NationStates Jolt Archive

Its a long time since I started an obscure thread. Where were the worst public toilets you have walked into.

The worst I have seen was in a chinese restaurant in Washington DC, USA. THe walls were covered with crap in there.

Gas Stations...uhhhhg.

Gas Stations...uhhhhg.
Correction. Gas stations in Brooklyn. UHHHHHG!

Its a long time since I started an obscure thread. Where were the worst public toilets you have walked into.

The worst I have seen was in a chinese restaurant in Washington DC, USA. THe walls were covered with crap in there.
Literally or figuratively?

worst ones i ever been into? some of the public toilets on beaches in England are appalling. Went into one on holiday once, some of the Graffitti was... disturbing.

The worst I have seen was the one after my mate had launched 75 partially digested jaffa cakes into it. Yeah.

Correction. Gas stations in Brooklyn. UHHHHHG!

Rural ones in outback Australia cannot be beaten. Trust me; they give a new meaning to the term "stinking heat".

And the flies....auugghhhhh...

Tijuana or central France. Its a toss up.

Tijuana or central France. Its a toss up.
where exactly

Pretty much all of them.

Rural ones in outback Australia cannot be beaten. Trust me; they give a new meaning to the term "stinking heat".

And the flies....auugghhhhh...

We have those in South Texas. Toilets on the beach at Port Aransas are excruciating.

I once was utterly desperate for a bathroom, and the only place I could find was a "social club" on a very run-down block of storefronts. The light in the bathroom was off when I entered. When I turned it on, the walls, floor and ceiling were still black - they were running with roaches. Ten seconds after the lights came on, there was no sign of the nasty little buggers... and though I was still cringeing inwardly, I relieved myself nonetheless.

where exactly


South of San Diego and just outside of Lyon

Rural ones in outback Australia cannot be beaten. Trust me; they give a new meaning to the term "stinking heat".

And the flies....auugghhhhh...


Porta Potties in the desert sun on construction sites and migrant farm worker camps could gag maggots or make buzzards puke.

Pretty much all of them.
But ehich one is the worst?

Porta Potties in the desert sun on construction sites and migrant farm worker camps could gag maggots or make buzzards puke.

Eugghhhh.

I'm thinking of one place I went to once...rural South Australia somewhere.

There were shit smears on the wall of the cubicle, the toilet bowl was cracked (and the floor wet and sticky), someone had backed out a turd into the wall urinal, what was probably a condom in the handbasin (impossible to tell if it was used or not), The basin itself was missing the handle for the tap, and a crow was feasting on something in the corner that I wasn't keen on surveying closely.

It was about 40 degrees celsius, and I shall probably never forget the olfactory displeasure. Not to mention the billions of flies that wanted to spread the love of the room all over my face.

I decided to urinate on a tree instead.

Kirkwall has the worst public toilets I've personally been to... eugh...

One in Santa Ana, Argentina. It was a hole in the ground that went into a pit. The "building" was a wooden shack around it, open on one side.

It was in an area of the country that was incredibely warm (even in July, when I was there), and the pit never got emptied, it was just left to decompose.

That was simply disgusting.

One in Santa Ana, Argentina. It was a hole in the ground that went into a pit. The "building" was a wooden shack around it, open on one side.

It was in an area of the country that was incredibely warm (even in July, when I was there), and the pit never got emptied, it was just left to decompose.

That was simply disgusting.
I have never experienced that, but it sounds worse than then what I have run into.

I once went to a toilet on a beach in the Far North of NZ. (Near Matapouri. No, I'm not going into the details of where exactly it is). Anyways, I went in there, and there were wasps! Ugh. In the end, I didn't even go. I just waited until I got home.

Its a long time since I started an obscure thread. Where were the worst public toilets you have walked into.
Romania. That's how I know each time I go abroad that I've returned to my dear motherland. I check the toilets.

The worse one I have been to personally was in Morocco...yuk

and a VERY close almost throwing up it was so bad was in Ryde on the Isle of Wight after a long hot and busy day which seemed to have overloaded the sewer or something horrible had happened in there....it was VILE

(there was a guy killed in the same toilet block..they are metal, toilets with no seat and the walls are metal too...this poor sod got electrocuted on the toilet)

Um..this really cheap chinese "resterant". It was just a hole in the ground and I swear I saw a dead rat in there.

There was one in greece that was a hole in the ground, complete with hornet's nest. And a restaurant I went to in Beijing was also a hole in the ground (no flush) with a large amount of excrement around the hole. Sadly, it was even worse once I was finished.

well, i dont remember much except there was a hole about 5' by 5' square and probably about 8' deep. sorrounded by a metal shack (im guessing must of been movable for when they had to dig a new hole.)

most people would only piss in it (not sure if that was water they added to it or lots of urine), but few ventured to take craps in it (if i remember correclty there was a seat that emptied into the same hole) it has been a very long time and it was in the middle of nowhere that happened to have alot of people around.

