I just had my first communal shower in 4 years. Gotta say the only thing that separates the experience from a bad scene out of American History X is the tiny piece of plastic they call a shower curtain.
On another note my RA (Resident Advisor) is not from the US. I know this because of his accent and the fact that we used the trough for peeing instead of a stall. We'll have to work on that with him.