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We're presumably speaking about a shared bathroom in your home, not about travel accommodation. It would infringe upon a fundamental need for privacy that peopl

by y7 5y ago

We're presumably speaking about a shared bathroom in your home, not about travel accommodation. It would infringe upon a fundamental need for privacy that people have: having a space that is yours alone, where you are free to do whatever, without being observed by others. I've seen some (studio) apartments that have a private bathroom that outside the front door, but still inside the building. I would very much dislike this: to me, it feels like it would break my private space, forcing me to allow for the possibility to run into others each time I go to the bathroom.

hashimotonomora 5y ago
You’d be surprised to know that people in poor places not only share the same bathroom but also the same room and same bed.
Grustaf 5y ago
Of course it's not for travel, I understand that. But neither are dorms. And people stay in youth hostels and similar accommodations for longer periods too. > upon a fundamental need for privacy that people have I don't think you should project your personal preferences with objective needs. Besides, you share bathrooms at the office where you spend 8 hours a day, are you also concerned about running into people there?
alecbz 5y ago
I lived in a dorm for 2 years in college. Not only did I not have a private bathroom, but I also had a roommate, so really I had no reliably private place at all. It was fine. I mean occasionally privacy would be nice, but I also enjoyed the increased sense of community in the dorms. Maybe you'd hate this, but that doesn't make it a violation of human rights or anything.
- dendriti 5y ago
  This doesn't make much sense. Sorry.
- lotsofpulp 5y ago
  Times change. It might not be a human right, but expectations of minimum quality of life improving over the course of decades is a good thing. US college students not having individual rooms and bathrooms is a scam though due to the prices the kids pay the college.
mahathu 5y ago
Sharing a bathroom is hugely common for students or young people (even young "professionals") living in flatshares in Europe.

by y7 5y ago

hashimotonomora 5y ago

You’d be surprised to know that people in poor places not only share the same bathroom but also the same room and same bed.

Grustaf 5y ago

Of course it's not for travel, I understand that. But neither are dorms. And people stay in youth hostels and similar accommodations for longer periods too. > upon a fundamental need for privacy that people have I don't think you should project your personal preferences with objective needs. Besides, you share bathrooms at the office where you spend 8 hours a day, are you also concerned about running into people there?

alecbz 5y ago

I lived in a dorm for 2 years in college. Not only did I not have a private bathroom, but I also had a roommate, so really I had no reliably private place at all. It was fine. I mean occasionally privacy would be nice, but I also enjoyed the increased sense of community in the dorms. Maybe you'd hate this, but that doesn't make it a violation of human rights or anything.

dendriti 5y ago
This doesn't make much sense. Sorry.
lotsofpulp 5y ago
Times change. It might not be a human right, but expectations of minimum quality of life improving over the course of decades is a good thing. US college students not having individual rooms and bathrooms is a scam though due to the prices the kids pay the college.

mahathu 5y ago

Sharing a bathroom is hugely common for students or young people (even young "professionals") living in flatshares in Europe.