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| This picture has nothing to do with the subject of this post, but I liked it! |
Just had to spout off about a little conversation I had with my Brother this afternoon as we were chatting. I'm sure I'm not the only one that gets peeved when they go into a public bathroom and then you try to close the door of the stall for privacy! Most public restrooms aren't too bad, but occasionally, you will walk into one and this is what takes place:
You go into a stall and try to close the door, to find that you either have to a.) step up on the toilet seat to get clear enough to close the door, or b.) try to squeeze between the side wall and commode to clear the way enough to close the door! Once you have managed to close the door and do what you came in there for, the next challenge is to try to get some tissue!! You know what I'm talking about! My Brother says it's because of the ADA (American Disabilities Act), but I'm not sure if it's that or not... I mean after all, even if you are in a wheelchair, I don't think it would be easier!! Most of the time you have to bend over, with your head almost touching the floor as you reach backwards and up to try to grab the tissue that is ALWAYS torn off INSIDE of the roller with nothing hanging down! I mean come on! Don't people use a little consideration and think that gee, the next person might have a hard time getting this since I've torn it off all the way up inside of this thing! Once you finally manage to get a slight grip on the end of the roll, and try to gently pull it downwards so you can get a better grip on it... what always happens? That's right! It tears a tiny little thumb piece off and then you have to begin your search all over again. By now, your face is hot and red from the blood pulsing into it from being in this upside down position for so long! Once you get hold of it again, and manage to pull it down a little further, the same thing happens and you start all over again! Then try to stand up and fix your clothing! Your nose is pressed up against the door in front of you! I mean what engineer every thought of putting the door right on top of the commode?? Now the next move is to try to turn around to flush the commode since it obviously hasn't flushed itself as it is supposed to automatically do when you stand up! Maybe that's because in a real and more normal world, the person wouldn't still be standing almost on top of the commode and some light could enter in, telling it to flush! So now you have to turn around and try to find that little black button that really isn't a button at all and try to get it to flush the toilet as it should have done automatically! I'll be they paid a good penny for those "automatic" flushing toilets too!! How I miss the old silver handles! Once done with that, you have to climb back on the toilet seat to open the door "IN" because they should have made it open "OUT" if they weren't going to leave any room for you to move out of the way!!
I guess one answer is what my Brother said: In China they just have a graded floor with an opening and you assume the position over it ... no walls, no doors, nothing.... what he didn't mention is "no privacy" either!
I wonder which is better?
