Lol, that's an interesting perspective. :) I guess I could agree with some of that stuff... Especially about public restrooms. xP Of course, I always assumed those are pretty nasty anywhere. But some of the stuff seems more like running into people that are ruder than usual.
Then again I live in the Pacific NW, which is pretty different than the northeast. xD Portland is pretty accustomed to the unusual... I don't think suits, smoking and a lot of that stuff would weird people out that much here, to be honest.
...But I still think "water closet" sounds funny. :)