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Why don't public restroom stalls have OPEN/OCCUPIED indicators like porta potties do? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I hate peaking under the stalls or knocking doors to figure it out. The answer is so simple.

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[-] themurphy@lemmy.world 162 points 8 months ago

TIL occupied indicators are not standard in the rest of the world.

[-] fritata_fritato@lemmy.nz 16 points 8 months ago

Exactly! I genuinely learnt something from this post. What a strange world we live in, something so basic for over a century is not used by the hegemon

[-] Nalivai@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 8 months ago

I think it's uniquely US problem, along with weird gaps so you can always look at the person shiting

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