In
Turkey (most specifically at the
coach depot in
Istanbul, but in many public places), there is not only a payment system associated with draining your
little man, there's a little
toll booth at the
shithouse door. That's right--you have to give a
moustachioed Turkish fellow 500,000
TL (about 35 cents,
USD), give him a friendly but uncomfortable nod, and then push your way through a metal
turnstile in order to take a pee. It's kind of like hopping on a
subway, except everything smells like pee. Ha, ha.
There is no additional fee for
defecation as described above, but don't expect toilet paper. While it is common in homes and some businesses in
metropolitan Turkey, it is not a common feature of
public restrooms, even those you pay good money to use. On the bright side you usually have a fancy little
bidet there to get you all wet with water and feces. As per the usual, it consists of a little tube attatched to the inside of the toilet bowl, cut apparently with a
pocket knife, that squirts water when you turn a rusty knob located somewhere inside the stall (there is no standardization for this, and that is infuriating).
On the other hand, I can say without doubt that
Turkish beer is some of the best in the world.
Coincidence, or conspiracy?