The worst one I've personally ever been in was one attached to a gas station in Arkansas, near the border of Mississippi. It looked like it was used for sex more than the toilet - there was no toilet paper and the toilet was broken. It looked like the last few people had all gone on the floor - both ends, in every way possible. The only light was a broken window above the door. And to top it all off, the best-looking part of the whole thing was the condom dispenser, which doled out glow-in-the dark condoms, or musical condoms, or condoms with designs on them. The funniest part was... you had to get a key from inside the convenience store to get in.

The worst one I've personally ever been in was one attached to a gas station in Arkansas, near the border of Mississippi. It looked like it was used for sex more than the toilet - there was no toilet paper and the toilet was broken. It looked like the last few people had all gone on the floor - both ends, in every way possible. The only light was a broken window above the door. And to top it all off, the best-looking part of the whole thing was the condom dispenser, which doled out glow-in-the dark condoms, or musical condoms, or condoms with designs on them. The funniest part was... you had to get a key from inside the convenience store to get in.
:headbang: Welcome to the conditions faced by the over the road truckdriver I think I've actually stopped at the place your speaking of. but my basis for comparison is broader. there is a free public toilet in the train station in Rome. Even a GI took one look and said ' no I'll come up with the 50 cents'.DIE JANITOR DIE:sniper:

I once had a spectacularly horrible experience when going for an emergency McShit (the only thing I would use the establishments for). The bowl was so full I couldnt avoid smearing my genitalia with other peoples excrement - and yes, it really was an emergency!

The worst I have seen was in a chinese restaurant in Washington DC, USA. THe walls were covered with crap in there.
I don't know about America, but that sort of toilet would be very, very illegal here.

The worst one I've personally ever been in was one attached to a gas station in Arkansas, near the border of Mississippi. It looked like it was used for sex more than the toilet
Bill Clinton must have stopped there. ;)

I don't know about America, but that sort of toilet would be very, very illegal here.
I don't know either. I'm polish, not american. I was in Washington for a vacation.

A strip club in Brampton, On. They didn't have a women's bathroom for their customers, so I had to use the employee bathroom. There was a wrapper from a needle on the toilet seat... I hovered.


This isn't counting outhouses...

There was one I went to in a national park when I was a kid. The toilet was plugged up with toilet paper and crap. The toilet seat was drenched in urine and so was the ground. And the drawings on the walls gave me my first lessons in sex ed.:(

A gas station on the way home from New York City to central CT. I have no idea where it was. I got a key from the guy running the gas station, which raised my hopes. However, once I got in, I almost cried. Small room about 4' x 4'. Walls, toilet seat, and some of the floor were covered in human excrement. As badly as I had to go, I decided to risk ruining my pants to avoid going there. I was not going to sit down on that thing.

I made it, in case you're all curious.

Tijuana or central France. Its a toss up.
Literally?

Don't try the public toilets in China.
Really.
Just hold it in.
Trust me on this.

Not only are they really stinky and filthy, with squat toilets which makes you realise just how bad the average Chinese person's depth perception and aiming ability is, there's no toilet paper, no soap and rank water everywhere - filthy water at that, cause all the do is hose down the crap towards the drain, not caring particularly if it makes it there or how much splash it causes everywhere. So when you drop your pants, they sit in a big puddle of excrement-flavoured water.
Oh, and most are open.
I mean open, as in several squat toilets side-by-side, so you can enjoy the pleasure of having other men (or women as the case may be) squatting right beside you grunting and straining. And staring at you, cause you're the only white person they've seen there.

So, just say no to Chinese Public Toilets.

Literally?

Don't try the public toilets in China.
Really.
Just hold it in.
Trust me on this.

Not only are they really stinky and filthy, with squat toilets which makes you realise just how bad the average Chinese person's depth perception and aiming ability is, there's no toilet paper, no soap and rank water everywhere - filthy water at that, cause all the do is hose down the crap towards the drain, not caring particularly if it makes it there or how much splash it causes everywhere. So when you drop your pants, they sit in a big puddle of excrement-flavoured water.
Oh, and most are open.
I mean open, as in several squat toilets side-by-side, so you can enjoy the pleasure of having other men (or women as the case may be) squatting right beside you grunting and straining. And staring at you, cause you're the only white person they've seen there.

So, just say no to Chinese Public Toilets.
but honestly, the private ones aren't much better either. It depends which washroom you're in. Do you know why MacDonalds is so popular in China? Because everybody uses them as public toilets. The toilets in MacDonalds there are the same as the ones here. I do not remember once when there was not a line-up for the washrooms there.

But the worst I've been to is probably in rural China...it wasn't exactly a toilet. It was just a bucket you were supposed to sit on in private and crap/pee in. After, you dump it out into a designated place and it all gets turned into manure...

Literally?



Pretty much.

