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[–] 55 points 1 week ago (30 children)

What dystopian shithole has non-free public toilets?

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  • [–] 31 points 1 week ago (15 children)
  • [–] 13 points 1 week ago* (7 children)

    *some parts of europe

    The main countries that do this, that I've interacted with, are Bavaria in Germany and Austria. They claim to do so to prevent people from vandalizing the toilets. People still vandalize the toilets (why?).

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  • [–] 8 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    I paid a dollar to use a bathroom in a Portuguese ferry terminal which had both sinks pulls off the wall (still sitting there on the ground as if anyone was coming to fix it) and a single working toilet which had a big chunk of porcelain knocked out of the bowl. It was actually pretty clean though.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    I'd assume it's most parts of Europe - the Nordics certainly do, Germany and Austria as you mentioned, I believe Spain and Italy rely on paying for access by making a purchase in a café/restaurant, etc.

    The only exceptions as far as I can tell seem to be the UK, Ireland and parts of France.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago*

    Netherlands/Amsterdam has (had?) at least great outdoor pissoirs, where you practically piss on the ground, but behind a "wall"

    I think, I've used all of them, because beer...and shrooms

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  • [–] -2 points 1 week ago (5 children)

    Not all of Europe only the shit parts...

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  • [–] 8 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    Ah yes, the shit parts like all of the Nordics, Germany, Austria, Spain, etc.

    What a joke of a comment

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    Kudos for standing up for it I guess

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  • [–] 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    Mexico, and they only give you a few pieces of toilet paper

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Nono, you pay for the shithole, that makes it preem, not dystopian!

    • some capitalist, probably
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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago

    Generally paid public toilets are not charging enough to make money; it's a fee to discourage people from using it as a private space to be antisocial by vandalising it for fun.

    It is not 100% effective and has downsides, but it's not a capitalist money making scheme, usually.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago

    I actually prefer it, having lived in both places. Because they charge for it, there's an expectation that it's clean and pleasant to use. Fewer disgusting toilets this way.

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