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Why is the toilet paper almost always mounted on the wall to the left of the toilet?

Asked by ibstubro (18804points) February 10th, 2015

Thinking of my house, the houses I’ve lived in, and the public toilets I tend to visit, in every instance the bathroom is configured so that the toilet is against a wall standing on the left so that the toilet paper can be mounted there. Why?

Sure, we’re a right handed society, but are we multi-tasking in the bathroom? Wiping with the right hand while simultaneously pulling out another bit of paper with our left?

Sure, it’s a frivolous question, but one I think of a lot. I have mild scoliosis and it’s more difficult for me to turn to the left than the right. In my bathroom I’ve taken to leaving a roll of toilet paper on the floor right of the toilet so I can pick it up and use it easily. If bathroom stalls are very narrow, I have trouble getting toilet paper from the left.

Something few of us have given thought to?

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