Toiletological Signage

	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: Penggunaan closet Using closet Salah Mistake Yang benar What's correct But you already knew that, right? And if you can't train them, look into those ex-Soviet train toilets with the squat-pads on the rim.

Magnets! MAGNETS!! LOOK OUT!!! For some reason, the UK puts magnets in their train toilet seats and lids. Perhaps more mysteriously, they warn you about it. See the British Toilets in Motion page for more non-stationary British toilets.

The sign on board an overnight National Express bus from Edinburgh to London: Do not even attempt to pee standing! See the Bus Toilet page for more toilets on buses. See the British Toilets in Motion page for more non-stationary British toilets.

Handicap-accessible toilets: Turn left here GIANT-ACCESSIBLE TOILETS: Also turn left here On the campus of Cambridge University. Also see the Toilets of Higher Education page. Also see my Signs of Strangeness page.

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?

Also see the non-human toilet page.

Also see my Signs of Strangeness page.

This is a strange sign carved in stone along a street in Amsterdam. HOMO SAPIENS NON URINAT IN VENTUM WISE MEN DO NOT URINATE INTO THE WIND True, but why the monumental version?

Also see my Signs of Strangeness page.

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?

Anti-Toiletological Signage

The Bible (and also see the Old Testament Biblical Toilets page) repeatedly warns against a certain sort of behavior:

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.

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