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Unfortunately almost all cities are bad places to be if you have any kind of issue that requires you to be near a toilet. I got a taste of it after I developed

Unfortunately almost all cities are bad places to be if you have any kind of issue that requires you to be near a toilet. I got a taste of it after I developed an anxiety disorder based around worrying that I needed to piss all the time even when I didn't. The same happens if I drink at all of course, but I can handle that slightly better as it dampens my anxiety around it. Beer is worse. I've been to a lot of cities in a lot of countries, and I haven't been to one that handles public toilets in an accessible and compassionate way. European cities are generally okay...if you are okay with paying 50 cents to a euro for the toilet, which I guess is a small price to pay really, but still not pleasant.

the_third_wave 4y ago
Just go to Amsterdam where you can relieve yourself in a 'Krul': https://embrace-yourself-embrace-the-world.com/2018/05/24/all-you-need-to-know-about-de-kruls-of-amsterdam/ https://embrace-yourself-embrace-the-world.com/2018/05/24/al... While made for men they can also be used by women equipped with either extraordinary dexterity or one of those rubber extension things.
- bowsamic 4y ago
  We have a couple of those in Germany but they’re very exposed. Also the “she wee” thing for people with vaginas is basically a myth, my wife tried it pretty extensively but she was never comfortable using it outside of a shower even after practising. The seal needs to be perfect or it will spray out the side and go down your legs
  - ponow 4y ago
    Thanks for sharing the details. It makes it easier to sympathize.
  - mdmdlsl 4y ago
    - bowsamic 4y ago
      I didn't want to exclude anyone. I wrote women first then realised that not only women need to use one, but probably more like everyone with a vagina. I hope this didn't offend you too much
jjgreen 4y ago
I recall a closed-down toilet in Brighton. Some wag had added the sign "This toilet now closed, please piss in the street".
- bowsamic 4y ago
  Yeah, it's pretty common to see closed down public toilets in the UK, as the article says. Sometimes the land hasn't even been developed, they just don't bother opening or cleaning the toilet anymore. Then again, I recall in Coventry are a posh business area on the side of a canal finding a canal association toilet that was in an absolutely dreadful state, worse than anything I've ever seen, so I do understand that they need a lot of maintenance.

the_third_wave 4y ago

Just go to Amsterdam where you can relieve yourself in a 'Krul': https://embrace-yourself-embrace-the-world.com/2018/05/24/all-you-need-to-know-about-de-kruls-of-amsterdam/ https://embrace-yourself-embrace-the-world.com/2018/05/24/al... While made for men they can also be used by women equipped with either extraordinary dexterity or one of those rubber extension things.

bowsamic 4y ago
We have a couple of those in Germany but they’re very exposed. Also the “she wee” thing for people with vaginas is basically a myth, my wife tried it pretty extensively but she was never comfortable using it outside of a shower even after practising. The seal needs to be perfect or it will spray out the side and go down your legs
- ponow 4y ago
  Thanks for sharing the details. It makes it easier to sympathize.
- mdmdlsl 4y ago
  - bowsamic 4y ago
    I didn't want to exclude anyone. I wrote women first then realised that not only women need to use one, but probably more like everyone with a vagina. I hope this didn't offend you too much

jjgreen 4y ago

I recall a closed-down toilet in Brighton. Some wag had added the sign "This toilet now closed, please piss in the street".

bowsamic 4y ago
Yeah, it's pretty common to see closed down public toilets in the UK, as the article says. Sometimes the land hasn't even been developed, they just don't bother opening or cleaning the toilet anymore. Then again, I recall in Coventry are a posh business area on the side of a canal finding a canal association toilet that was in an absolutely dreadful state, worse than anything I've ever seen, so I do understand that they need a lot of maintenance.