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minus-square@UltraBlack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish10•2 years agoFun fact: US toilet stalls are designed in such a way to reduce comfort and thus increase working hours. This comes from the same ballpark
minus-square@PurplebeanZ@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglish6•2 years agoThat doesn’t explain the public ones :( as a Brit visiting Disney last year those toilet cubicles were not a pleasant experience.
minus-square@I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoThe lack of privacy is to keep you from doing drugs and having sex in the stalls. We shame people out of bad behavior with a 1 inch gap in the door. Spoiler: it only works on people who would already avoid such behaviors in public toilets.
Fun fact: US toilet stalls are designed in such a way to reduce comfort and thus increase working hours. This comes from the same ballpark
That doesn’t explain the public ones :( as a Brit visiting Disney last year those toilet cubicles were not a pleasant experience.
Cheaper to make them that way
The lack of privacy is to keep you from doing drugs and having sex in the stalls. We shame people out of bad behavior with a 1 inch gap in the door. Spoiler: it only works on people who would already avoid such behaviors in public toilets.