Re:Toilets of the World
by Symbiote on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @06:58PM
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No.
I have been in poorer bits of Europe, sub-Saharan Africa, South America, Pacific islands.
The USA is (so far) the only place¹ where there were gaps between the door and the "wall" of the toilet cubicle partitions. This is surely more expensive -- it requires special hinges to provide the gap. In other countries, "cheap" might mean a 2mm gap. In the USA, it's an intentional 2cm gap.
There is some other reason. I'm not American. I genuinely don't know if I should admire it (lack of shame of bodily functions), or criticize it (afford less privacy to those who use public toilets).
¹ [There are places where there are no stalls at all.]
Re:Toilets of the World
by cmurf on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @07:53PM
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I think it's to shame people into not using public toilets, as a disincentive, and at best to get people to leave as soon as possible. There are health consequences to pushing.
I have been in poorer bits of Europe, sub-Saharan Africa, South America, Pacific islands.
The USA is (so far) the only place¹ where there were gaps between the door and the "wall" of the toilet cubicle partitions. This is surely more expensive -- it requires special hinges to provide the gap. In other countries, "cheap" might mean a 2mm gap. In the USA, it's an intentional 2cm gap.
There is some other reason. I'm not American. I genuinely don't know if I should admire it (lack of shame of bodily functions), or criticize it (afford less privacy to those who use public toilets).
¹ [There are places where there are no stalls at all.]
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