alt Hacker NewsThat practically ensures that some people who have to go really badly, and for whom €0.50 is a big deal, will just drop their business on the sidewalk.
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ishouldstayaway • today at 6:23 PM
> but this setup is certainly better than eliminating public restrooms entirely.
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zamadatix • today at 6:16 PM
Somehow that seems ensured regardless.
marssaxman • today at 6:16 PM
how is that different from what they'd do if the pay toilet didn't exist?
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cubefox • today at 6:17 PM
It also makes it more likely that hobos and drug addicts don't soil and destroy the public bathrooms.
The only place in France I have seen this happen was Paris and public toilets are free there. I haven't seen paid toilets at all in France for a long time, actually. Maybe in train stations though.