Once I did my business at a public urinal in Texas and was walking away and then as I was washing my hands this old white guy that went to use the urinal after me gave me a dirty look. And only then did I realize that it was not a self flushing urinal, like it’s been so long since I’ve seen one that it needs to be manually flushed that I didn’t even consider that.
Depends where you are and how old the place is. Newer places (last 15ish years or so) will have the auto flush toilets but most businesses only upgrade the bathrooms when things brake.
It’s not even upgrade, even twenty years ago, most of them were either always rinsing or on some sort of intermittent timer. I guess when they were just a big communal trench it didn’t make sense for them to be flushed by an individual. (UK / various Europe)
I was today years old when I realised Americans have to manually flush their urinals. It’s basically half the advantage gone.
Once I did my business at a public urinal in Texas and was walking away and then as I was washing my hands this old white guy that went to use the urinal after me gave me a dirty look. And only then did I realize that it was not a self flushing urinal, like it’s been so long since I’ve seen one that it needs to be manually flushed that I didn’t even consider that.
Depends where you are and how old the place is. Newer places (last 15ish years or so) will have the auto flush toilets but most businesses only upgrade the bathrooms when things brake.
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I’m curious where you’re from that every single urinal in the whole country has been upgraded.
I have never seen a manual urinal in Britain. Never.
It’s not even upgrade, even twenty years ago, most of them were either always rinsing or on some sort of intermittent timer. I guess when they were just a big communal trench it didn’t make sense for them to be flushed by an individual. (UK / various Europe)
I live in Belgium and the last time I remember having to flush one of these was at least 10 years ago without exaggeration
I’m from Australia and it’s been like 8 years since I’ve manually flushed
I’m from Ireland but pretty much any country I’ve been has all been automatic urinals
I haven’t seen a manual flush urinal in Finland in years either
Probably less than half of them