Unisex toilets
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http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2011/06/10/236431_tasmania-news.html[^] I don't see the big deal. I'd use a unisex toilet, I could care less. Do they exist commonly anywhere else ? Not America, obviously, Americans tend to be uptight. What about Europe ?
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I don't see a big deal either, not at all in the case of a grade school. As for anywhere else, in Canada, for quite a time now, it not uncommon to see men's, ladies', and unisex that are configured for changing baby diapers. The biggest downside I could think of if everything was unisex would be the dissapearance of urinals and a significant increase in men's average wait time to pee if waiting lines were to even out :)
I was HollyHooo but got tired of it.
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I don't see a big deal either, not at all in the case of a grade school. As for anywhere else, in Canada, for quite a time now, it not uncommon to see men's, ladies', and unisex that are configured for changing baby diapers. The biggest downside I could think of if everything was unisex would be the dissapearance of urinals and a significant increase in men's average wait time to pee if waiting lines were to even out :)
I was HollyHooo but got tired of it.
RC_Sebastien_C wrote:
The biggest downside I could think of if everything was unisex would be the dissapearance of urinals and a significant increase in men's average wait time to pee if waiting lines were to even out :)
I noticed that European urinals are like US ones, where everyone has their own urinal, and a little wall so no-one else gets a glimpse of your weiner. In Australia, we have one long urinal and we all just stand there and pee. If they were US style ones, I don't see how anyone could have an issue, and I don't care if they were the sort we have here. I assume no woman WANTS to see me pee.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2011/06/10/236431_tasmania-news.html[^] I don't see the big deal. I'd use a unisex toilet, I could care less. Do they exist commonly anywhere else ? Not America, obviously, Americans tend to be uptight. What about Europe ?
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
One small local (Katoomba) shopping centre (supermarket + 6 specialties) has two unisex toilets + a disabled one. I've also seen them fairly often in hospitals and similar places. Cheers, Peter
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http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2011/06/10/236431_tasmania-news.html[^] I don't see the big deal. I'd use a unisex toilet, I could care less. Do they exist commonly anywhere else ? Not America, obviously, Americans tend to be uptight. What about Europe ?
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
Christian Graus wrote:
I don't see the big deal.
Sure having a toilet itself is a big deal for Tasmanian's so obviously it is not a big deal to have a unisex one. ;P
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RC_Sebastien_C wrote:
The biggest downside I could think of if everything was unisex would be the dissapearance of urinals and a significant increase in men's average wait time to pee if waiting lines were to even out :)
I noticed that European urinals are like US ones, where everyone has their own urinal, and a little wall so no-one else gets a glimpse of your weiner. In Australia, we have one long urinal and we all just stand there and pee. If they were US style ones, I don't see how anyone could have an issue, and I don't care if they were the sort we have here. I assume no woman WANTS to see me pee.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
I assumed urinals (American or Australian style) would't exist in a unisex public washroom, that it would be stalls only.
I was HollyHooo but got tired of it.
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RC_Sebastien_C wrote:
The biggest downside I could think of if everything was unisex would be the dissapearance of urinals and a significant increase in men's average wait time to pee if waiting lines were to even out :)
I noticed that European urinals are like US ones, where everyone has their own urinal, and a little wall so no-one else gets a glimpse of your weiner. In Australia, we have one long urinal and we all just stand there and pee. If they were US style ones, I don't see how anyone could have an issue, and I don't care if they were the sort we have here. I assume no woman WANTS to see me pee.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
I just saw you were writing about a big loss of toilet access to another post as I was writing mine. No big deal and increased wait time. We have the 2 main points straight! :-)
I was HollyHooo but got tired of it.
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I assumed urinals (American or Australian style) would't exist in a unisex public washroom, that it would be stalls only.
I was HollyHooo but got tired of it.
You could be right.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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Christian Graus wrote:
I don't see the big deal.
