Hibijibi wrote:

> "John W." wrote...
> 
>>Look at the shape of the houses. The trend seems to be towards a
>>smaller second floor in proportion to the first, so there's less room
>>for a toilet. I suppose this is also related to earthquakes over
>>aesthetics (sp).
> 
> 
> Oh I've seen lots of toilets up there, but I suppose the house shaking every
> couple months is not good for a shower as you and Louise suggest.  Still,
> I'd love to see a survey of California homes and compare the
> upstairs/downstairs bath ratio.

I've lived in two two-story homes in the US. Both had full baths on the
upper floor.

KWW