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[–]BreweryBaron 60 points61 points ago

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Those are NOT regular public toilets. Almost all regular public toilets are enclosed.

These are TEMPORARY toilets, used at music festivals, outdoor events, etc... and, as in this picture, during peak tourist times.

[–]DJWanger 15 points16 points ago

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Actually London has alot of these that pop up at night so drunk people can piss in them. Great idea I think!! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2382831.stm

[–]tom56 4 points5 points ago

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Not just London, plenty of other cities in the UK do it too

[–]Elwood_Blues_ 4 points5 points ago

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Amsterdam too.

[–]Larein 2 points3 points ago

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I think they are great...but completly ignore the half of the population that cant use urinals.

[–]cyrilio 2 points3 points ago

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Are half of the people not able to stand and use their dick and/or a piece of cardboard to pee?

[–]Larein 0 points1 point ago

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I'm quite sure if I ever get my hands on one of those things, its going to be very messy. Especilly if I'm drunk. But that can be fixed with practice. The real problem is that even if I had one of those and knew how to use, I had to lower my pants and panties so that they are lower than my ass. Making me some sorta flasher.

[–]cyrilio 0 points1 point ago

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First: I don;t think many people would mind and second: With practice I don't think that you need to lower your pants that much. The people that thought about these kinds of products must have come up with something to fix that.

[–]Larein 0 points1 point ago

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No matter how much you practice you have to lower your pants enough to get the cardboard between your legs.

[–]Daimo 1 point2 points ago

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It was considered hygienically unacceptable to have them installed in kitchens.

[–]Praesens 0 points1 point ago

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I live in London and have never seen one. I have to set out and find one.

[–]TheKingMonkey 0 points1 point ago

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There are plenty about.

[–]DJWanger 0 points1 point ago

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The only place ive come across one is in farringdon. Round the corner from fabric in smithsfields!

[–]Espulu 20 points21 points ago

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And Europe is not one country.

[–]Mateles 12 points13 points ago

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Who said it was?

[–]Espulu -2 points-1 points ago

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"Public toilets in Europe"

[–]Mateles 1 point2 points ago

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Was the picture not taken in Europe?

[–]Espulu 0 points1 point ago

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It was also taken on the planet earth.

My point is that Europe is a massive area of a plethora of different cultures and people should stop referring to it as a single place. Besides, those toilets are temporarily placed in areas where a large number of people is expected.

It's like referring to the Statue of liberty as "A statue in north america". Technically correct, but too unspecific and misleading.

[–]pseudonameous 0 points1 point ago

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Public toilets in Earth. Earth isn't one country either... What's wrong with Europe?

[–]Espulu 0 points1 point ago

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It insinuates that most public toilets in Europe are like that, which is untrue. Those are used as temporary toilets in festivals etc.

[–]pseudonameous 1 point2 points ago

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Only if you read it like that. Those are public toilets, and they are in Europe. Wouldn't say there is anything wrong with that. Yes, someone might get it wrong, but it's not dangerous or anything.

[–]Espulu -1 points0 points ago

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No, but it's misleading.

[–]pseudonameous 0 points1 point ago

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http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/wiio.html

Anything is "misleading" when it's read the wrong way. Anything can be read the wrong way, and everything will be read the wrong way by someone either by purpose or accident.

[–]jim-_- 1 point2 points ago

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just to play devils adv.. some people define the EU as a united Europe same as the US... PS you guys are screwed... NORWAY FTW!!!

[–]greenpixel 2 points3 points ago

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[–]Espulu 0 points1 point ago

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Not every European country is part of the EU. Most are, but the EU for europeans isn't the equivalent to the US government for americans.

[–]machogun 0 points1 point ago

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And Europe is also not a mountain.

[–]meadmead 2 points3 points ago

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Bristol have these too.

[–]yassassin 1 point2 points ago

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I work 5 minutes away from this square (Leidseplein). They show up every weekend and they're filthy and overflowing by Monday morning.

