Public Toilet facilities in NC

brother



Joined: 29/01/2010
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Message Posted:
01/08/2011 17:47

In another thread it has been stated that there is a certain impression about the toilet facilities in NC.

I would like to see what people living in NC think or do about their need for public loos.

It would be useful to see a discussion that includes any TC perspective in along with the non native residents.



What do you do? Do you pop into a cafe/bar/restaurant or do you "commune with nature" when you travel further afield?

neilhodgin


Joined: 28/10/2008
Posts: 256

Message Posted:
01/08/2011 17:54

Boredom of the highest order!!

SourBrandy


Joined: 24/07/2010
Posts: 84

Message Posted:
01/08/2011 19:09

What a very unkind post.



i have found that if one is caught short, wherever one is on the island, everybody will help. I think this is evedienced by the lack of public loos in outlying places because everybody wants to be hospitable and help.

fosterscan


Joined: 27/02/2010
Posts: 541

Message Posted:
01/08/2011 19:14

sourbrandy sounds like the uk lack of public toilets in outlying places !

flightholiday


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Posts: 3217

Message Posted:
01/08/2011 19:25

Many parish and town councils in the UK are having to close the few remaining public toilets due to budget cuts alongside the cost of repair after vandalism.

the butler


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Posts: 1958

Message Posted:
01/08/2011 19:29

The public toilets in Kyrenia near the main car park are always spotless and are the kind westerners use.



The toilets in old Famagusta are also very clean and they are one western type and one eastern type.



In Lefkosia, I always use a cafe or Debenhams at Ledra Street and the toilets in the mall at Ikea.



Some cafe and bar toilets are not always pristine and I avoid the ones I know are not great. What I



have noticed is that they are not covered in graffiti and Sharon loves Jason messages



The butlers wife

brother



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Message Posted:
01/08/2011 21:11

So, in comparison, it isn't the case that there are public loos everywhere in the UK. It is, I suppose, a fact that in a pub, one could pop in and use the facilities without necessarily being noticed (!). That is the significant difference in the UK (IMHO), that there are pubs almost every village whereas in NC, the nearest equivalent is a cafe in most villages.

If we were to compare the facilities in public beaches as opposed to towns in places like Spain, we could see that the provision is much more developed. This however does not mean that they are always spotless (!).

I suppose the main issue could be the standards of cleanliness but this is so variable in other countries anyway. The more remote you are then the more problematic the provision is likely to be.

So far I'm struggling to find a case for describing a specific NC issue.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
01/08/2011 21:18

well brother i think you will find it a struggle. In birmingham airport they have signs for the loos in diffferent languages and to my shock different toilet facilities in seperate areas, they were all spotless.. in all supermarkets in uk you see a sin and signature to say thet had been cleaned by the person signing 20 minutes ago, every 20 mins they are checked and cleaned.The council loos I visted charge 20 pence and they were also graffiti free and clean

brother



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Posts: 446

Message Posted:
02/08/2011 00:52

Lilli I think you have described the fundamental difference that I was struggling with. I suppose it takes a certain amount of financial strength to employ the cleaning regime we enjoy in some of the places in the UK.

flowerfairy


Joined: 17/09/2008
Posts: 1277

Message Posted:
02/08/2011 01:21

30 odd years ago, I was heavily pregnant and needed the loo. No way was i allowed to use one in the shops in UK.

Over here, every supermarket has the facilities, it may not be what we are used to, but after my own experience, it's better than nothing.

jamboree


Joined: 25/06/2011
Posts: 88

Message Posted:
02/08/2011 01:55

brother if you went in your own bog before you left your house then you would not have to worry about finding a public loo...



i personally hate using public loos as you dont know whos ass has been on the seat before you, and all the dry pissy splashes on doors, handles, walls and floors you have to touch to get out after you have washed your hands.



best option use your own bog. if caught short then shop keepers/managers will always allow you to use there loo out here in n cyprus. just dont leave them a big log to clog there bog as a thank you.



plus you should not compare cyprus to uk, as n cyprus does not have even a fraction of the money the uk has to provide public services.

Cocklebay


Joined: 26/02/2011
Posts: 353

Message Posted:
02/08/2011 08:21

This thread is a load of Poo!!!

sienna


Joined: 09/01/2009
Posts: 1627

Message Posted:
02/08/2011 08:43

well some of the loos in the UK are just as disgusting as anywhere I was at Rutland water this weekend and one of the toilets even had a beware sticker asbestos on roof ! and the toilets themsleves were disgusting !! one of the worst I have been in.



Alagadi beach ones are much to be desired over there - its the same everywhere you go the toilets are only as good as the cleaner looking after them and whether they care all over the world

Troodo


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Posts: 1002

Message Posted:
02/08/2011 08:48

The Moslem culture is very hygienic, hence the cleanliness of most of the toilets. The GC’s know this, and it is why they use it as a hate tactic. Most of us know about the vile propaganda used to try and deter tourists from going North, what has always amazed me is how many believe them. There are expats who have been living in the south for years and have fallen for this rubbish; they will never enter the North. When a few do venture here they are horrified by the hateful propaganda they have been fed.

Solution, no way.