Weird, random topic I know, but isn't it crazy how far society has come in hiding the fact that taking a crap is normal behavior not to be ashamed of? Back in ancient rome, there was no such things as bathrooms in your house with a toilet and sink. They had public toilets, which looked like a long slab of stone with holes in them that you sit your ass on. There were no dividers, no coverings. You had to take shit you just lift up your toga or whatever they wore and sit down. Taking a shit was actually sort of social activity. Guys would take a crap next to each other at the public toilet and talk politics, philosophy or whatever was on their mind. Almost like going out for a cup of coffee with conversation now.
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They say it wasn't until the Victorian age that taking a crap became stigmatized. Victorian etiquette made this a shameful activity and something nobody should catch you doing, lest you be embarrassed. And till this day, we are all embarrassed if people know we are taking a dump. How many times has a girl been over your house hanging and you really want to take a number 2 but would rather wait till she leaves so you don't stank up the bathroom? I'm sure it's even more true with girls who will wait to their guy leaves before they bomb the bathroom. We have 19th century "polite" English culture to thank.
They say it wasn't until the Victorian age that taking a crap became stigmatized. Victorian etiquette made this a shameful activity and something nobody should catch you doing, lest you be embarrassed. And till this day, we are all embarrassed if people know we are taking a dump. How many times has a girl been over your house hanging and you really want to take a number 2 but would rather wait till she leaves so you don't stank up the bathroom? I'm sure it's even more true with girls who will wait to their guy leaves before they bomb the bathroom. We have 19th century "polite" English culture to thank.