Sure having a toilet itself is a big deal for Tasmanian's so obviously it is not a big deal to have a unisex one. ;P
Well, in fairness, we have more trees than most people.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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I just saw you were writing about a big loss of toilet access to another post as I was writing mine. No big deal and increased wait time. We have the 2 main points straight! :-)
I was HollyHooo but got tired of it.
*grin*
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2011/06/10/236431_tasmania-news.html[^] I don't see the big deal. I'd use a unisex toilet, I could care less. Do they exist commonly anywhere else ? Not America, obviously, Americans tend to be uptight. What about Europe ?
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
Christian Graus wrote:
I don't see the big deal.
Agreed. I don't know about other people, but my house toilet is unisex. ;P As long as I'm alone in the cubicle, I'm not that bothered whether a man or a woman used it before me. Although, a bin would be useful as they are common features in a ladies' toilets...
Almost, but not quite, entirely unlike... me...
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When I saw Bon Jovi, the ladies toilet had a huge queue, so I was in the mens, at the urinal, and I noticed several guys walking their girlfriends to the stalls in the mens. I'm sure we'd lose a lot of toilet access to unisex toilets. But, I don't see what the big deal is.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
I don't think there is a big deal, it is mostly tradition. And traditions don't change quickly, unless there is a good reason for change. Festival activities could be a bit different, I guess I don't have to tell you ... :-D
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I assumed urinals (American or Australian style) would't exist in a unisex public washroom, that it would be stalls only.
I was HollyHooo but got tired of it.
IMO unisex toilets without urinals would need more square meters to serve the same amount of people mens and ladies toilets do. :)
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IMO unisex toilets without urinals would need more square meters to serve the same amount of people mens and ladies toilets do. :)
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CP Vanity has been updated to V2.4Understood. But since that's not going to happen: increased average wait time for men!
I was HollyHooo but got tired of it and Sebastien was taken.
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Understood. But since that's not going to happen: increased average wait time for men!
I was HollyHooo but got tired of it and Sebastien was taken.
When going to the pub you shouldn't be wasting your time in the loo waiting! :)
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When going to the pub you shouldn't be wasting your time in the loo waiting! :)
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CP Vanity has been updated to V2.4I was not aware they served beer in grade school in Australia! :)
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RC_Sebastien_C wrote:
The biggest downside I could think of if everything was unisex would be the dissapearance of urinals and a significant increase in men's average wait time to pee if waiting lines were to even out :)
I noticed that European urinals are like US ones, where everyone has their own urinal, and a little wall so no-one else gets a glimpse of your weiner. In Australia, we have one long urinal and we all just stand there and pee. If they were US style ones, I don't see how anyone could have an issue, and I don't care if they were the sort we have here. I assume no woman WANTS to see me pee.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
Christian Graus wrote:
I noticed that European urinals are like US ones, where everyone has their own urinal, and a little wall so no-one else gets a glimpse of your weiner.
It wasn't always that way here though. I distinctly remember troughs being popular in all kinds of public places in Canada and the U.S. when I was a kid. They still use temporary troughs at some public events. The Costco near me has put in a trough-style sink. One big stainless steel trough with a bunch of taps. Lots cheaper to install clean I would think. Maybe the urinals are next. Cheers, Drew.
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Well, in fairness, we have more trees than most people.
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it is more like your trees have fewer people. Our tree population is pretty much the same I guess, however our human population is like 100 times yours. Per square kilometer that is. :)
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I was not aware they served beer in grade school in Australia! :)
I was HollyHooo but got tired of it and Sebastien was taken.
Duh. Don't you ?
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it is more like your trees have fewer people. Our tree population is pretty much the same I guess, however our human population is like 100 times yours. Per square kilometer that is. :)
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CP Vanity has been updated to V2.4Well, that may also be true.
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When going to the pub you shouldn't be wasting your time in the loo waiting! :)
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CP Vanity has been updated to V2.4And, if you had to wait too long, always carry around a bag with fresh pants and underwear :)
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