I had my first paid toilet experience the other day. Wandering around Brugge looking for a public restroom is not a fun feat because public restrooms here are a rarity. To use the restroom at a restaurant or cafe you have to buy something and to use a public one in certain areas you have to pay. It's a good thing I had change on me. The first one cost me 0.50 euros (so almost $1.00). The second time it was only 0.30 euros. I'm over it now, but to say I wasn't angry when this first happend is a big fat lie. You'd like to think there is nothing worse than a giant line to get into the restroom when you really need to go. Unfortunately, there is, not only do you have to wait an additional 5 minutes but you have pay.
Also, some of their restrooms here are what I like to call "co-ed". This is equally annoying. You walk in the same door and to the right there is mens and on the other side womens. But if you really wanted to look in you could. Sometimes you even have a shared sink area. Now, I'm not really opposed to sharing the sink with boys but it really is nice to have your own. It just feels weird otherwise.
Adding to the confusion is when the signs are written in another language without the little men/women picture. You know your supposed to pick a door but you don't want to pick the wrong one because bad things can happen. Thankfully, I've been able to just follow someone else in when this has happened so far.
Haha that's awesome! But think of yourself as lucky, as you don't have to squat over a hole in the ground and wipe with your left hand! ;)
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