As a Texan Bush shoulda just walked over to a corner and let 'er rip. At the UN, nobody would notice. In many of the countries that populate the UN, it is considered proper etiquette.
I thought that in Texas it was proper to say, "I got to see a man about a horse."
I think that New Yorker way too go to nearest wall nobody would notice
I am Gentile and a Texan. I went on a trip to Israel, led by a Rabbi. In a moment of private discussion about Texas, I jokingly mentioned that I had what every Texan wanted. A place big enough and private enough to pee off the front porch.
Recently spoke with my daughter in Miami. I was informed this became the subject of "polite" conversation over dinner a few weeks ago.
Still not sure what to make of it, if anything.