The sign pointing to the public toilets in Ueno Park in Tokyo.
The sign pointing to the public toilets
at the Temple of the Six Banyan Trees in Guangzhou,
People's Republic of China.
Neither of these instructional signs are images
I took myself,
they came from somewhere out on the net.
But for those needing to instruct people in the
use of non-squat toilets, they might be useful.
Arabic and Malay.
For the Malay one, thanks to Hamachi for the
translation:
This sign was on the grounds of the U.S. Post Office in Chicago,
between the Chicago River and the Rush Street entertainment area.
I have no idea what it is supposed to mean...
If "curb your dog" means to prevent your dog from
defecating on the sidewalk or grass,
then what does "do not curb your dog" mean?
Should we force our dogs to defecate on their lawn?
(And, while we're at it, any dogs that wander past while
we're there?)
Or is this mysterious sign the work of the
Anti-Animal-Constipation League,
telling us that it's allowed (but not required) for
our pets to relieve themselves there?
If you're moving about Turkey, it's probably by bus.
Which means you'll eventually need to find the
tuvalet when you're at an otogar.
An actual Turkish otogarlu tuvalet can get
pretty disgusting, even for the Internet.
So here is just the indication of one.
See the sign?
Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam,
and will cut off from Jeroboam
him that
pisseth against the wall,
and him that is shut up and left in Israel,
and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam,
as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.
— 1 Kings 14:10
Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy
posterity, and will cut off from Ahab
him that
pisseth against the wall,
and him that is shut up and left in Israel,
And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the
son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah,
for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger,
and made Israel to sin.
— 1 Kings 21:21-22
For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab
him that
pisseth against the wall,
and him that is shut up and left in Israel:
And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam
the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of
Ahijah: And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of
Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her.
And he opened the door, and fled.
— 2 Kings 9:8-10
Modern communities sometimes warn of this,
in more succinct ways that do not specify the punishments.
For example,
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
prohibits wall urination.
However, it appears that removing your pants and leaving them there is OK:
The cathedral in
Saint-Hubert, Belgium,
in the Ardennes Forest near Bastogne,
also prohibits wall urination:
On the other hand, see the Belgian toilets page
for a case where urination against a church wall is encouraged.
A Sani-Flush blue border indicates a toilet that I've used.
If you're not bored yet, you might be interested
in (or at least tolerate):