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Thursday, January 8, 2026

"Is this really South Korea?" ... A woman in her 30s shocked by the overly open restroom in a shopping area

On the afternoon of the 6th, a woman in her 30s, identified as 'A,' who lives in Mapo, Seoul, visited a cafe in Mangwon-dong with a friend.

Before moving to another location, A went to the restroom on the 2nd floor of the cafe building, but she ended up unable to use it and hurriedly returned home.

According to the photos submitted by A, when you open the iron door of the restroom, there is a sink and men's urinal on the left, and two toilets on the right. However, the two toilets are only separated by a translucent glass wall, making it possible to see the figures on the other sides clearly.

Most shocking of all, the toilets are not in separate stalls, but are placed completely out in the open without any partitions or screens. It is just an open space where the two toilets and a men's urinal are placed together.

A said, "The moment I opened the restroom door and stepped in, I couldn't believe my eyes. Is this really a restroom in our country? I have no idea what they were thinking when they designed this."

A added, "The door requires a passcode to enter, but I still felt extremely anxious that someone would suddenly come in while I was sitting on the toilet, so I couldn't bring myself to use it and just left."

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1. [+1,402][-73] The owner must be Chinese, or it's for Chinese people only.

2. [+1,051][-56] Judging by how they're stealing Chinese styles, it seems like the building owner must be Chinese...?

3. [+963][-25] What on earth were they thinking when they built that?

4. [+56][-0] Even 30 years ago, restrooms like that didn't exist. Even old-fashioned pit toilets had partitions and doors. The person who made this can't be Korean, right??

5. [+55][-0] If you report this to the sanitation department of the local district office, they will issue an order to correct the restroom~

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