I hope to visit China someday and I'll try to follow your advice on public lavatories

Pretty much.

I hope to visit China someday and I'll try to follow your advice on public lavatories
I'd reccomend taking loads of imodium and possibly a large cork before you go there.

Eugghhhh.

I'm thinking of one place I went to once...rural South Australia somewhere.

There were shit smears on the wall of the cubicle, the toilet bowl was cracked (and the floor wet and sticky), someone had backed out a turd into the wall urinal, what was probably a condom in the handbasin (impossible to tell if it was used or not), The basin itself was missing the handle for the tap, and a crow was feasting on something in the corner that I wasn't keen on surveying closely.

It was about 40 degrees celsius, and I shall probably never forget the olfactory displeasure. Not to mention the billions of flies that wanted to spread the love of the room all over my face.

I decided to urinate on a tree instead.

If there is a winner I think this one takes it. Sounds disturbing enough. I always was fond of the porta potties after a music festival. Something about crap, vomit and the summer heat just gives it that little sumpin sumpin

Paris, France. They had many sidewalk toilet stalls in the seventies right there next to the road, and in the most unlikely areas you could imagine. Probably even had one in front of The Louvre. Toilet? This is probably a misnomer. It was really just a hole with a wall around it, no toilet paper there to wipe with, and no running water to flush with. Now imagine centuries of repeated use, the high heat of summer, and just enough water running through the open sewer to keep things moist and interesting.

Horrible. It smelled like a bucket full of dead carp festering under the porn stands at the Willie Nelson Fourth Of July picnic.

Hopefully they have decided to modernize since then.

But I wouldn't count on it.

Any port-a-potty on the great Rita adventure of last year. (I live in Houston)

Literally?

Don't try the public toilets in China.
Really.
Just hold it in.
Trust me on this.

Not only are they really stinky and filthy, with squat toilets which makes you realise just how bad the average Chinese person's depth perception and aiming ability is, there's no toilet paper, no soap and rank water everywhere - filthy water at that, cause all the do is hose down the crap towards the drain, not caring particularly if it makes it there or how much splash it causes everywhere. So when you drop your pants, they sit in a big puddle of excrement-flavoured water.
Oh, and most are open.
I mean open, as in several squat toilets side-by-side, so you can enjoy the pleasure of having other men (or women as the case may be) squatting right beside you grunting and straining. And staring at you, cause you're the only white person they've seen there.

So, just say no to Chinese Public Toilets.

one of the reasons why I would never go to China.

Eh, I think the worst toilet I've encountered was an outhouse that contained two wasp's nests and a bee's nest. Relieving myself was a frightening experience between the fear of being stung and my habitual fear/distaste of outhouses. I've always been afraid that I'm going to fall into the pit below or that there'll be something lurking in that deep, dark hole of stench.

Though that wasn't really a public toilet... I think it was for a cabin we rented.

Eh, I think the worst toilet I've encountered was an outhouse that contained two wasp's nests and a bee's nest. Relieving myself was a frightening experience between the fear of being stung and my habitual fear/distaste of outhouses. I've always been afraid that I'm going to fall into the pit below or that there'll be something lurking in that deep, dark hole of stench.

Though that wasn't really a public toilet... I think it was for a cabin we rented.
well, this thread is about PUBLIC toilets, not private toilets.

well, this thread is about PUBLIC toilets, not private toilets.

Aw. :( Well, maybe outhouses deserve their own thread. They are rather horrid.

Its a long time since I started an obscure thread. Where were the worst public toilets you have walked into.

The worst I have seen was in a chinese restaurant in Washington DC, USA. THe walls were covered with crap in there.

I've seen floors covered with the stuff in my school! (Seriously! I think the person was sick though).

But, the ones at public beaches in California, God, the people don't even throw the fricken used toilet paper into the toilet they just throw it into a corner! What the hell is that, some new hippie movement to conserve water. If I were to spend 5 minutes in there I'd probably get cholera, diarrhea, plague, bird flu, and nausea.

Aw. :( Well, maybe outhouses deserve their own thread. They are rather horrid.
Yes, they are horrid.

Um..this really cheap chinese "restaurant". It was just a hole in the ground and I swear I saw a dead rat in there.
Hey, a dead rat is better than having a live rat running about inside the hole.
Believe me, I know.

The graffitied gas-stations are the worst I ever saw. They outta REALLY crack-down on the jerks who deifile those bathrooms, and diliberatly clog-up the toilets.

I once had a spectacularly horrible experience when going for an emergency McShit (the only thing I would use the establishments for). The bowl was so full I couldnt avoid smearing my genitalia with other peoples excrement - and yes, it really was an emergency!


I just threw up a little in my mouth. :eek:

The graffitied gas-stations are the worst I ever saw. They outta REALLY crack-down on the jerks who deifile those bathrooms, and diliberatly clog-up the toilets.
graffiti-covered walls is not as bad as crap-covered walls.