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To not want to live in a country where it's ok for men to piss openly on the roadside

102 replies

gimmeabreak · 08/04/2012 18:28

Twice in a week
With no shame at all
Last Sunday a cyclist on a country - but busy- road
Today in a busy A road a coach had pulled over and a dozen blokes were overtly slashing on both sides of the road
I'm no prude - but it's not nice
Or am I??

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theodorakis · 09/04/2012 07:09

When I lived in the UK my front garden was on the pub route home. Not just men used to piss in my garden, once a girl did a shit on my doorstep.

happycake · 09/04/2012 09:11

I once had a man tell me I was 'bang out of order' for walking past his friend pissing at a tram station in central Manchester. I didn't even notice what they were doing until I had to step over the stream of piss.

lou2321 · 09/04/2012 09:56

I don't get why they can't wait - I notice no one is saying 'the women squatting at the side of the road', where do all the women go to wee?. I would let my children do it as they are only infant school age but even then if we were near a service station they would wait.

Fair enough if someone is completely desperate but in that case have the decency to be mega discreet!

Its gross, I hated it when I used to go clubbing and you'd be walking along the pavement and suddenly a stream of piss would run down the pavement aroud your feet - vile!!!!

lou2321 · 09/04/2012 09:57

ooh x-posts - that gross - the woman shitting on the doorstep!

pigletmania · 09/04/2012 10:00

A lot of men do it for the sake of it, be ause they can. I am pretty sure they can wait, it's like the environment is in big urinal to them, gross and disgusting g, not even discreet

DinahMoHum · 09/04/2012 10:02

I dont think there is a country where people wouldnt do this if caught short

pigletmania · 09/04/2012 10:03

Dad he is old enough to understand to find a discreet place, hardly a toddler potty training. I have no problem with going public f absolute necessary, but be discreet and respect the environment and people about you. Some have nonmanners at all

jandymaccomesback · 09/04/2012 10:23

In Singapore they have signs on the lamposts with a graphic which means no peeing in the street- which presumably means it is/has been a problem there.

jandymaccomesback · 09/04/2012 10:26

I've just remembered, we saw a woman in very white trousers pull them down to pee just round the corner from the Reichstag in Berlin. The white trousers attracted our attention.

RhinosDontEatEasterEggs · 09/04/2012 10:40

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gimmeabreak · 09/04/2012 10:58

So it's not just the British laddish culture then is it

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pigletmania · 09/04/2012 11:11

The open air urinals are gross. What about women don't tey have to peeHmm. A better solution would be to have more Posen late night conveniences open, funded by the pubs and clubs

pigletmania · 09/04/2012 11:11

That both sexes can use

birthdaygurl · 09/04/2012 11:18

My neighbour used to piss across the road from his/our house!

DinahMoHum · 09/04/2012 11:25

maybe im strange but i honestly couldnt care less if someone pees up a tree or on a bush.

I dont like it up a lampost or on a street, unless it was in a drain, but apart from that, if there was no toilet nearby i dont think id even give it a second thought

cumbria81 · 09/04/2012 11:26

YABU. Who cares? It's just weeing

fuzzpig · 09/04/2012 11:26

I've always thought it unfair that men can just whip it out and women can't - it's a lot harder for a woman to be discreet.

I guess that's why they invented the she-wee thingy.

helloclitty · 09/04/2012 11:27

I was really surprised when I lived in Japan how common this was there. Such a polite society but lots of pissing outside!!

ivykaty44 · 09/04/2012 11:31

Op - I would like to live in a country where local councils have public toilets - but every town seems to have shut there public lav's and there is literally no where to go....

pigletmania · 09/04/2012 12:24

How come then you see men doing it public ally and not women.

katiesname · 09/04/2012 13:04

I didnt think it was legal??! What i object to is those urinals they have in big cities... WTF? so women can hold it in and men can't?
Why cant they just be decent?

pigletmania · 09/04/2012 13:40

It's not just weeing, we're not dogs, more civilised than that! Wee causes damage to wood, erodes stone, so it's not just weeing. Yes people get caught short, find a discreet place not in full view of the public, aren't these men doing public weeing embarrassed hav they no dignity!

gimmeabreak · 09/04/2012 13:48

agree piglet - i saw more than one knob yesterday

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pigletmania · 09/04/2012 14:40

It's dirty and disgusting

pigletmania · 09/04/2012 14:55

There's a difference between a toddler seeing in public as they are potty training ad a grown adult who can hold and should know better