Current Events > Europeans laughing at Americans but having to pay $$$ to go pee/poop.

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lol @ Europeans having to pay $$$ to go shit in a public bathroom. Meanwhile in the US, there arent even any public bathrooms. Checkmate.

Everything is a toilet in the US

Does Europe waive the fee for those with intestinal disorders?

WingsOfGood posted...

Does Europe waive the fee for those with intestinal disorders?

Can only talk about my place, but:

There isn't always a fee, especially not at shopping malls.

It's usually 50cent for the cleaning lady at the place, and I think people with intestinal disorders need it especially clean, so... Yeah, just pay it.

don't you have to tell your own government how much you owe in taxes, a number they already know, and if you don't get it correct you get a fine/jail time?

TwoDoorPC posted...

don't you have to tell your own government how much you owe in taxes, a number they already know, and if you don't get it correct you get a fine/jail time?

Yes, because tax companies lobby for it so that they can stay in business.

Karovorak posted...

Can only talk about my place, but:

There isn't always a fee, especially not at shopping malls.

It's usually 50cent for the cleaning lady at the place, and I think people with intestinal disorders need it especially clean, so... Yeah, just pay it.

This.

It's probably cleaned better

In the US, the social contract is still pay to pee/poop in public places like businesses.

However, you end up with like, a bag of candy or a croissant or something so not bad.

TwoDoorPC posted...

don't you have to tell your own government how much you owe in taxes, a number they already know, and if you don't get it correct you get a fine/jail time?

Honestly, people are complaining about the wrong thing with the US tax system. It isnt that the government knows how much you owe, its that the government is wrong about how much you owe and you have to tell the government you owe less through countless deductions and tax credits. In other words, the government only knows how much you made, and the tax you owe regarding that; nothing else (e.g., you have a dependent = tax credit, you installed solar panels = tax credit, you paid interest in student loans = tax deduction).

So my solution is to just get rid of every single deduction and tax credit, and then lower the tax brackets accordingly so that the tax rate youre taxed at is what your effective tax rate is. But this will NEVER happen because of special interest groups (like clean energy companies will want tax credits for taxpayers when they buy high efficiency products).

Im not an expert on how UK tax system works, but there generally is only one personal allowance of ~GBP12k, and thats it (no other deductions or credits, which the average US tax payers have a ton of, thanks to special interest groups). So based on that, the effective tax rate seems pretty simple and its just the tax brackets. For UK:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/c/c69cd8e5.jpg

So for most people (50k-125k), effective tax rate is 33%. For US:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/e/eade61bf.jpg
Effective tax rate is only 7%-11% for the same income, despite the tax bracket reaching 24% for incomes between $95k-$180k.

Sources:
https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/united-kingdom/individual/taxes-on-personal-income
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/18/who-pays-and-doesnt-pay-federal-income-taxes-in-the-us/

Obligatory:

Pop-up urinal death: Worker crushed by device 'dropping suddenly' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-64581570

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/c/c088590d.jpg

As an American, I never have to pay to use the washroom. And its great.

But I will always tip someone. Anyone.

The_Popo posted...

As an American, I never have to pay to use the washroom. And its great.

But I will always tip someone. Anyone.

Can you tip me?

*Laughs in Asia*

Glob posted...

*Laughs in Asia*

In China, you have to pay and bring your own toilet paper tho (per a Chinese coworker I asked a few weeks ago when that Chinese viral watch an ad for toilet paper video; i.e., the ad for TP is a backup since everyone is expected to carry their own TP in public). Idk about other Asian countries.

IdiotMachine posted...

Meanwhile in the US, there arent even any public bathrooms

this reminds me of that public toilet in san fran that cost like $2 million to build over 2 years

WingsOfGood posted...

Does Europe waive the fee for those with intestinal disorders?

In the UK there are disabled toilets that can only be opened with a key. People with those kind of issues are usually given a key for them.

I'll trade having to pay a dollar to take a shit in a public restroom for healthcare access any day of the week

WingsOfGood posted...

