goug t1_it0c0b3 wrote on October 20, 2022 at 12:27 AM

Reply to comment by fuckthewholeroster in TIL In 1945, a mere 5 percent of France’s homes had a private, indoor bathroom by Chris_Hackett

I don't know, wasn't Europe like just a couple of decades behind urban America?

fuckthewholeroster t1_it1nqwn wrote on October 20, 2022 at 8:21 AM

The European landscape was dominated by farms, horse carriages and cobblestone roads for a very long time. The America of the 50s looked like a space age civilization compared to my own country back then lol.