I actually feel the exact same way. I really don't care about gender-neutral restrooms or the idea of sharing restrooms with people of the opposite gender. It doesn't bother me at all. Especially if there are stalls. It's not like you're seeing the other person stripping naked in front of you, I'm assuming, right?
I mean, I could see it being uncomfortable if this was like a locker/shower room or something but a bathroom? Really?
Also, I dunno. I feel like so much of this fear of men is something that's conditioned. We're scared to be around people of the opposite gender and we're constantly worrying about whether they're rapists because we're told that that's something we should be afraid of. A lot of times it really isn't even reasonable. Do people even really get raped in bathrooms? Is that even a thing?
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You know I never thought much about it but you're right, segregated bathrooms are outdated as hell. I couldn't care less if there's people of the opposite gender using the same bathroom either, it's some ridiculous paranoia that all men are potential predators. Absolutely ridiculous.[/quote]
Pretty sure I've seen joint bathrooms in a few restaurants or cafes before and no-one really cared about it? Or maybe that was those single room ones where you can only go one at a time, can't remember now.
As much as I love the reason why I'll be away, I am going to miss this site, and I'll probably be worrying for most of the time about whether or not someone emailed me while I was gone. I'm hoping that, if I do, there won't be any appointments that they make for me during the time that I'm gone. Maybe I could find a computer to use shortly after we get there, just to quickly check my email.
