Hmm, I did not think about it this way. Personally, I have no problem asking to use the bathroom.
The problem happens in places like NYC, where a sit-down restaurant with less than 9 seats is not legally required to have a bathroom. Or in SF where the TJ's next to my apartment has had an "out of order" bathroom forever. Or if you have IBS (5-10% of Americans) and need to use the bathroom right away, all of a sudden.
This is not typically as much of a problem outside of major cities though, more of a nice to have in that case.
The problem happens in places like NYC, where a sit-down restaurant with less than 9 seats is not legally required to have a bathroom. Or in SF where the TJ's next to my apartment has had an "out of order" bathroom forever. Or if you have IBS (5-10% of Americans) and need to use the bathroom right away, all of a sudden.
This is not typically as much of a problem outside of major cities though, more of a nice to have in that case.