You know outside of the US most countries bathrooms stalls actually work / fit / don’t have peekaboo gaps?
Yes, and we’re incredibly envious of it every time it comes up :(
Al I thought this was a reference to the Greenland MP (I think?) I heard on NPR this morning. He was asked if he thinks the US Government is fascist and he said “if you see a piece of wood with hinges on it, you start to ask if its a door” or something like that
In a lot of public stalls in Japan, the outer end of the door is rounded. And the wall it connects to when closed is concaved. So even though there’s a gap to allow the door to open and close freely, there no direct line of sight.
That sounds like it would cost 5¢ more to manufacture and install. Won’t someone think of the shareholders?
That sounds awesome. Love cool designs like that.
Peekaboo gaps exist outside the states don’t gaslight our readers. Urinals in Heathrow are just a fucking trough you’re supposed to piss in like you’re at a Red Sox game.
Public restrooms in Britain at least aren’t any more enlightened than those in the States
Apologies if you feel I was gaslighting.
I’ve never experienced Heathrow so can’t comment.
I would argue from ‘my’ experience UK bathroom’s seem more enlightened but your own experience may vary.
Haha you’re fine I was being playful
Other than the urinals (and that’s a common thing, just a big trough with no dividers instead of multiple urinals) it’s not that different.
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It’s for surprise genital examinations to ensure you’re not trans /s
This is absolutely by design, and it is so users can be provided the absolute minimum of Privacy-ishtm, but also explicitly so that management can easily verify if a stall is occupied in case any poors/junkies are camping out in there.
It’s also so that public bathroom facilities can be spray-down, and you can wedge a brush in the gaps easily without there being crevices for mold/mildew and other… substances… to remain in.
Yes that makes sense
You seem to be misattributing the causes of homelessness with public restroom design, though, which are two different things. It’s an arms race if anything.
Idk maybe you live somewhere where there are a lot more problems with public toilets than I do
Edit: who’s mad in this thread lol
I’m not attributing anything to anything, I am just stating an established fact as to why public bathroom stalls are designed that way. If you want to stick motives on people, find their original designers.
