• Technoworcester@lemm.ee
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    5 days ago

    You know outside of the US most countries bathrooms stalls actually work / fit / don’t have peekaboo gaps?

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      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.

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        5 days ago

        That sounds like it would cost 5¢ more to manufacture and install. Won’t someone think of the shareholders?

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        4 days ago

        I don’t know about ‘a lot’ but these are definitely in recently-renovated stations and buildings, at least in areas with high traffic. I definitely still see many that are only vaguely better than the US outside of Tokyo and the other big cities.

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      5 days ago

      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