I once used a toilet in, I think, Abu Dhabi airport, that wasn't so much a toilet as a hole in the floor.
Somebody had helpfully painted a footprint on either side of the hole - presumably they were concerned that air travellers would not work out how to use the hole unless they were given instructions.
Mind you, that was a better toilet than the alleged chemical toilet just outside Brighton that I had the misfortune to walk into one year during the London to Brighton bike ride. That wasn't so much a toilet than a big pile of shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiite.
Literally so much poo in it that the toilet seat was wedged up.
Originally posted by JonathanB of LondonI was in Tibet, and we went to a lake that was a tourist site (apparently).
I once used a toilet in, I think, Abu Dhabi airport, that wasn't so much a toilet as a hole in the floor.
Somebody had helpfully painted a footprint on either side of the hole - presumably they were concerned that air travellers would not work out how to use the hole unless they were given instructions.
Mind you, that was a better toilet th ...[text shortened]... iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiite.
Literally so much poo in it that the toilet seat was wedged up.
The toilet there was a hut sitting over the side of the hill, partitioned down the middle for ladies and gents. In the gents side, there were small wooden partitions from your knee to your chest, so there were barely seperate cubicles, and planks of wood for each foot to stand on.....and basically, you crapped down the hill. It was the second worst toilet in China, the worst being one that smelled similarly bad, but was in a proper hotel/restaraunt complex. They just didn't clean them atall for some reason 😛
Originally posted by huckleberryhoundI went on a walking holiday in the Moroccan mountains once. No toilets at all. It's surprising you get used to just crapping in front of everybody.
I was in Tibet, and we went to a lake that was a tourist site (apparently).
The toilet there was a hut sitting over the side of the hill, partitioned down the middle for ladies and gents. In the gents side, there were small wooden partitions from your knee to your chest, so there were barely seperate cubicles, and planks of wood for each foot t ...[text shortened]... as in a proper hotel/restaraunt complex. They just didn't clean them atall for some reason 😛
Walking down a valley - sheer cliff faces on either side... no rocks bigger than a small pebble for cover. If you've got to go you've got to go. Everybody just learns to kind of look the other way.
that's everybody except for the local Berber children who (back then at least) didn't get to see many westerners and were endlessly fascinated by our pale skin.
One of our party was once do his business under a try then after a minute or two heard giggling from above. He looked up to see a couple of local girls (aged under 10) sitting in the branches watching the whole thing.
Originally posted by JonathanB of LondonI would've been happier with that. The trouble with the toilet i spoke of, was that it was a designated space, so you had to use it. The boards were well used, covered in hard crap and dried up urine, and they obviously lost the hose they were using to clear up the side of the hill they were using [insert puke smiley].
I went on a walking holiday in the Moroccan mountains once. No toilets at all. It's surprising you get used to just crapping in front of everybody.
Walking down a valley - sheer cliff faces on either side... no rocks bigger than a small pebble for cover. If you've got to go you've got to go. Everybody just learns to kind of look the other e a couple of local girls (aged under 10) sitting in the branches watching the whole thing.
I St.Martin I stayed in a resort and they had a toilet with no water in it. After I called to have it fixed they explained it was an air flush system and limited water. I found it disturbing to poop on something solid and trust the water and air to remove the debris. I was warned to close the toilet before I flush.
The toilet sounded like a jet engine and my wife and I would warn each other before flushing after both of us were startled a couple times when the other flushed.
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