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re: Public restrooms: U.S. vs Europe
Posted on 5/22/25 at 1:25 pm to Artificial Ignorance
Posted on 5/22/25 at 1:25 pm to Artificial Ignorance
I have been to famous restaurants in Paris where the toilet is a hole in the floor where you stand above the hole on two shoe shaped foot rests. Two examples are Chez Denise (La Tour de Montlhery) and La Palette.
And also where the lady collecting the admission fee is in there the whole time acting oblivious to what you are doing (which she may or may not be).
Didn't bother me but my wife was freaked out by the hole in the floor. I think you can actually find other options but they just keep the old ones there as a novelty.
And also where the lady collecting the admission fee is in there the whole time acting oblivious to what you are doing (which she may or may not be).
Didn't bother me but my wife was freaked out by the hole in the floor. I think you can actually find other options but they just keep the old ones there as a novelty.
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Posted on 5/22/25 at 1:25 pm to RandySavage
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Many European cities charge to use public restrooms
Coin operated door?
Posted on 5/22/25 at 1:26 pm to Inadvertent Whistle
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When we went to Italy earlier this year most of the public restrooms had no toilet seats and TP was scarce.
That's
Posted on 5/22/25 at 1:27 pm to GruntbyAssociation
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Coin operated door?
Some. Some have attendants. Some have actual card/money machines and gates to go into the bathroom.
Posted on 5/22/25 at 1:32 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
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Some. Some have attendants. Some have actual card/money machines and gates to go into the bathroom.
Gotcha
Posted on 5/22/25 at 1:33 pm to Artificial Ignorance
Posted on 5/22/25 at 1:34 pm to Artificial Ignorance
Europe has it right. They also charge to use the bathroom, which is infuriating while there but once you're inside one of them, it shows. They're usually quite clean.
Posted on 5/22/25 at 1:35 pm to TigerintheNO
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In many EU countries I've had to pay a nickel or dime to use their WC,
How long has it been? Last year, I was paying 1€.
Posted on 5/22/25 at 3:23 pm to AwgustaDawg
I took the train to Munich almost every work day for 26 years and spent many pleasurable minutes in that place (the women's rooms are on the left when you enter). They are constantly cleaning. Of course, you pay a buck fifty. Shower costs extra.
As for the brush, the toilets have a differently-shaped bowl here and less water in them. The brush is beside every toilet and used often.
As for the brush, the toilets have a differently-shaped bowl here and less water in them. The brush is beside every toilet and used often.
Posted on 5/22/25 at 3:27 pm to Artificial Ignorance
Little peewees want more privacy.
Posted on 5/22/25 at 3:33 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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Asia, hole in the ground, no toilet paper, water hose
LOL. Reminds me of a book I read about WW1; a passage recounted how the Brits were building two battleships for the Turks, and when it lit off in 1914, the Brits seized the ships for the Royal Navy. But they couldn't put them into service for months. There were no toilets on board. The Turks just had the builders drill holes in the upper sloping bulkhead so the Turks could just hang their asses out and crap in the water. Turkish docks must have smelled lovely when their ships were in port.
Posted on 5/22/25 at 3:37 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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Asia, hole in the ground, no toilet paper, water hose
St. Angeles. Three shells.
Posted on 5/22/25 at 3:39 pm to Artificial Ignorance
What a stupid fricking thread. Take a break
Posted on 5/22/25 at 3:43 pm to Artificial Ignorance
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Many Europeans have shared with me that they do not understand American stalls in public restrooms. The partitions and partial privacy of American stalls is noticeably different, compared with completely enclosed “closets” for Europeans. They tease that Americans, of all things to skimp on with their budgets, choose stall walls that do not reach ceiling or ground - not full privacy.
It's easier to mop shite and piss off the floor if the partition stops short of the floor. At least it's not just a hole in the ground like a lot of countries.
Posted on 5/22/25 at 4:12 pm to Artificial Ignorance
I am assuming cost.
But could also be some weird safety hazard shite.
Maybe someone got sued for having a ceiling to floor stall door.
I maight be right.
We are such a sue happy society.
But could also be some weird safety hazard shite.
Maybe someone got sued for having a ceiling to floor stall door.
I maight be right.
We are such a sue happy society.
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In the United States, public restroom doors often don't reach the floor for a combination of reasons, primarily related to safety an accessibility.
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These gaps facilitate better air circulation, ease cleaning, and can offer emergency access or help deter undesirable behavior.
This post was edited on 5/22/25 at 4:15 pm
Posted on 5/22/25 at 4:18 pm to Artificial Ignorance
I went to Greece on school trip over summer. Guy had to go and me too, so we pulled over at random gas station. They call it a "water closet" in Greece. He goes in and does it. I walk in to the most disgusting scene I've ever seen. First, there is no toilet, it's a square 16" by 16" x 2" deep indention into the ground with a fosset like drain. Don't think you can take dumps in it. What he did to the bathroom looked like someone dips a paint brush in green paint, and then shook it every where in the bathroom. Against walls, ground, etc. I have no idea how you can have diarreah spread 3 ft in every direction and hit the ceiling somehow, and it be leprechaun green.
My experience was European public bathrooms are horrible, even without the diarreah first. Even a crap US bathroom is better. And there are plenty stops you can make at chain gas stations that are decently nice.
My experience was European public bathrooms are horrible, even without the diarreah first. Even a crap US bathroom is better. And there are plenty stops you can make at chain gas stations that are decently nice.
This post was edited on 5/22/25 at 4:21 pm
Posted on 5/22/25 at 4:23 pm to Artificial Ignorance
Imagine going to the bathroom in this using smart glass:
Posted on 5/22/25 at 4:37 pm to Adajax
two years ago, but I was in the poorer countries Hungry, Portugal, and the Czech Rep
Posted on 5/22/25 at 4:41 pm to 214
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What a stupid fricking thread. Take a break
Somebody is taking a dump at Waffle House I see.
Posted on 5/22/25 at 4:49 pm to Artificial Ignorance
quote:It's an IHOP tyvm
Somebody is taking a dump at Waffle House I see.
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