Does Europe waive the fee for those with intestinal disorders?

Depends what the chap in the toilet says.

You have to have a barmy with him and if he thinks your chat is top banter then he might let you off, otherwise it's a bop on the 'ead.

pinky0926 posted...

Depends what the chap in the toilet says.

You have to have a barmy with him and if he thinks your chat is top banter then he might let you off, otherwise it's a bop on the 'ead.

Bloody hell, this isn't the cheeky Nandos I wanted.

DrizztLink posted...

Bloody hell, this isn't the cheeky Nandos I wanted.

Blimey mate, easy with the spicy food. You trying to off someone with the peri peri sauce?

I remember having to pay like 50 cents to use some public toilets as a kid. The ones where they give you a key tied to a steering wheel or something.

pinky0926 posted...

Blimey mate, easy with the spicy food

https://i.imgur.com/0RwOuyV.jpeg

Shadow_Don posted...

I'll trade having to pay a dollar to take a shit in a public restroom for healthcare access any day of the week

this.

I was just in Poland and had to pay a whole Zlote (.25 US) to use a public restroom.

It was fucking glorious. I wish we had pay to use public bathrooms. Ours are fucking disgusting.

Is this real? Thought it was satire. Europeans really have to pay for public bathrooms, are you freaking kidding me? What ass-backward fuckwit thought that was a good idea?

I didnt know this was a thing in so many other countrys. Went to Columbia for vacation and found out the hard way when I took a stroll through Bogota outside the tourist zones.

If I didnt have spare cash on hand that would have been inconvenient to say the least.

Prismsblade posted...

I didnt know this was a thing in so many other countrys. Went to Columbia for vacation and found out the hard way when I took a stroll through Bogota outside the tourist zones.

If I didnt have spare cash on hand that would have been inconvenient to say the least.

I was in Ben Thanh market last year and had to pay 5k dong to drain mine. It's only a few cents but yeah, without cash or an ATM machine close by in those situations you're screwed.

PoopPotato posted...

I wish we had pay to use public bathrooms. Ours are fucking disgusting.

they aren't so clean you could eat off them.

Really sad that they monetize public washrooms. In Japan, there's public washrooms everywhere in the country and yes, most of them are spotless.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_y1SnY-Fw8

IdiotMachine posted...

Can you tip me?

Of course. Its bad etiquette to not tip the topic creator.

Xatrion posted...

Is this real? Thought it was satire. Europeans really have to pay for public bathrooms, are you freaking kidding me? What ass-backward fuckwit thought that was a good idea?

Gainerama posted...

Really sad that they monetize public washrooms. In Japan, there's public washrooms everywhere in the country and yes, most of them are spotless.

It's not real monetization. You can't expect profits with 50 cent per person, it's mostly to keep vandalism down.

In shopping malls it's free, and they are usually clean.
In restaurant / cafes it's free (for consumers), and they are a roll of the dice, because it obviously depends on them.

Public ones can be everything, Depends on the place. The "bigger" the place (popular shopping street, big train stations) the more likely it has the 50 cent barrier and is spotless. If it's some public bathroom at some small park, it's probably free but probably not as nice.

McDonalds sometimes has asks 50 cent here too, and they are still terrible.

Also, be aware that Europe is not a monolith. Every country and even the cities differ a lot there. Ask 5 europeans from 5 countries about such stuff, and you usually get many different answers.

IdiotMachine posted...

In China, you have to pay and bring your own toilet paper tho (per a Chinese coworker I asked a few weeks ago when that Chinese viral watch an ad for toilet paper video; i.e., the ad for TP is a backup since everyone is expected to carry their own TP in public). Idk about other Asian countries.

Cant tell you about China, as I havent been there. However, I can say that paying to use a toilet has not come up during any of my time in Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, South Korea, Japan or Malaysia.

Xatrion posted...

Is this real? Thought it was satire. Europeans really have to pay for public bathrooms, are you freaking kidding me? What ass-backward fuckwit thought that was a good idea?

free public toilets reek of shit and have piss everywhere because ppl are animals