[fetesiceWaist]

I declined to use this toilet and decided to hold on one more hour till I got to the restaurant where we were having lunch, that toilet was free.

Ahhh yes, I know that restaurant Paul


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[Hamucevasiop]

The guys can shoot at their convenience. Bushes, behind lamp post, cars.........and etc. Can't avoid nature call??????. Any problem guys?

[Dreaming]

I think my worst toilet experience was on the way down to turat sani, it was in a roadside food stand, the smell wasn't actually as bad as I'd expected the problem was a great big toad staring up at me AFTER I'd just gone for a wee...I felt terrible but what can you do?

[Gudronich]

I remember a dilapidated toilet in Indonesia last year, if you wanted a door on your cubical you had to pay double.

i bet you did'nt pay double did you paul?

[aquadayAquaks]

Most of the gas station had a clean toilet.

apart from the crappy old looking one!!! most of the big one has a really nice toilet!

[VipInoLo]

did you?

I declined to use this toilet and decided to hold on one more hour till I got to the restaurant where we were having lunch, that toilet was free.

[Hamucevasiop]

Most of the gas station had a clean toilet.

[Hmwmzian]

they probably wouldn't accept half.

[qilmuz6v]

phuketgazzet.com

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

German tourist takes on foul latrine in Kamala

KAMALA, PHUKET: A German tourist disgusted with the state of a public toilet at Kamala Beach has taken it upon himself to give the bog a thorough cleaning every day.

The German, 56-year-old Rohlofe Jeck, is in Kamala on a one-week holiday, staying in a rented accommodation near the Kamala Public Health Office.

Yesterday afternoon, Mr Jeck was spotted by a group of women who were doing aerobics near the tsunami memorial monument.

People were amazed to see the diligent German wearing rubber gloves and using his hands to rid the bowl of its disgusting contents with equipment paid for with his own money.

The bathroom, built with Tourism Authority of Thailand funding as part of its post-tsunami beach front redevelopment plan, has for years been ignored by local authorities who were entrusted with its care and maintenance.

It is not, however, ignored by passers-by with full bladders and bowels,

The combination of usage and lack of maintenance left the toilet in a sorry state – until Mr Jeck came along.

Saying he used the commode every day on his way to the beach, the German added he could no longer stand the disgusting stench emanating therefrom and decided to do something about it.

Mr Jeck’s whole-hearted devotion to hygiene has won him praise among local people.

Some have pointed out that as public property in such a high-profile location, local government organizations should do a better job at keeping the bathroom clean.

They are also worried that the bathroom will quickly revert to its old state after Mr Jeck’s vacation is over.

This will leave a dark stain on Phuket’s image as a world-class tourist destination as the fifth anniversary of the tsunami approaches, they say.

Most public bathrooms at Phuket beaches are maintained by staff who charge people two or three baht to use them under a concession with the local administrative body. It is not known why this arrangement was not being used at this particular bathroom.

Despite the honorable intent of Mr Jeck’s actions, his endeavors may technically be running afoul of Thailand’s strict alien labor laws.

These state that it is a criminal offense for any foreigner to engage in work, regardless of whether one is receiving remuneration, without a government-issued work permit.

Only Burmese, Lao and Cambodian are allowed to work as cleaners, which is an occupation otherwise reserved for Thais.

[Hmwmzian]

Fair play to mr Jeck. I think he may have shamed the local authority into doing something about looking after the facility. and if they think about prosecuting him for working illegally the money it would cost to prosecute him could be used for the upkeep instead.

[TOD4wDTQ]

I had a similar experience at Erawan Waterfall. It ended when I boarded a japanese tour bus and pretended to be part of the group to use their toilet

[Misespimb]

I remember a dilapidated toilet in Indonesia last year, if you wanted a door on your cubical you had to pay double.

Did you pay or not? If you pay was it half

Peace.

[VipInoLo]

I remember a dilapidated toilet in Indonesia last year, if you wanted a door on your cubical you had to pay double.

[VipInoLo]

Well he's not taking a Thai job, but maybe it's time to create a job for a Thai persion.

[L8fGLM4d]

I don't remember filthy toilets at Erawan. maybe the cleaner had a day off when you visited?
or maybe we were just brought up in way toooo different countries and have different understanding of "filthy" and I do mean that.
the low point for me must be the toilets at the old southern bus station in Bangkok. but then, the whole place was hell. hopefully it has been wiped off the face of the earth.

[L8fGLM4d]

I remember a dilapidated toilet in Indonesia last year, if you wanted a door on your cubical you had to pay double.

did you?

[L8fGLM4d]

I just suddenly remembered the filthiest toilet I have ever seen.
it was in the 90s and we were passing through war-torn Yugoslavia by bus, on the way to a beach holiday in Greece (pre budget airline era). at a rest stop, there was this roadside shack of a toilet with crap up to ankle height, totally revolting. the boys of course quickly went to the bushes to take a leak before the girls made up their minds to follow, they were chased out by a crazy-looking man waving a machine gun and demanding a huge amount of cash (deutsch marks it was, then) for using the service. the bus drivers pacified him with a carton of cigarettes, of which they always kept a good stock to help keep away officials, policemen, official-looking bandits, or bandit-looking officials.
the wild east.... I am almost nostalgic. so easy to forget all these stories and then suddenly the mere mention of a filthy toilet brings some memory back.

[Hmwmzian]

no way he only pays half

[aquadayAquaks]

as a Thai person, i'm really ashamed of it.

[Misespimb]

hmmm