[–]BreweryBaron 1 point2 points ago

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Yeah, they need to be handled properly.

I also hat them at concerts, then you drunkenly go to pee and some jackass jumps around on his quarter of it. Its like peeing on a bouncy castle.

[–]RobinFTwenty 0 points1 point ago

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They are there (on Leidseplein/Leidsesquare) every week from thursday through sunday.

[–]MrRenahm 0 points1 point ago

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I live in a fairly small city in the Netherlands and we have them every weekend, pretty regular I would think.

[–]G-razer 0 points1 point ago

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Tourists can fit in THEM? http://i.imgur.com/Ewe33.jpg

[–]urnotoriginal 43 points44 points ago

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Looks like Amsterdamn.

[–]roepieroepie 42 points43 points ago

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We put them there for the tourists. They tend to piss everywhere.

[–]JesusTapdancingChris 5 points6 points ago

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And at festivals... They really do help out a lot when a city's population doubles for a few days.

[–]dedicatedtimewaster 19 points20 points ago

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Probably not for the american tourists, though. Those are pretty narrow.

[–]SpiritZR1 4 points5 points ago

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American here

Kudos for the fat joke, it made me laugh quite a bit, I'm skinny so I wasn't offended but I digress...

I've only seen those in the states once so far, I think they're awesome

[–]muffinmonk 8 points9 points ago

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I thought he was complimenting my dick.

[–]dedicatedtimewaster 1 point2 points ago

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They look nice, but joking aside, those really are narrow. I would feel weird about touching the walls. Although, I guess one can just step back a little.

[–]SpiritZR1 0 points1 point ago

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You can't step back in ours... they still have a small hinged door that basically covers your butt area

[–]mydadsarse 2 points3 points ago

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Thanks for that by the way, was in Amsterdam last weekend, these things saved my life and jeans several times!

[–]Drawnout_Sigh 12 points13 points ago

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Leidseplein

[–]Asrifel 0 points1 point ago

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Looks like it was taken outside of the Bulldog.

[–]jstyer 5 points6 points ago

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Sure does, pretty sure I've peed in those exact urinals.

[–]jstyer 8 points9 points ago

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UHH... in retrospect, that's me.

EDIT: So is OP Matt, Josh or Chris?

[–]mk5p 0 points1 point ago

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Waiting.....

[–]noorderling 0 points1 point ago

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This was not taken outside the Bulldog. This was taken outside the Stadsschouwburg (1894). /rage

[–]junyo19 6 points7 points ago

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You are right, the Stadsschouwburg is in the background, but the Bulldog is just a couple of yards closer and behind the photographer. :)

[–]noorderling 0 points1 point ago

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Yup, I'm just annoyed that tourists remember that location as the place the Bulldog is at, instead of something more interesting.

On the other hand, in a couple of months it's going to be "hey, that's right outside the Apple Store" which they're currently building around the corner.

[–]floodslayer 0 points1 point ago

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Creepy. I just walked past this exact spot. When I saw the picture I was like "surely Reddit hasn't been following me around." Nope.

[–]thehousebehind 5 points6 points ago

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That's what I was thinking. They have permanent ones too.

[–]gophercuresself 5 points6 points ago

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They have em in some places in London too. Better that than drunk folk pissing in shop doorways.

[–]notanotherdutchy 1 point2 points ago

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Leidseplein for the winn!

[–]noorderling 0 points1 point ago

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These are the original ones, that have been here for decades.

http://www.studiokoning.nl/Foto_22/Urinoir.html

[–]noorderling 0 points1 point ago

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[–]StonesQMcDougal 0 points1 point ago

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We have them in England as well. Infact, in Newquay they come out of the ground.

[–]SammydesinasNL 0 points1 point ago

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It's on the Leidseplein in Amsterdam, there are a few old fashioned public toilets called curls (krullen) which look a lot better, but they aren't as clean as they can't be removed.

