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In Germany, there are free restrooms on autobahn parking lots (essentially truck stops without a gas station or shops or anything, just the restroom) and these
by mr_mitm 4y ago
In Germany, there are free restrooms on autobahn parking lots (essentially truck stops without a gas station or shops or anything, just the restroom) and these paid restrooms. The paid ones are objectively miles ahead in terms of cleanliness.
(Every once in a while you also see free restrooms where the cleaning person asks for a tip.)
- seszett 4y agoIn France, the gas station restrooms on highways are free and they are clean (the restrooms in rest areas without a gas station are more hit and miss) so it's more a question of being within a building with employees being there at all times, I would think. In Belgium, you'd better not need to pee on the highway on Sundays or at night because the restrooms (paid, or reserved to clients of the restaurant/shop owner) are simply closed, outside of a handful of gas stations where they cost 0,80€ AND are only moderately clean.
- coldcode 4y agoI was at the train terminal in Paderborn (visiting Germany) and did not see the sign that "suggested" paying to use the restroom—but the attendant did not miss that I didn't pay and almost assaulted me. When your German is rather limited it's sort of difficult to understand when someone is screaming at you...
- bluGill 4y agoIn the US we have free gas stations along our freeways. I've never stoped at one on he Autobahn so I can't compare, but they sound like the same idea. They are run by the state and in general clean and nice (there are exceptions). Gas stations are hit and miss - most of them are also nice and clean, but some are disgusting.