Yep. I traveled in Romania Moldova and Russia, and it is not uncommon for men, women and children to pull over on the road usually where there are trees, to do their business. Yes, and that’s what I had to do. Traveling through Germany, there were sometimes no restrooms at the gas stations. You would have to go around to the back of the station. In some of the public restrooms in Moldova, you had to get used to a woman cleaning while you’re in there.
Bubble gum, was a major no no even in the 60s when I was in elementary school.