[–]JCD4 0 points1 point ago

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Looks like the Leidseplein exactly between the bulldog and the stadsschouwburg.

[–]Smarag 0 points1 point ago

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Yep I only ever saw them in Amsterdam and I was horrified. Didn't see anybody use them though. I would rather piss behind a tree. (I'm from Germany.)

[–]siemdings -1 points0 points ago

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I hate you germans you ivated our country( holland ) in 1940 you killed my grandmothers sister i hate you facking germans.

[–]Smarag 0 points1 point ago

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Holland is not a country, it's a province.

[–]siemdings -1 points0 points ago

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fack you (ik haaaaat je echt heeeeeel erg)

[–]drinkme217 -1 points0 points ago

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Is it really not?

[–]adsr 55 points56 points ago

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Prevents guys from pissing in corners making the streets stink

[–]LNMagic 42 points43 points ago

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You have a problem with New Jersey?

[–]alatare 48 points49 points ago

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I'm pretty sure we all do.

[–]chingao327 10 points11 points ago

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You speak my language.

[–]concussedYmir -1 points0 points ago

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Now ask yourself where they drain. There is no tank there.

[–]Dimensha 2 points3 points ago

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There is a tank in the bottom, when it's full the lav truck comes by and cleans it out

[–]concussedYmir 3 points4 points ago

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WELL IT DIDN'T WORK WHEN I WAS IN AMSTERDAM.

Golden rivers everywhere.

[–]girlscantfight 0 points1 point ago

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damn.. golden rivers!??! That sounds WAY crazier than golden showers...

[–]GreenGlassDrgn 0 points1 point ago

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or the drunken guys gather and knock it over as a display of manly prowess (and lulz)

[–]silversam 7 points8 points ago

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Can't get more public than that, I guess....

[–]Skulder 3 points4 points ago

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At least they made them so tall, that they block eyecontact. They could be a good deal lower, and still function, but that would just be too embarrassing.

[–]robothelvete 1 point2 points ago

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Exactly, these are brilliant for just that reason. It blocks your field of vision just enough for you to be able to piss, despite having people literally a couple of meters behind you.

They had these at Roskilde when I was there last year, they are awesome.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

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it's the most efficient system, if you think about it. It's there if you need it but it encourages you to hurry it up. You'll notice there are no lines.

Then again, you'd be pissing in public, that also might explain the absence of a line.

[–]JohnGalt3 3 points4 points ago

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Lol @ no line, try them at festivals when there's a break.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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So they use unsheltered urinals at festivals? Even if they do, investment being what it is they have an incentive to only provide as many as are needed, which could probably be defined so as to require a line.

[–]GoneShootin90 16 points17 points ago

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Fun fact: there's a little bearded guy name Rudi who sits in the bottom of the urinal and yells "Zank you!" when you are done.

[–][deleted] 13 points14 points ago

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The most amusing part of this is that the submission references all of Europe but you only allow for a single Rudi, which implies a massive water routing scheme that rivals the Roman Aqueduct in its engineering genius. All just so that the piss in Europe can be poured over Rudi.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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wow

[–]GoneShootin90 0 points1 point ago

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This just blew my mind...

[–]GoneShootin90 0 points1 point ago

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AND I'm also named Joel....

[–]nthensome 7 points8 points ago

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I used one of these in Amsterdam, but they only put them out for special events. They are very convenient.

[–]kiwican 8 points9 points ago

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They have these in Canada in downtown Victoria, BC. They only put them out at night for the bar crowd.

[–]Jeff505 6 points7 points ago

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All the girls are jealous of our porta-urinals.

[–]kiwican -1 points0 points ago

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[–]diegoami 1 point2 points ago*

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Not available in my country because of the music...

[–]Zeppelanoid 0 points1 point ago

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You're better off...

