Why do most Westerners like to have their toilet in the same room as their bath/shower?

I'm Canadian, and it seems very rare to find a house with a toilet-less bathroom.





I've lived in Japan several years, and it's the opposite.





I totally favour the Japanese way, and I'm sure for those who don't, if they lived that way for a little while, they would too.





What's so hard about making a wall that separates the toilet from the bathroom?





Do people REALLY want to clean their bodies in the same room where people defacate?





I can understand that for the ease of plumbing, all the water-using facilities should be close, but still, you could have the toilet room right beside the bathroom if that was such a problem.





The only times in Canada I've seen separate toilets were in an Italian-Canadian house and a Portugese-Canadian house. Do the Mediteraneans keep their toilets and bathrooms separate?





Why do most Westerners like to have their toilet in the same room as their bath/shower?
You raise an interesting point.


Many hotels where I have stayed have the loo separated from the bathing area. It is handy when one person is bathing and someone else needs the loo. Also handy in that there is a vanity with the loo so one person can be shaving/primping while whoever is bathing retains their privacy. I suppose it is based in tradition. At some point the loo wound up with the bathtub and it just stayed that way.Why do most Westerners like to have their toilet in the same room as their bath/shower?
I live in the USA and our main (masterbathroom) has a seperate room with a door for the toilet. The main poreation of the bathroom includes a large area that includes a garden tub, seperate shower, 2 large counters with seperate sinks and a linen closet. A rather large walk in closet for 2 people accomodates clothes and has enough space to dress in.


We also have a guest bathroom and a 1/2 bath..
i dont know i saw a toilet in the kitchen in a friends apartment would you want to eat where you deaficate?
I prefer the toilet in the bathroom/shower room. I can use it before I bath/shower. In UK it used to be the practice to have a separate toilet (usually that was in the days when people only had one toilet in their house) so that the toilet could be used when someone else was using the bathroom. In UK Building Regulations nowadays you have to have a sink in a toilet to wash your hands, so the toilet would have to be fairly large like a downstairs cloakroom. I personally do not think about the toilet being unhygienic when I am showering or whatever in the bathroom. Toilets flush away all matter anyway. I did notice in New Zealand houses that the toilet was usually separate, very annoying if you are used to having one in the bathroom. Although I have visited many European countries unfortunately I have only been inside one home and that was in Portugal and yes, the toilet was in the bathroom. I think it is whatever you get used to. After all, most hotels have toilets in the bathroom.