Thread: President of the US of A

Offered as an observation and nothing more.

As a traveler I will immerse myself in the local culture and practices and on that note learn and blend in with the locals. I hate looking and acting like a tourist.

If you have traveled abroad you will encounter restrooms that have a woman attendant for men’s room and one restroom for both sexes. It was a little unsettling the first couple of times for me having women walk by me standing at partitioned urinal on her way to the toilet stall. I felt weird and out of sorts at first because nobody else batted an eye. I’ve learned to get over local cultural stuff. The last two holidays were in Paris and Amsterdam by the way.

I think the biggest problem here is they are moving too fast for the majority of people. This is a major cultural change for the US.

Originally Posted by jmercer

I think the biggest problem here is they are moving too fast for the majority of people. This is a major cultural change for the US.

Could be, but it is a presidential election year, so everything that is perceived as politically advantageous is blown up as big as it can go.

This started as an issue in a city, then the state quickly jumped on it and then it has escalated to a national topic.
The gay marriage went from may be 20% support to 80% over a decade or so. It probably is way too fast for the remaining 20% holdouts, but at this point they probably have to accept it and make piece with it.
I wasn't around in the civil rights era, but reading the history it seems rather dramatic too.

Simple solution to the bathroom issues.

Instead woman's and men's rooms it should say vagina to the right and penis to the left.

There are for more non transgenders in the world than transgenders. And many are to young to understand when they see a guy in the ladies room. It's simple democracy right. The larger groups win? LOL.

Originally Posted by Suticat

Simple solution to the bathroom issues.

Instead woman's and men's rooms it should say vagina to the right and penis to the left.

There are for more non transgenders in the world than transgenders. And many are to young to understand when they see a guy in the ladies room. It's simple democracy right. The larger groups win? LOL.

Have you read the Constitution?

The larger group does not win right to trample the rights of the smaller group or the individual.

Originally Posted by Suticat

It's simple democracy right. The larger groups win? LOL.

Not a simple democracy, but yeah if the majority is large enough it certainly can impose its will. And sometimes, for example as in the case of the prohibition things can go back and forth.