Those who earn nothing can still come to services and enjoy the large air-conditioned hall and a clean bathroom without paying.

ECONOMIST: Brazil

Lang Guoren would wake at five and lock himself in the bathroom down the hall so that when his son woke he would not have to wait in line before washing up and beginning his day of practicing.

NEWYORKER: The Olympian

Some days, the menu is a kooky graphic collage, and until recently the bathroom was a neon-fluorescent hall of triangular mirrors. (Perhaps in response to quizzical attention, it has been toned down.) Geometric forms abound, the furniture looks vaguely Scandinavian woodsy yet sleek and the over-all feeling is that of a hippie ski cabin.

NEWYORKER: Isa

The Michigan residence hall apartments will feature several individual bed and study rooms with a private bathroom, a large shared kitchen, and common dining and living areas.

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