Cultural Attitudes Reflected in Toilet Designs
An online controversy has erupted after someone went on a rampage googling "german toilet shit-shelf" following philosopher Slavoj Zizek's comment about how German, French, US & UK toilet designs all reflect different cultural attitudes - leading them to declare Germans as "monstrosities". This article discusses why judging an entire culture based on one person's opinion isn't fair and why we should strive for greater understanding between cultures instead of making assumptions or passing judgement without proper knowledge or context.