Urinating, Amsterdam

It seems that many gentlemen still fail to spot either the pissoirs or the signs pointing them out (see tip above).

This must cause them some difficulty, but causes far more for the owners of properties with conveninet recesses.

I spotted the metal shielding in the photo more than once. By creating a 'splashback' effect, I am sure they prove an effective deterrent to phantom wee-ers.

Mind you, that might mean more gentlemen fall into the canals..........

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There clearly is (or has been) a problem with men and their bladders in Amsterdam.

Whether this is linked to inebriated gentlemen falling into canals whilst obeying a call of nature I cannot say.

But nevertheless the city has provided metal 'pissoirs' at strategic points.

So important is it that gentlemen find these that it is necessary, on occasion, to =signpost them.

I have to say I noticed no such signs (or conveniences) for ladies anywhere I wandered, other than within the station and cafes/bars/restuarants/museums etc. What this tells us about male and female continence/incontinence I would not like to say.

:-)

At first I wasnt sure what these were but the are obviously only for men. This is ingenious though. We need these in LA. I saw some guy peeing into one of these and I thought "What the he@*!"
Then of course Rob figured he needed to pee too. Of course.

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The cleanest toilet around is at the Central Train Station at track 2A.

It's 50 Eurocents admission, but worth while.

Downtown during daytime just go to the 4th floor of the V&D department store or make a stopover at the many Amsterdam Café's (with varying facilities though).

Women are a bit discriminated, because men can make use a the typical Amsterdam "Krul" pissoirs, you find on many downtown locations.

The green pissoirs here in Amsterdam never fail to bring to mind the old joke about the Admiral and the Field Marshall at the annual Combined Services Dinner:

As the Field Marshall finishes his business with a quick shake and a rezip and heads towards the door the Admiral admonishes him, "Excuse me Sir! At Dartmouth we were taught to wash our hands after using the toilet."

To which the Field Marshall responds, "Actually Dear Chap, at Sandhurst we were taught not to pee on our hands in the first place!"

Ha, OK "Toilet Humour"! but the point is that the green pissoirs are just that, so follow the Field Marshall's example ;P

I do find them funny. they are placed on friday and removed sunday so only for the weekends when people going out.
Now they need to figure something out for woman.
This one is at the blauwe brug between rembrandtplein and waterlooplein

The Dutch do care about people's health and the smell of the city. As they don't like men to go pee in a random place, they built the green "cages" around the city as a public toilet. However, as a woman, I feel it's rather unfair cos all these public toilets are for men only...where are we women supposed to go pee then? Hold it till home?

There are several "urinals" around the center of Amsterdam. They are metal half circles that cover only your middle part. So you shouldn't be surprised to see a guy watching the street scene around him as he urinates in one of these. And of course the urine just flows to the ground below him... but that's better than the in the canals.