Good point. I only noticed that American chains in Europe charged for the bathroom (i.e. you had to buy something). I remember being in Nuremberg and buying the smallest cup of coffee at Starbucks just to get the bathroom code because I had to go that bad. I remember cities like Prague also charging for public bathrooms and they had the bathroom attendants too.
I've done it twice. Unfortunately I wasn't drunk either time. The first time I walked into the women's restroom, saw the couch and realized my mistake. The second time I walked in one, I just simply wasn't paying attention, went into a stall, did my business, and it wasn't until I walked out I realized what I had done (obviously no women inside).
I've had the same experience in Mexico. I also had to pay 25 cent for each square of toilet tissue.
I don’t get it. You can’t go to the bathroom because another male is going?As we seem to have many knowledgeable public restroom aficionados on this now 9 page (soon to be 10 I'm sure), I have a public restroom (generally in a restaurant) question.
When in a restaurant (or sometimes other places), and there are several couples, at least two (you and DH/DW or BF/GF) and again, at least one more couple, maybe several, when at the end of the meal, or maybe at a respite time in the meal, one lady who would like to go to the restroom asks if any of the other ladies at the table would like to join her. Most often, there it one or more takers on the offer.
Now, if a guy did that at the table, everybody at the table would stop and stare at the guy and be like.....saaay whaaaattt.
Why is that?
As we seem to have many knowledgeable public restroom aficionados on this now 9 page (soon to be 10 I'm sure), I have a public restroom (generally in a restaurant) question.
When in a restaurant (or sometimes other places), and there are several couples, at least two (you and DH/DW or BF/GF) and again, at least one more couple, maybe several, when at the end of the meal, or maybe at a respite time in the meal, one lady who would like to go to the restroom asks if any of the other ladies at the table would like to join her. Most often, there it one or more takers on the offer.
Now, if a guy did that at the table, everybody at the table would stop and stare at the guy and be like.....saaay whaaaattt.
Why is that?
Your sweet story reminded me of lovely country song that talks about just what you described. It's Brad Paisley's Waitin' On A Woman.No need to be sorry. About 25 years ago, I was in Macy's, in the women's clothing section. I was waiting in line to use the very full dressing rooms. I noticed there was a bench just outside the dressing room area entrance and there were three elderly men sitting on it. I thought that was very odd that they would just be sitting there. Why were they just loitering in the women's area???
Then an elderly woman walks out. As she's going over to the bench, one of the men gets up and picks up a purse by his foot, that I hadn't notice earlier. She shakes her head, saying nothing fit. He hands her her purse. She puts her arm in the crook of his elbow and they walk off together. The second and third man did something similar. They would pick up and hold all the shopping bags they had put by their feet, and again walk off with the woman they had been waiting for.
I found it very endearing that these men would sit there and patiently wait for their wives. No trying to rush her. No rolling their eyes in impatience or feeling like their time could be better spent elsewhere. They were waiting for the loves of their lives, supporting her while she was doing something that would make her happy. Then they'd go off and do something else together. That's LOVE.
As we seem to have many knowledgeable public restroom aficionados on this now 9 page (soon to be 10 I'm sure), I have a public restroom (generally in a restaurant) question.
When in a restaurant (or sometimes other places), and there are several couples, at least two (you and DH/DW or BF/GF) and again, at least one more couple, maybe several, when at the end of the meal, or maybe at a respite time in the meal, one lady who would like to go to the restroom asks if any of the other ladies at the table would like to join her. Most often, there it one or more takers on the offer.
Now, if a guy did that at the table, everybody at the table would stop and stare at the guy and be like.....saaay whaaaattt.
Why is that?
Good question. As a middle aged female, I've never asked anyone to accompany me to the restroom. I'd think it was very bizarre, if another adult asked me to join them. Obviously, I don't understand it either. Maybe, they're going in there to gossip about their dates.As we seem to have many knowledgeable public restroom aficionados on this now 9 page (soon to be 10 I'm sure), I have a public restroom (generally in a restaurant) question.
When in a restaurant (or sometimes other places), and there are several couples, at least two (you and DH/DW or BF/GF) and again, at least one more couple, maybe several, when at the end of the meal, or maybe at a respite time in the meal, one lady who would like to go to the restroom asks if any of the other ladies at the table would like to join her. Most often, there it one or more takers on the offer.
Now, if a guy did that at the table, everybody at the table would stop and stare at the guy and be like.....saaay whaaaattt.
Why is that?
DH waits outside the dressing room, because I always want a second opinion. Since I've gained weight, I don't think anything looks good on me. If it was up to my opinion only, I'd be walking around naked. Nobody wants to see that.No need to be sorry. About 25 years ago, I was in Macy's, in the women's clothing section. I was waiting in line to use the very full dressing rooms. I noticed there was a bench just outside the dressing room area entrance and there were three elderly men sitting on it. I thought that was very odd that they would just be sitting there. Why were they just loitering in the women's area???
Then an elderly woman walks out. As she's going over to the bench, one of the men gets up and picks up a purse by his foot, that I hadn't notice earlier. She shakes her head, saying nothing fit. He hands her her purse. She puts her arm in the crook of his elbow and they walk off together. The second and third man did something similar. They would pick up and hold all the shopping bags they had put by their feet, and again walk off with the woman they had been waiting for.
I found it very endearing that these men would sit there and patiently wait for their wives. No trying to rush her. No rolling their eyes in impatience or feeling like their time could be better spent elsewhere. They were waiting for the loves of their lives, supporting her while she was doing something that would make her happy. Then they'd go off and do something else together. That's LOVE.
I had to go look that one up, listen and watch. So very true. And got me a little misty eyed.
, so I went in the other. (No one’s around, right?) Well door apparently didn’t lock right. 
Male medical resident enters my bathroom, takes one look at me (on toilet), backs out and says to his friend, “That’s no hombre”. 
I've had to use a couple like that in the US, in more remote areas of national parks. A whole lot more that have an actual toilet seat, but then drops to a giant hole in the ground.
Sometimes they don’t have pictures on the doors but words in the local language, and you have to think carefully before entering. Sometimes the images aren’t so obvious.
I wish I could blame that. Both times were here in the US. I simply didn't pay attention.
Well, it’s not like WDW everywhere, in NYC there aren’t a lot of public bathrooms, and businesses require you purchase something to use theirs. The hotels we’ve stayed at in Philadelphia require a room key to enter the lobby bathrooms (if your room isn’t ready the front desk can buzz you in). In that case it’s to keep out the homeless.