[–]soulofaqua 0 points1 point ago

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We in Amsterdam, where this picture is from, have some permanent ones but they also put down extras from Friday to Monday morning for all the bar and tourist crowds

[–]006ajnin 4 points5 points ago

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These aren't "public toilets", they're PISSOIRS ... and they've been around in various European countries for more than a century.

See: http://www.oobject.com/category/pissoir-designs/

[–]moothemagiccow 0 points1 point ago

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So I remember reading pisser in an Old French text and thinking, man, the French have had the same word for piss all this time. I just now got my gears turning and figured out "piss" is onomatopoeia that dates back to latin.

[–]BrokenClock98 22 points23 points ago

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I'm scared of what the women's bathroom is... o.o

[–]Boodelijre 16 points17 points ago

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Same thing but with discardable nozzles so they can pee standing up. I'm not kidding. The company that designed these peeing-crosses did have female ones on festivals, offering women to try them out with said device.

[–]Techre 1 point2 points ago

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It never caught on, for very obvious reasons.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Porta_Potty_by_David_Shankbone.jpg <<-- these are used most of the times.

But those are all temporary toilets.

[–]nesatt 0 points1 point ago

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They caught on, but only for special occasions.

[–]fishwithfeet 0 points1 point ago

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That would be SO handy while hiking and on camping trips! I want one!

[–]BrokenClock98 0 points1 point ago

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Holy cow... geez haha

[–]Mantonization 32 points33 points ago

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I like how you say Europe as if it's one country.

[–][deleted] -5 points-4 points ago

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Oh please. How many times have we seen "only in America" pics, and how many of those times was it pointed out which of the 50 states it was taken? Europe has common cultural traits shared across the different countries just as the US has common cultural traits shared across its states.

[–]boozter 19 points20 points ago

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European countries have no more common cultural traits with each other then what they have with the USA. We don't speak the same languages don't watch the same TV, don't read the same books, don't eat the same food etc. etc. Although there are big differences inside the USA its far more homogenous then Europe as a whole.

[–]ajehals 9 points10 points ago

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Oh please. How many times have we seen "only in America" pics, and how many of those times was it pointed out which of the 50 states it was taken?

To be fair, the USA is one country. It is a country that is comprising fifty states and a federal district under a federal model, much as Germany is is a country comprising of 16 states along similar lines and the UK is a unitary state with four constituent countries. The point being that the US is in fact one country, the EU, Europe etc.. aren't. Now whilst the short hand term 'America' might suggest a technical (and the best kind..) of inaccuracy, it should be a given that America is a term used colloquially to refer to the USA, whilst 'Europe' isn't a short hand term to refer to any individual country or even a specific bloc most of the time (due to th slightly overlapping and interconnected blocs that make up the various European groupings).

As to common cultural traits, I would agree that Europe has some that are shared across the whole continent, but I would be willing to wager that those cultural trends also apply to the US (and Canada, Australia etc..).

[–]monkeymad2 5 points6 points ago

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Erm.....no. In Europe there's dozens of different cultures which have existed for hundreds of years. Fighting against each other for power all the time. In America you speak one national language, and have only HAD a culture for a tenth of the time most European countries have.

So it's not ok to go "Europe you so crazy!"

[–]menotbug 1 point2 points ago

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What if we are going "Europe you so crazy!" for precisely those reasons..

  • You live like 100 miles apart yet can't communicate with each other since you have tons of different languages.
  • You are fighting with each other for power all the time instead of just working together.
  • You piss in public.

see..

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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I didn't say that. I said you have cultural similarities. You could say the same thing about most Asian nations as well.

[–]oh_hi-mark 3 points4 points ago

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That makes it much more difficult to perform possibly illegal pranks, but it opens up a whole new realm of hilarity!

[–]AhhhClem 2 points3 points ago

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I have seen another design where only the knee to waist area is shielded. It allows not having to hide ones willy but prevents drug use, sex, or sleeping in the pissoir.

