it was formerly away from the wall) and, Hey Presto!, your little perforations will match perfectly.
Did you know that it is considered vulgar, in polite society, to use any other colour paper than white? If you want to show how very sophisticated you are where it really counts you should hang plain white paper and avoid pink, green or, particularly, multi-coloured squares of the Daily Mirror. The latter can leave a lasting impression on your guests.
Ooh, I could go on all night but I'll have to stop. Call of Nature.
Now, on a practical note; if your loo-roll holder has a matching metal flap on top, as many hotel ones do, the only way you can hang the roll is away from the wall. If you do it the other way it will be caught on the edge of the drop-down flap, as it rolls, and will wrinkle and tear. I'm sure I don't have to point out the potentially dire consequences of using a sheet of wrinkled, torn loo-paper, we've all been there haven't we? Oh, well some of us have.
On a scientific note; you know how, sometimes, the perforations in your bog-standard (boom boom) 2-ply loo-roll don't quite match up? It only takes a centimeter out of line and you've got little bits of shredded paper where you gave a tug and only one lot of perforation worked. To cure this problem, hang the offending roll the other way (end facing the wall if it was formerly away from the wall) and, Hey Presto!, your little perforations will match perfectly.
Did you know that it is considered vulgar, in polite society, to use any other colour paper than white? If you want to show how very sophisticated you are where it really counts you should hang plain white paper and avoid pink, green or, particularly, multi-coloured squares of the Daily Mirror. The latter can leave a lasting impression on your guests.
Ooh, I could go on all night but I'll have to stop. Call of Nature.
Scared though .. might crack the tiles.
There is another problem too .. there are already holes in the tiles where the last one was .. quite deep. Friend (whose husband works for large Spanish manufacturer) told me to put grouting in rather than filler. Bought a tube, but doesn't come out of tube very well, so gave up on that one. Think it might have dried up or summat ?
Heard that you are best to put masking tape on tiles first before drilling .. everybody agree ?
Sorry if going off thread Jambutty, but is sortof related, and been dyeing to ask question for long time, but thought you might all think I am a helpless/thick woman like, and that would never do ..
Why are you bothered what people think? If you need advice just ask!!!!
That’s because the two sheets have got out of sync. You just have to unwrap one once round the roll and they should then line up OK.Never mind JB, I think it's a fascinating and under-valued topic.
On a scientific note; you know how, sometimes, the perforations in your bog-standard (boom boom) 2-ply loo-roll don't quite match up? It only takes a centimeter out of line and you've got little bits of shredded paper where you gave a tug and only one lot of perforation worked. To cure this problem, hang the offending roll the other way (end facing the wall if it was formerly away from the wall) and, Hey Presto!, your little perforations will match perfectly.
Ooh, I could go on all night but I'll have to stop. Call of Nature.
People used to steal the big ones out of one of the clubs in Accrington. The cheeky sods even broke the lock on the holder.
When I managed a building I had those single sheet dispensers installed, and then the packs of sheets started going missing from a storage cupboard - they had to be put under lock and key - employees with a grudge often steal in order to get revenge.
My sentiments entirely.
Let others live in ignorance.
Right! That's it for today. A snack, a brew and footie on telly.