Why do people put used toilet paper in the garbage instead of flushing it?

I encounter this sometimes in the customer bathroom at work. Why do this? I guess I can understand it in a place that's known for poor plumbing, but this is a public bathroom with a powerful flushing toilet. I've never seen it clogged in the time I've worked here. Why do some people do this? It's nasty 🤢

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katielass · F

I ran into that when I lived on the border. Mexican plumbing sucks so they are used to putting used paper in the trash, on the floor, wherever it lands.

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@katielass Hmm. There are a lot of Mexican immigrants in this area, so it's possible. I'm Mexican myself and I know how bad the plumbing can be down there...