[alexander_busek]

Yeah, what’s the deal with Japan and toilets? There must be a historical reason. Almost seems like a worthy subject for a book.

I wrote the definitive book on that topic. Here it is, in its entirety:

126 million people living on narrow strips of coastal land in a chiefly mountainous country have to embrace a culture of good hygiene, or they die like flies.

Regards,

[Gay State Conservative]

True.One of the many things that have struck me about my several visits there (all in winter) is that many...actually,*most*...of the people you saw on the streets were wearing hospital-type masks.And this was 10 years ago.

[Rummyfan]

I think that sums it up.