Commentary for Pesachim 101:7

אלא רוחצין מאי טעמא לא כדתניא עם הכל אדם רוחץ חוץ מאביו וחמיו ובעל אמו ובעל אחותו ור' יהודה מתיר באביו מפני כבוד אביו והוא הדין לבעל אמו

[Accordingly] he slipped down on to the ground, but he was unwilling to tell them, 'You are permitted [to do this]'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In all these instances Jews are referred to, yet we see that this law holds good.');">¹¹</span> - The people of the coastal region, since Rabbis are not common among them, are like Cutheans.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In that leniency may lead to laxity, where there is none to show them the difference between what is mere stringency and what is really prohibited by law.');">¹²</span> As for [not sitting on] Gentiles' stools, that is well, [the reason being] because it looks like [engaging] buying and selling.

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