The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page ...

And when the shower and the toilet in the hostel/hotel are separated by more than a couple feet, and occupy distinct and separate parts of the bathroom, well then that is simply wonderful. .... Maybe it is nationalism that binds them above religious or ethnic ties, or maybe it is as in Europe, where the proximity to those of other religions/cultures/beliefs/nations helps instill the open-minded beliefs of Europe's denizens from a young age. At least, post 1945 Europe. ...