Fear of not having access to a toilet or loo while traveling

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Fear of not having access to a toilet or loo while traveling

Postby sdtripper2 » Sat Nov 25, 2006 3:11 pm

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"Fear of not having access to a toilet or loo"
Share stories or remedies for the on the road traveler?
Do you or someone you know have this dreaded phobia?

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If you find thinking about toilets or finding a bathroom while
traveling or problems with road travel and using a public toilet


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Postby sdtripper2 » Sat Nov 25, 2006 3:11 pm

"Fear of not having access to a toilet or loo"
Share stories or remedies for the on the road traveler?
Do you or someone you know have the dreaded phobia?

Work around this potentially discomforting situation with planning.

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I am giving myself a red card personal foul for this thread entry !

I know that this very personal phobia can be an issue for not enjoying camping.
I have compiled links and pictures here that may quell your toilet fears.

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A Brief Natural History of Restrooms Through Time


"Fear of not having access to a toilet or loo"
Some who can't get their loo side tent set uP fast enough may have experienced
this phobia while camping or on the road where there is no where to stop.

There are those with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBM). Some have a
fear of no toilet paper. Many of us don't like to use dirty public restrooms
for cleanliness reasons as well as safety reasons.


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Defecaloesiophobia, COPROPHOBIA or CORPOROPHOBIA
(Fear of going to the loo)
(Fear of painful bowels movements)

How do you conquer the fear of not finding a bathroom while traveling? (Forum)
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Skanky bathroom fears?
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$h!t phobia sucks
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When Nature Calls, even intrepid travelers prefer a comfortable reply.

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TOURISM AND TOILETS - AN AUSTRALIAN PERSPECTIVE
Austrailia's public toilet map

Canada to open Washroom Quest, an
interactive toilet map, will launch this
spring and plans to expand to other
Canadian cities depending on demand.


HoboTraveler.Com Travel Blog 9 years of World Travel (Search on Toilet)Image


Bathroom Diaries.................................................................Image
............................................................................................Land of the Rising Buns
............................................................................................A Primer on the Restrooms of Japan
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...................................................................................How to use Japanese style toilet
Facing this squat is usually trauma ~
Using the squat toilet


Bathroom ratings

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................................................................................................ManCans of the Yucatan
PUA or Public Urination Anxiety, is a disorder that strikes
a fair percentage of American people at some point during
their life's journey.


Never shake hands with a traveling man:
Shake NOT the hand of a traveling man.

Why Toilet Bowl Water Twirls Clockwise or Counterclockwise?
Water goes down with right or left swirl?

Extensive List of Phobia's:
List of Phobia's
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Postby sjptak » Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:34 am

Ya know, looking at that piece of porcelain in the floor brings back memories..... :lol: I guess I'll have to explain that.

While stationed in Okinawa, I went to the hospital in Naha to donate for the local blood drive. I didn't speak Japanese but was in dire need to reeive my bladder. I found an employee who seemed to understand my plight. He directed me to the "room". I entered and having seen the porcelain hole before, began to do my thing. The door opened behind me (Multiple holes, you know), and a woman entered, pulled up her skirt kinda thing and squatted 2 holes down.

Turns out, the loo's were unisex! Me at the tender age of 18 wasn't sure what to do. I finished up VERY quickly!!!
.:shock: :? :shock: :? :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:

Was I ever embarrassed.
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Postby angib » Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:39 pm

I spent about 15 years travelling around world for my job (sounds exotic - wasn't) and the one thing they never tell you in any guide book or anywhere else is: "what are the male and female toilet symbols in this country?"

You can do advanced currency calculations and translate high-minded conversations about the fraternal relations between your countries, but the information to just empty your bladder without embarrassment is never there!

I was never sure in Russia, but I think it is:
- male symbol: point-down triangle with circle over it
- female symbol: point-up triangle with circle over it

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Postby asianflava » Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:04 pm

angib wrote:I was never sure in Russia, but I think it is:
- male symbol: point-down triangle with circle over it
- female symbol: point-up triangle with circle over it

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I would think that it would be the other way around.
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Postby angib » Wed Nov 29, 2006 5:21 pm

I'm pretty sure that's the right way round as I remember it by:
- man has broad shoulders tapering to narrow waist;
- woman has narrow waist and skirt flowing out below waist.

I've found an example from Tajikistan (former Soviet republic) that says "girls left, boys right":

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But then I also worked in Poland where the women's symbol is a circle while the men's is a triangle - but the triangle can be either way up!

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Restroom Signs:

Postby sdtripper2 » Wed Nov 29, 2006 8:16 pm

Gender Signs

Here are some more restroom signs that might be of interest?

I chose these restroom symbols because I found them of interest.
Look way down below for more links to see the total pictures I found on the web so far.



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Canary Islands

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Bathroom ambiguity Door No. 1 or door No. 2?
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Korea

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Iga-Ueno, Japan

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Toilet symbols aplenty Click here~
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Postby asianflava » Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:10 pm

angib wrote:I'm pretty sure that's the right way round as I remember it by:
- man has broad shoulders tapering to narrow waist;
- woman has narrow waist and skirt flowing out below waist.


I was just picturing the specific area of the body that was in question. Ifyouknowwhatimean. 8) 8)
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Postby angib » Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:42 pm

And for Mexico and most of Latin America:
- for men, top hat
- for women, high heel shoe

But this one is worth showing!

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That, of course, is a human, not a bear........

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Postby sdtripper2 » Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:49 pm

Andrew:

Is that "Squat in the Woods / NOT" sign from Germany?

Wonder what the sign actually says?
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Postby SteveH » Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:45 pm

Steve,

Word for word, (from the German-English dictionary) it means "toilet not use".
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Postby sunny16 » Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:25 am

Seeing the Japanese toilets, (hole in the floor) brought back memories. If I remember correctly, the toilets are very sanitary as you never touch them (hopefully). But on the other hand, there would be a little metal cup chained to some of the drinking foutains in banks and stores that everyone would drink out of. Go figure..... :roll:
And we would always take off our paints befor using the toilets. You never wanted to drop your walet or keys down one of them. And some were flushable, too. Those were pretty clean.
I cut it three times and it's still too short!!
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Postby Joseph » Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:28 am

sunny16 wrote:But on the other hand, there would be little metal cup chained to some of the drinking foutains in banks and stores that everyone would drink out of.

I understand Russian Coke machines used to be that way. May still be for all I know.

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Postby angib » Fri Dec 01, 2006 1:40 pm

Joseph wrote:
sunny16 wrote:But on the other hand, there would be little metal cup chained to some of the drinking fountains in banks and stores that everyone would drink out of.

I understand Russian Coke machines used to be that way. May still be for all I know.

When I visited a Ukrainian (ie, former Soviet Union) shipyard they had some quite old refrigerated drinking fountains around the place with a drinking cup on a chain.

BUT, there was a recess in the front of the machine - you put the cup, upside-down, into the recess and pressed down, whereupon the inside of the cup got sprayed with water and a pair of rotating circular brushes cleaned the cup rim inside and out.

Cool, or what? But, of course, the cleaning part of it was broken down when I saw it....

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Postby Nitetimes » Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:44 pm

angib wrote:
I was never sure in Russia, but I think it is:
- male symbol: point-down triangle with circle over it
- female symbol: point-up triangle with circle over it

Andrew


Use the simple solution..... wait til you see someone else walk in. I've had to do that already. :lol: :lol:
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