I like the stalls with the privacy gaps more. I’ve been in too many European bathrooms that are damp and smell like shit due to inadequate ventilation.
I’ve been in enough to see that there isn’t much air movement at all, usually made worse as there is a door to the stall with an undersized louver or no louver at all.
It may be a code requirement now, but I’ve seen a lot of places where it either isn’t working or isn’t there.
Based on my and other responses, you can see that a lot of public restrooms have more open stalls, many of which have thin vertical gaps which people can see through if they look hard enough. The stalls also doing go up to the roof and fully down to the floor. Recently, some stalls have additional pieces of metal to cover the vertical gaps, but the gaps at the roof and floor aren’t covered.
You’ll be out of the sight line for pooping, but it isn’t fully private and there is nothing stopping others from hearing what you’re doing. A lot of people have a visceral reaction to that.
I like the stalls with the privacy gaps more. I’ve been in too many European bathrooms that are damp and smell like shit due to inadequate ventilation.
But it’s usually open at the top or there’s a ventilator of sorts, always one of the 2. Come to think of it, it’s probably a requirement.
I’ve been in enough to see that there isn’t much air movement at all, usually made worse as there is a door to the stall with an undersized louver or no louver at all.
It may be a code requirement now, but I’ve seen a lot of places where it either isn’t working or isn’t there.
Why doors? Have it open. Why in a room? Have it open. Why a specific place have it open!
You want to shit on the street?
And we’ve all been in stinking, poorly kept stalls. They’re kind of separate issues.
I’ve found the quality of stalls in the USA is far better than Europe in public places, especially when it comes to smell and moisture.
I’ve never been to the US so I don’t know if you’re downvoted because of the sentiment or because you’re actually wrong, so I’ll just stay out of this
Based on my and other responses, you can see that a lot of public restrooms have more open stalls, many of which have thin vertical gaps which people can see through if they look hard enough. The stalls also doing go up to the roof and fully down to the floor. Recently, some stalls have additional pieces of metal to cover the vertical gaps, but the gaps at the roof and floor aren’t covered.
You’ll be out of the sight line for pooping, but it isn’t fully private and there is nothing stopping others from hearing what you’re doing. A lot of people have a visceral reaction to that.