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Humans are born as blank slates, tabula rasa. Because of this, the defining characteristic of being human is that we are shaped by our experiences and surroundings, thinking certain thoughts and performing certain actions based on these. This is not, however, exclusive to early learning, but also applies to changes in our thoughts or actions later in life.
My experiences have influenced my actions in regards to single bathrooms. There are many times, unfortunately, too many times, when I have opened the single-bathroom door and found a person standing there, or even worse, using the toilet. I instantly regret ever opening the door, no matter if it was an adult or child nor what they were doing. I now tend to enter single bathrooms only after

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