I’ve seen some weird shit in my travels around the world, but close to the top has to be the public urination in Norway. I always assumed that going to the toilet in public was something relegated to third world countries, but it seems that it is totally acceptable in Norway! They even have little stall thingies kicking about so you can just flop your wang out and take a slash in the middle of the city. I don’t think they poo in these things, but I didn’t stick around to find out.
The following photo was taken in the Oslo city center at the finishing line for the Oslo Marathon.
Thanks to Yelitza Magarita for taking the photo.
Thanks for “sharing” Ryan, I found this pretty funny. You go to Amsterdam for the weekend, they have a similar thing there, called “Pissiors” – see http://www.whatsupwithamsterdam.com/2011/08/13/urinals/
Thanks James!
I think I’ve seen them there before. I knew they didn’t look foreign when I saw them here in Oslo, but I couldn’t for the life of me remember where I’d seen them.
What on earth possessed anybody to think this was a good idea?
It’s not uncommon at all to see guys here in Oslo just pop their cock out and take a whizz on the side of the street. I was a little startled the first time I saw it, but figured it was just someone who was a little strange in the head, or maybe they had a bladder disorder and just had to go. After seeing a few dozen more people doing it, it has turned out to be something that is culturally acceptable here. Truly weird. Or maybe we are weird. I’m not sure anymore.
Yeah, that’s one of my favourite things about travelling – forces you to do a double take on your perception of .. everything.