103. Should Toilets Be Free?
No Stupid Questions
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🗓️ 12 June 2022
⏱️ 34 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Human beings are complicated little suckers. |
| 0:07.0 | I'm Antelope Duckworth. |
| 0:09.0 | I'm Stephen Dovner. |
| 0:10.0 | And you're listening to no stupid questions. |
| 0:13.0 | Today on the show, should you have to pay to use a public bathroom? |
| 0:17.0 | You're a nation-hand hygiene tipping. |
| 0:19.0 | These are some of my very favorite topics in the world. |
| 0:22.0 | Stephen, we have a really long email actually from one Phil Mitchell. |
| 0:34.0 | Do you want to just read it really fast? |
| 0:36.0 | Do you have something to drink in a comfortable seat? |
| 0:40.0 | Go for it. |
| 0:41.0 | On a recent visit to Europe where it is common to charge an entry fee to public washrooms, |
| 0:47.0 | my wife and I had a disagreement over whether this is a good idea. |
| 0:51.0 | She is from Europe. |
| 0:52.0 | I'm from Canada. |
| 0:54.0 | She's used to this practice and explains that it helps pay for the cleaning of the washrooms |
| 0:58.0 | and helps keep the cues short. |
| 1:00.0 | Can I interrupt Phil and you for a second? |
| 1:02.0 | Yeah. |
| 1:03.0 | He immediately notes that she's from Europe and she's used to it. |
| 1:07.0 | And I'm not and I'm not. |
| 1:09.0 | And therefore, she thinks it's a good idea and I don't. |
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