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by dheera 1926 days ago
> gas station bathrooms in the US

Gas station bathrooms in the US are also not usually free. As a non-white male I've been told frequently they are for customers only, and have had to on many occasions point to a car actively filling up gas so they can see that I am a customer.

That said, I hate this culture though because when bathrooms aren't free, we end up with shit and urine on the sidewalks. Everyone has to poop and if you don't give them a place to do it that poop is still going to come out anyway.

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I am culturally American, and I hold US|EU (Croatian) citizenship.

I experience something life-threatening if I have to hold my bladder, known as autonomic dysreflexia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomic_dysreflexia

Anyways, I can walk and I look completely normal. I live in Europe (Croatia) and I have to pay to use public toilets/restrooms. Sometimes I have to go 20-30 times per day. Anyways, for me, this is the worst part about living in Europe.