You’d better not be bashful if you’re planning to attend the Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Going to the bathroom will practically be a team event in and of itself.

Recently, BBC correspondent Steve Rosenberg took a tour of The Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center, one of the venues that will be used during this year’s Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. He went to use the men’s room and was surprised by what he found inside. In addition to a sink and a paper towel dispenser, not unlike the ones you’d find in any of a million restrooms around the world, Rosenberg discovered two potties sitting side-by-side.

The tandem toilets were separated by a small trash can instead of a wall. Even weirder, there was only a single roll of TP and it was within reach of just one of them. Rosenberg snapped a photo of the crazy commodes and published it on his Twitter account. His followers offered their thoughts. Some theorized that the toilets were a sign of Russian corruption—corners cut by organizers—or simply a blunder.

Shortly afterward, a reporter for the Associated Press decided to investigate. They pointed out that bathrooms like this are commonplace in Russia and that dual toilets can be found everywhere from courthouses to schools. Vasily Konov, an editor for R-Sport, wrote, “Why are the BBC folks scaring us?” he wrote. “This is what the gents [men’s room] look like at football stadiums in Russia.”