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Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by krrrh on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @06:02PM (#16759652)
On the other hand, I could never get over how many German washrooms I have see that had urinals in a corner such that they couldn’t both be used comfortably. I have never seen anything like it in the states.

Far from the most extreme example:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/8329oawvs9utt4n/german_urinals.jpg...

Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by Balgair on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @06:15PM (#16759765)
Oh god, or the having to 'tip' (pay) to use the toilet. Like, dude, I don't need you to wipe everything inbetween every use, you're holding up the line, it's cool.
Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by krrrh on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @10:56PM (#16761402)
Yes! Even in malls and airports (Tegel specifically). And the cleaner often seems to be spending 90% of their shift guarding the collection plate. There’s a lot of “customer use only” activity in the US, but people will make exceptions, while in Germany an exception will usually come with a $0.50 charge.

Though, there’s actually a pretty interesting history on how pay toilets were banned in the states, partly due to women’s lib.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_to_End_Pay_Toilets...

Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by jacquesm on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @07:31PM (#16760322)
Cozy.