Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And if anyone is visiting Germany, we have their counterparts too, Toillettenfrauen or Klofrauen (Klo is short for Klosett, as in WC but with a K), mostly in stations and airports, but also in department stores and hypermarkets. Why toilets have the number 00 on the door I don't know, anyone any idea? If you can stand getting nasty looks from the ladies, who really do keep the loos spotless,you can get away with 20 cents, if you want a smile 50cents will get you one. If you want to be tight and get out fast, drop 15 cents in 1 ,2 and 5 cent coins, as many as possible, by the time they're counted you are away, but beware they will remember your face.. Douglas Bernard Degaute wrote: > >>Finally, the only picture that does NOT contain fellow LUGgers. "Madame >>Pippi" is a Belgian institution. Her job is to sit outside a public >>toilet to collect money. I have never seen one doing anything else >>beyond emptying the dish with the coins. Here are two of them taking a >>break from that hard work: >> >> > >Well done! I would add that sometimes you can see one knitting. Two weeks >ago I experimented one public toilet in Brugge (in the inner yard of the >belfry) : very clean - smiling lady - 30 cents (as you know almost >impossible to elude the tip). Sometimes, you can also find a 'Monsieur >Pipi' (for example on the Zand in Brugge too, but it's now closed) but they >are MUCH more difficult to escape than the ladies. All those informations >for our American (Australian, Canadian and so on) friends who plan to visit >our beautiful country. Feel free to email me (off or on list :-) ) to get >the best addresses ! > >I hope to see you next time >Bernard >bernard.degaute@skynet.be > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >