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>It seems, Americans don't trust one another to sit alone in a toilet; I still don't know if it's for security purposes (to check if someone has a heart failure?) or puritanical reasons (make sure people aren't having sex?) but it sure feels strange, and very difficult to get used to when one comes from a different culture.

I've always thought it was far less interesting than that:

they're cheaper and faster to install. Minimal thought was probably given to the people using them.

parent 52-6F-62 8 years ago

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