[–]BertrandLoganberry 4 points5 points ago

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So you have to pee while facing another man who is only a couple of feet away?

[–]AhhhClem 0 points1 point ago

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No swordplay allowed. singles

[–]Red_Dog1880 10 points11 points ago

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Not all of Europe. Germany

[–]BertrandLoganberry 7 points8 points ago

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And Britain.

[–]reissc 34 points35 points ago

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The outdoor public toilet in Britain is called "Manchester".

[–]Photo_Pete 8 points9 points ago

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Though this was obviously intended as a joke, they do actually have these very same toilets in Manchester at night. Just near the bus station in Picc Gardens. We're ever so European, honest.

[–]WDUK 1 point2 points ago

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He's right

[–]VoiceoftheMysterons 0 points1 point ago

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Yea I went to Manchester and saw them in the middle of the town square. My mind was blown. I'd never use one though, it's like an invite for muggers. You aren't gonna go chase him mid-piss with your cock out.

[–]BlackLiger 3 points4 points ago

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why not? That'd terrify the piss outa them too :P Being chased down the road by a guy with his cock hanging out, spraying pee everywhere.

[–]CA3080 0 points1 point ago

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We definitely have the urinals pictured in the submission here in bristol. They're brought out friday night and but away sunday morning I think.

[–]Kaer 1 point2 points ago

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The put them up around London on a friday/saturday night, then take them down for the rest of the week.

[–]paulfknwalsh 4 points5 points ago

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they don't just put them up- they pop up out of the ground. I was on drugs the first time i saw that happening, and I haven't touched heroin since.

[–]worialb 0 points1 point ago

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I saw a few of them in Amsterdam aswell.

[–]grandzooby 1 point2 points ago

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I also saw them in smaller towns in The Netherlands during Queen's Day. Sadly, I didn't make it to Amsterdam.

[–]psm510 15 points16 points ago

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where do you wash your hands?

[–]notanotherdutchy 6 points7 points ago*

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Relevant: American confused by the public urinals in Holland washes hands in urinal:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P3N1YJ9TOk&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL990E3038AA6BA875

[–]BertrandLoganberry 4 points5 points ago

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You pee on them.

[–]psm510 0 points1 point ago

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......makes sense. Dont know why people are staring though.

[–]MrDreams 13 points14 points ago

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Do you not wash your penis?

[–]alatare 12 points13 points ago

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I usually give it a good soak in the fresh urine, you know, for good measure.

[–][deleted] 9 points10 points ago

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That sounds incredibly refreshing.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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It's more warn and soothing than refreshing.

Now when you splash a good handful on your face, THAT'S refreshing.

[–]Anonissimus 1 point2 points ago

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I wash my dick every day so: as my hands, not being covered with clothes, are probably dirtier than my dick I do not see your point.

Unless I pee on my hands what is the point of washing them?

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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The area under my dick and balls is usually a bit stank. Not like 'oh my god get this off my hands' type if stank...more like 'snniiiiifffff mmmm musky' stank.

[–]Anonissimus 0 points1 point ago

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why would you grab that part, you don't need to whip out all your tools in order to feel comfortable to pee?

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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I dont need to...it just smells good.

[–]jovdmeer 0 points1 point ago

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I agree - if I do wash my hands it's usually BEFORE I pee, because I've been painting or otherwise getting my hands dirty before...

[–]1000Steps 2 points3 points ago

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They had this at a beer festival in Orange County last year. They didn't put them in the middle of the fest though. Off in a corner behind the outhouses and actually convenient.

[–]Erythroy 2 points3 points ago

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I never realised this was weird. What's the problem? This is great! If I need to take a leak and avoid a 90euro fine, FINE!

[–]xardox 2 points3 points ago

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Here's a photo I took of a guy riding a bike with a urinal in Amsterdam. http://imgur.com/RBniU

[–]moothemagiccow 0 points1 point ago

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When I read "bike with a urinal," I imagined something completely different, i.e. a bike you can pee in.

