This is kind of gross, anyone walking past can see what you're up to.
2007-10-16 19:22:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
hah nothing. i don't use them. I just don't want to see other people using them
2007-10-16 19:27:44 · update #1
americans can send a man to the moon, but can't figure out how to build a door without a gap. OK
2007-10-16 19:30:40 · update #2
hey man i watch the daily show, i get the cultural refs.
2007-10-16 19:52:36 · update #3
Oh, I hate that, too. I've had to put up with that for too long. I mean, I try to avoid drinking alot of liquid just so I can avoid restrooms. I don't think people peek, but still it's just unerving.
2007-10-16 23:45:21 · answer #1 · answered by autumn leaf 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They have to have gaps so that the doors will close properly on their hinges. I've never seen any with HUGE gaps though...thinking back, most of them are about 1/2 inch wide. If the gap was huge, I'd guess that maybe the door was somehow broken, or maybe it was a poor design.
Sure, people could walk by and look at you, but most Americans have manners and enough intelligence to realize that's rude and disgusting.
Why don't urinals have taller walls on them to shield a man's penis from the view of men who may be standing on either side of him? Better yet, other than saving a little water, why do we even HAVE urinals? Why can't men just go into a toilet stall and use the toilet like they do at home?
2007-10-17 05:50:53 · answer #2 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree - it is gross - go to Switzerland - the walls are from ceiling to floor between stalls too - so you won't have any pervs peeking over - and you don't have to be Senator Craig - to want a bit of privacy. Perhaps you should bring it up with your representative in gov't.
I remember being in Italy once - the bathroom had a hole in the floor. I guess having a toilet with some space for viewing is far better than no toilet at all.
2007-10-16 20:36:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is usually just a small crack to allow the door hinges to work and allow for minor warping of the materials before the door has to be replaced. Just don't look and mind your manners.
2007-10-16 19:27:26 · answer #4 · answered by Alyssa and Chloe's Mommy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're lucky they have doors. I've traveled to some parts othe country when they don't have doors at all, and walls that only come up to your shoulders (when sitting). it's because homosexuals use public restrooms as places to have sex.
2007-10-16 20:07:28 · answer #5 · answered by A Plague on your houses 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
wow, I thought it was only here (down under) that the bleeding toilets are like that...i hate it. Maybe people didn't think about it when they made them.
2007-10-16 21:53:55 · answer #6 · answered by -♦One-♦-Love♦- 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It lets you see if the stall is occupied.
Everyone is the same sex in the room, and no one wants to peek, so who the hell cares?
2007-10-16 22:47:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is something like the V's secret! (sense of space!)
2007-10-16 20:00:41 · answer #8 · answered by swanjarvi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Senator Craig, don't you have some other things to attend?
2007-10-16 19:46:47 · answer #9 · answered by B C 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why do Yanks call them "rest rooms"? Why doesn't one of that litigatious crowd sue somebody because there isn't anywhere to rest in them?
2007-10-16 22:36:41 · answer #10 · answered by Tom P 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