Ha!! Thanks for the laugh...I needed that! I've been a "lurker" here for a while, but I don't think I've ever left a comment. Just wanted to say hello and I love your blog! (I also have a huge, crazy fascination with Australia, but whatever.)
There are many Indian and Bangladeshi workers in Singapore. every Sunday they would go to Little India in Singapore to meet their friends or do their weekly grocery shopping. Hundreds and thousands of them.
There are not enough toilets for them to use, so they pee behind the back lanes and roadsides. The business owners and residents in Little India are frustrated with their inconsiderate behaviour. By putting up these signs, they hope to have a cleaner and less polluted environment.
I spent time in the late 80's in West Africa ... same kind of sign only in French! Not that the signs did much good. Some bus stop areas in the city were pretty high with the small of urine. Ugh! Good luck finding a toilet! If I took the bus, I didn't drink very much before hand. When the bus stopped, everyone piled out. The men lined up outside the bus and peed. The ladies held their pagnes around themselves a little further off and peed ... then piled back on the bus again. Nope, this is one serious sign ... only hopefully Little India did provide a spot to pee in! When you gotta go you gotta go!
Sign in "Little India", Singapore. Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON
Hope that's not posted in a bathroom ;-)
ReplyDeleteMight one surmise that it was fine for $500?
ReplyDeleteCheap in comparison to smoking in a lift in Singapore! Good shot!
Go on tell me it was on the washroom door right??? ;)
ReplyDeleteI guess it leads little room for confusion...
ReplyDeleteI was searching for your email, to thank you for your kind words on Much to My Sjogren.
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Thank you again.
that sign is almost as graphic as the actal act without the smell.
ReplyDeleteGreat pic of the sign! I too have to wonder where did they post it?
ReplyDeleteJust so long as there are toilets! Happy WW
ReplyDeleteThat's not something I've ever seen before. What a great picture!
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ReplyDeletenice shot... that's so funny! mine's up too.... sorry was an error my first comment...
ReplyDeleteOk, knowing that the KJV of the Bible has the phrase, "he who pisseth against a wall," I'm wondering just when this sign was deemed necessary. :)
ReplyDeleteJoy!
So, does that mean women can?
ReplyDeleteHa!! Thanks for the laugh...I needed that! I've been a "lurker" here for a while, but I don't think I've ever left a comment. Just wanted to say hello and I love your blog! (I also have a huge, crazy fascination with Australia, but whatever.)
ReplyDeleteIs that a prohibition for men only? What a crazy sign. It's hard to believe someone thought an explanation was necessary! Thanks for the laugh, David.
ReplyDeleteGotta know...where is that sign posted?
ReplyDeleteHey David, how come you got a photo of me after a night on the beer.
ReplyDeleteLike everyone else, I want to know where it was posted.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness!!! LOL
ReplyDeleteOMG that red slash is in THE right spot! LOL
ReplyDeleteIs it only on walls you can't pee? Are potted plants ok?
ReplyDeleteThere are many Indian and Bangladeshi workers in Singapore. every Sunday they would go to Little India in Singapore to meet their friends or do their weekly grocery shopping. Hundreds and thousands of them.
ReplyDeleteThere are not enough toilets for them to use, so they pee behind the back lanes and roadsides. The business owners and residents in Little India are frustrated with their inconsiderate behaviour. By putting up these signs, they hope to have a cleaner and less polluted environment.
laughing....perfect...we need one in downtown...
ReplyDeleteI spent time in the late 80's in West Africa ... same kind of sign only in French! Not that the signs did much good. Some bus stop areas in the city were pretty high with the small of urine. Ugh! Good luck finding a toilet! If I took the bus, I didn't drink very much before hand. When the bus stopped, everyone piled out. The men lined up outside the bus and peed. The ladies held their pagnes around themselves a little further off and peed ... then piled back on the bus again. Nope, this is one serious sign ... only hopefully Little India did provide a spot to pee in! When you gotta go you gotta go!
ReplyDeleteLOL....at college the ladies wc's are so crowded we have to hold our P's and Q.
ReplyDeleteHope 2008 has started well for you :o)
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Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut…what if I can’t hold it?
ReplyDeleteAlways classy when that sign is necessary!
ReplyDeleteWhen you gotta go, you gotta go.
ReplyDelete500 is better than a caning, I suppose.
~Oswegan
They're persnikkedy as hell there. No spittin' or tossin' gum ether. The place is clean and they don't play.
ReplyDeleteGood God, there's a nickname I could do without....Flush?!
ReplyDeleteWish they had those sign all over Big India
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