[–]corntronic 1 point2 points ago

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It would be funny if a crane lifted that up right when you were taking a piss.

[–]bobstay 1 point2 points ago

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You're 12, aren't you?

[–]Soulhunter4444 1 point2 points ago

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Nope, we have those in Canada too.

Well, they have them around where the homeless tend to dwell.

[–]beauterham 1 point2 points ago

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Use these all the time in my hometown Den Bosch (The Netherlands). There's always one nearby if you walk out of a bar.

They also force you to hurry up and save time because there will be drunk guys breathing down your neck.

[–]siemdings 0 points1 point ago

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Eindelijk een nederlander op reddit ik dacht dat ik de enige was

[–]ItWasMeAgain 1 point2 points ago

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Must have looked like a bit odd. Just taking a picture of some guys peein here, don't mind me.

[–]remember_cassettes 1 point2 points ago

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It would be better if you were more specific,We dont have these in Ireland...

[–]octopusbass 0 points1 point ago

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I've only ever seen these in one of the partitioned open air toilets at Marley Park...

[–]Ben_Jahmin 1 point2 points ago

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[–]Noahzer 1 point2 points ago

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Upvote for not putting "Meanwhile in Europe" as the title.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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They also have nudity.

[–]nesatt 2 points3 points ago

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We all have.

[–]Rohmeo 3 points4 points ago

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PTIE. I don't get it.

[–]thebrainitaches 1 point2 points ago

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I don't get what is weird about this... Who knew Americans were such prudes...

[–]moothemagiccow 0 points1 point ago

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You didn't know Americans were prudes? The folks who show heads exploding on television but experience a national crisis when a female nipple shows up?

[–]tree_D 0 points1 point ago

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Whats this going to lead to guys. Group meeting in 5 minutes

[–]Evilrubberpiggy 0 points1 point ago

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Victoria BC has those, but only on friday and saturday

[–]dyl666 0 points1 point ago

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They introduced these in London while I was living there, although that was quite some time ago (2001-ish) so I've no idea if they're still there.

As many others have pointed out, it reduces people just pissing in the street quite a lot

[–]Luke_Hero 0 points1 point ago

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I've used one of these in Denmark at a music festival that was in the town square, I was surrounded by hundreds of people... Lucky I was drunk.

[–]TheInquisitorofSouls 0 points1 point ago

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I'd use them.

[–]kyotoman 0 points1 point ago

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the shitty thing is when the thing starts filling up to the brim and the piss is right below your weeney

[–]hello_mojo 0 points1 point ago

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They had these in Manchester for the past few years. I think they got removed fairly recently though. Shame. I loved the convenience.

[–]curryfan99 0 points1 point ago

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they have some in holland that rise up from the ground after 20.00 incase you need to break the seal on a night out

[–]ohcumgache 0 points1 point ago

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Amsterdam it is. Haven't seen this anywhere else.

[–]MufasaJesus 0 points1 point ago

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They briefly had these in manchester...

[–]Captain_English 0 points1 point ago

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They're not toilets, they're naughty corners.

They were brought in to deal with the increasing problem of our anti-social youth.

[–]knome 0 points1 point ago

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I'm sure locking them in a box and inviting strangers to piss all over them will really help with that antisocial behavior.

[–]moothemagiccow 0 points1 point ago*

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I've never been in the late night drunk need to piss situation, but damn have I been in the middle of the day nowhere to piss situation in too many big cities.

In suburban US you can easily piss at a shop, or while traveling, at a gas station or fast food joint. It justifies the existence of mcdonalds. In any grid-based downtown or densely populated walkable area, taking a regular old piss is a major inconvenience.

Shops mark "no public restroom" in their windows, add combination locks or require keys or a purchase. No toilets in train stations, can't piss at a bus stop or in a taxi - what are folks to do, really? Go home? I don't mind the in-shop pay toilet, but really? The undesirables can't come up with a bit of change? That's the one thing they're more likely to have than one of my ilk, the desirable pisser.

