No Public Restrooms in Europe

You mad, bro?

There is a reason there are Starbucks every 20 feet around the world. Go in and use the toilets there.

They have free healthcare and free college, but no public bathrooms? WTF?

NoticingStuff wrote:

That's nasty.

None in Canada as well.

They do have bathrooms, really gross ones. You have to pay and have exact change. Be prepare.

Go on the street. That's what they do in France.

I live downtown in a major city in Canada and I know of at least 4 within 1 km of my home.

Harriet Jerome wrote:

NoticingStuff wrote:

That's nasty.

None in Canada as well.

In Europe they tax beverages twice.

Once on the way in, and once on the way out.

lol yeah they have like elevator doors to them and are grimy as hell. In rome i had to cram into one with 4 other people cause we all had to go and only had change for one use

Are you sure there are no outhouses? They must have a lot of soccer fields and there's usually an outhouse at an athletic field.

Then again I have never seen one at a televised soccer game. I don't recall ever seeing a soccer player have to take a crap during a game either. They run around for 45 minutes at a time and not one of them gets the shits. I don't buy it. Maybe they just shit their pants like some pro road racers do.

I can pull over on the side of the highway in France or in Vietnam and take a piss without anybody batting an eye. When I do that in the US, multiple cars will honk at me.

Tracy McGrady wrote:

Go on the street. That's what they do in France.

This is true for the most part. If you don't have a place to go, crouch between two cars and do it. In French cities, the streets are hosed down every or almost every night.

puritan mfers wrote:

Tracy McGrady wrote:

Go on the street. That's what they do in France.

This is true for the most part. If you don't have a place to go, crouch between two cars and do it. In French cities, the streets are hosed down every or almost every night.

Crouch? Just to be clear, we're talking about a no.1, right?

El Keniano wrote:

puritan mfers wrote:

This is true for the most part. If you don't have a place to go, crouch between two cars and do it. In French cities, the streets are hosed down every or almost every night.

Crouch? Just to be clear, we're talking about a no.1, right?

Yes. No. 1. The crouching is to be less visible on the street. Learned this technique from a Brazilian girl. I never had to do no. 2 on the street. During my closest call with a no. 2 in Bordeaux I was able to hop into a McD's. But there was no toilet paper. So and I had to use the toilet water and...When I got out I fake looked at the menu. And then I stepped outside. A girl said to her friend, "Look at that guy. He took a shit and he's going straight out without ordering."

I had a close call in Vietnam, but there was a family that was nice enough to let me into there house. The toilet had a bidet, so it was all good. I offered the family money, but they refused. That was very kind of them.

Are public restroom common in the US? Aside from municipal buildings and public parks, I can't think of anywhere in my town with public restrooms.

Whenever I need to use the restroom in the US, I usually go into some kind of a cafe and order something. If you need to use the restroom in Europe, just go to a cafe and ask if you can use the bathroom while ordering an espresso. Usually it'll be a little over a Euro, which is pretty reasonable. That way, you're at least getting something and using the bathroom.

Umm yeah like everywhere. We aren't savages who p*ss in the street.

adsfadsfds wrote:

Umm yeah like everywhere. We aren't savages who p*ss in the street.

I mean, I'd probably duck into a coffee shop or restaurant to use the restroom if I needed to. Not much need for a public restroom when privately owned facilities are available all over the place. Guess it works differently where you are, but restrooms aren't (and don't need to be) a publicly provided good where I am.

TAA wrote:

They have free healthcare and free college, but no public bathrooms? WTF?

Which country are we talking about? Norway? Albania? Spain? Austria?