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I've been in bathrooms in Europe where cleaning women were
cleaning sinks and urnials while men were using the facilities.


I've seen the reverse in Europe.

It was pretty common to see female "towel girls" in mens's
restrooms back when I was a "Road Warrier" and traveled through
many parts of europe fairly often.


Male cleaners in "womens" rooms were not rare.


I didn't know that. I guess that's not so bad in one way - ladies do
at least have the privacy of a door.



Didja ever realize that one of the benefits of the women's liberation
movement in the USA which started about 50 years ago was the (I think)
total elimination of the pay toilet stalls which used to be
commonplace in many public restrooms??

The ladies successfully argued that it was unfair to make them pay to
get into a stall to pee, while men could use the urinals for free.

I have encountered some "pay bathrooms" at cheap gas stations where
anyone who wants to use that room has to drop in a coin to open the
door.



Those gradually disappeared here in the 60s from recollection; I've just
checked with SWMBO'd who cannot recall when she last had to spend a penny.

However, we have had a relatively recent emergence of SuperLoos - what they
do, I have no idea. (Ponders whether they are like a car wash and you exit
sodden!)



Wiki has some notes about that era:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committ...ets_in_America

Jeff

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