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Hold on a second. This is only for one particular model. The article says that high-tech toilets are present in hotels, restaurants, bus stations, rest stops an
by HenryKissinger 7y ago
Hold on a second. This is only for one particular model. The article says that high-tech toilets are present in hotels, restaurants, bus stations, rest stops and around 80% of homes in Japan. Japan is a poorer country than the United States. If Japan can afford this technology, there is no reason the US can't, from a strict affordability standpoint.
- benrbray 7y agoPoorer by what metric? I wouldn't agree that life in Japan vs USA is so dissimilar that you can definitively say Japanese people/shop owners are poorer. For example, both countries rank highly on the Human Development Index [1]. In fact, Japan is #3 by inequality-adjusted HDI, whereas USA is #28. (agree that the user you're responding to is being disingenuous about the price of Japanese toilets btw. The other differences is that public restrooms in Japan are often shared among several nearby shops--like at a train station--meaning a Toto is always within reach even if there's not one in every shop.) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Dev... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_inequality-adjusted_HDI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_inequalit...
- p1necone 7y agoIf you're talking about GDP per capita it doesn't really tell you whether the general populace is well off or not.