I haven't seen one in a while but a "two hole drop" is a rural Australian long drop toilet. One bench seat with two pooping holes in it.
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In the US that's called a two seater
Dual wielding
People are so prissy about bodily functions and genitals and so on these days.
Nope, the separator structures just didn't survive so we don't know how "communal bathrooms" looked they could have had wooden walls around them but you know wood doesn't last very long.
Really but for most of human history your parents having sex with you in the room or same bed wasn't an issue? People didn't care it's the way things where.
We have more to go off, though.
Surviving texts speak of the social aspect of shitting.
Yes but Rome was huge to apply one scenario to all the empire is kinda silly.
I don't think that's the case here
Is that an opinion among history experts, or a deduction based on your observations? I've never heard this theory before, but I'd love to read more if you've got information.
I too want to read more about historical toilets.
I mean, the spacing looks like it would be pretty squishy if you had little wall separators between each spot
Love me some co-op shitting
Some places in China still have the shitter trough. Pro tip is to sit upstream or else it all goes by you. Last time I went in one of though was in a smaller* town’s bus station. Still cracks me up that two uncles were both using it and one of them got up and turned to the other and said 慢慢拉. This phrase is typically used for something like 慢慢来 to mean take your time but he used it to say poo slowly or take your time pooing. Makes it even better that these squat stalls on the trough were like four feet tall so when you stand up you can see everyone.
Also makes me think of my father’s story from playing football in college. The toilets were facing each other with no stalls so men setup a table and played chess as they pooped. Simpler times.
How long are these people pooping for??
Maybe it’s a quick game. They gotta get back on the field
Imagine:
It's 72 degrees, 9am, blue skies, green trees, you're under just a bit of shade, there's a cool, fresh breeze, and ~~shitting~~ sitting on a bench like the one in the picture with your honey, both giggling while the sounds of a river directly underneath you sweep away and clean all the waste as birds chip and you both talk about something inane like how jjk is just naruto on adderall and what's going to be for breakfast.
We used to have it all
You didn't mention the communal ass wiping sponge!
The navy called and want their head back.
Ah, no need for a courtesy flush if there's flowing water!
Imagine if you're taking a shit and a thicc brother sits beside you and now you are touching butts
Don’t stop!
I’m almost there…
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