I often end up pissing in bars or cafes which haven't received my custom, which for some reason feels wrong compared to the piss-welcoming mcdonalds with their bright arches of converging fluid.

[–]ryosuke727 0 points1 point ago

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So if you're on the short side [height wise] are you out of luck?

[–]shavenwolf 0 points1 point ago

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Yep, we have these in Manchester too.

[–]altCMD 0 points1 point ago

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I noticed the "Men" sign on the urinals. That was conspicuous by it's presence.

[–]brodie220 0 points1 point ago

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i thought this was r/funny... i don't get it?

[–]sir_wooly_merkins 0 points1 point ago

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I used to have difficulty urinating around other people. Then I realized how much fun it is to whip your dick out in public.

[–]zakik88 0 points1 point ago

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London Redditor here.

We have them in London. Shamelessly, the only place where they have been put their for locals.

It is us who piss on the streets of all your countries.

[–]Slutmaster83 0 points1 point ago

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Amsterdam ftw

[–]whybirdstop 0 points1 point ago

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they look like they should spin, like roundabouts in playgrounds

[–]coadyj 0 points1 point ago

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Just lug the entire continent in there, like me saying public toilets in America http://www.oletimer.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/outhouse.jpg

[–]azureflamecloud 0 points1 point ago

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this is public indeed

[–]Lannielief 0 points1 point ago

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These are brilliant on the walk home from the pub. Now only if I were a guy and I could actually USE them. My husband laughs at me whenever he uses one. Then I tell him I hate him.

[–]hawaiiandave 0 points1 point ago

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We have those in victoria canada

[–]Zeppelanoid 0 points1 point ago

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NOPE

[–]MrMeijer 0 points1 point ago

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Looks like Amsterdam?

[–]screensaver 0 points1 point ago

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Victoria BC too, we even have a stylish one enclosed in different lengthed cylinders.

[–]noidddd 0 points1 point ago

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i was just going to say that!

[–]Agreatbigbushybeard 0 points1 point ago

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I like that there's a "men" label on the side, just to clarify that these all for men and women should not attempt to urinate awkwardly in these.

[–]NakedMonster 0 points1 point ago

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It's Amsterdam at Central Station.

[–]phisine 0 points1 point ago

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I hate America

[–]Sabacc 0 points1 point ago

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They have them here as well. They are put out during bar hours. (Victoria, BC, Canada)

[–]siemdings 0 points1 point ago

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Thats amsterdam you bitches I facking love holland

[–]bombproof 0 points1 point ago

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they look very ashamed of what they are doing

[–]TTTNL 0 points1 point ago

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This is in the Netherlands

[–]AlastairGV 0 points1 point ago

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[–]josecolon -1 points0 points ago

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is this for reazies??

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[–]tafelpoot 1 point2 points ago

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they are very popular on festivals in Belgium too, I like them, not such a big line of waiting people as with the normal toitoi toilettes (http://www.efestivaly.cz/fotoreporty/lisy/planet-festival-2008//10-toi-toi.jpg)

[–]TheMightyDane 1 point2 points ago

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Seriously the best thing to happen to festivals ever.

[–]Rehehelly 1 point2 points ago

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Been to so many festivals where there were no urinals so people would pee behind the portaloos leaving a swamp formed from piss.

Isle of Wight festival uses these things now, KIND of helps the piss swamp situation.

[–]Skulder 0 points1 point ago

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They use them at Roskilde festival too. No more piss-swamp, no more piss-dust on sunny days, no more soggy tentflaps.. It's a stroke of genius!

[–]MyWorkHereIsDone -1 points0 points ago

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So .... what if you have to take a dump?

[–]xardox 0 points1 point ago

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The the lines at the poopie toilets are a lot shorter, because everybody who needed to piss isn't waiting in them.