public toilet

chiwai · Oct 17th, 2003, 20:53

do they have public toilet in India? you have been to China, you don't need me to tell you how worse and smell the toilet are. how bad are the public toilet in India? sound like most people only mention about the bathroom in the guesthouse or restaurant.

steven_ber · Oct 17th, 2003, 21:03

There are riverbanks, beaches, railway lines and fields.

The only public toilet I've used in India was in Mysore, I found myself peeing on a dead dog

Restaurants are an option, but it's usually best to wait till you get back to your hotel.

oldhippie · Oct 17th, 2003, 22:19

chiwai
The public toilets in China are a lot better than the ones in India if you can even find one.

Bill

wonderwomanusa · Oct 18th, 2003, 05:52

I saw very nice and clean public toilets in Konark some years ago -- they were brand new and had hardly been used. I will go back and check on them on this visit and report back to y'all.

apsk121 · Oct 18th, 2003, 07:06

Um what places did you not find a public toilet? They're pretty much everywhere nowadays, and pretty well maintained, they charge you about 1 rupee or 50p

Florence · Jan 30th, 2005, 20:19

Is it easy to find a public toilet around tourist attractions in India? Thanks.

torryquine · Jan 30th, 2005, 20:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Florence

Is it easy to find a public toilet around tourist attractions in India? Thanks.

Generally yes, but they vary in cleanliness

beach · Jan 30th, 2005, 20:29

There is a public toilet chain (like the retail ones ) called Sulabh. Rs1 per person. Located mostly in various parts of cities, tourist locations,bus/railway stations etc. The 'free' ones are usually horrible... Also the rural part it's a bit difficult to find a proper one.

dani · Jan 30th, 2005, 20:43

in the south they have often public toilets at the bus stands, the ones I used were not too bad.
I don't know about the north though

Karma Queen · Jan 30th, 2005, 21:34

i used one outside a temple in south india (i forget where). it was just an open drain that flowed through each of the cubicles. after that experience, i always used the ones in restaurants!

Nick-H · Jan 31st, 2005, 14:15

People in Chennai just seem to use the pavement (do not step in any puddle: it hasn't rained for weeks!

). At least the guys do. If the women do too they must have some super-discrete trick way of not showing what they are doing!!!!

Florence · Jan 31st, 2005, 14:46

Thanks to all those replied. I'd like to pay Rs1 for a clean toilet. Hope that it's not difficult to find one.

beach · Jan 31st, 2005, 14:47

There was a very very funny article in yesterday’s Times of India about this subject. The writer (Gurucharandas) quoted an email send to him by some foreign tourist here. The has explained the (in)famous Culture Vs Government theory in explaining why India is dirty. People don’t care and blame everything on government for lack of facilities. The article says it’s the male species here who are having the least civic sense than the females. It’s true.

Nick-H, Chennai it's a bit too much. I dont know why....

Layman · Jan 31st, 2005, 15:54

Generally it is very difficult to find public toilets for women. Men have the last ditch option of peeing against walls. Better empty your bladder before you head out, and be within reach of a decent restaurant or hotel or movie theatre etc.

nomadelmundo · Jan 31st, 2005, 17:00

chiwai,
having spent my first 9 years of life growing up in china and traveled a bit around the world and recently paid hommage india, i can tell you that india's pee-pee stalls are no better or worse than the ones in china or any other remote parts of the world, that's if you can find one... i have used big holes dug from the ground or dig one myself, to taking a shower across an overflowing poopoo hole, to tripping and falling into a poopy sewage manhole as a child in shanghai, to steeping in variety of poop in india, mostly from cows and birds, but occasionally get spalashed with some human urine... just be careful... and plan ahead... sometimes outside the "public" stalls may be cleaner than the inside....
the odor was especially annoying at some of the caves and temples where toilets are far few or non-exsistent in between... and at some railway stations, bus rides & towns i often had to resort to finding a discrete corner and do my business... sorry if i grossed out or offended anyone with this post ... that's what's so cool about experiences...

Oct 17th, 2003, 20:53	#1
chiwai Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: hongkong Posts: 29	public toilet do they have public toilet in India? you have been to China, you don't need me to tell you how worse and smell the toilet are. how bad are the public toilet in India? sound like most people only mention about the bathroom in the guesthouse or restaurant.

Oct 17th, 2003, 21:03	#2
steven_ber Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London, England. Posts: 9,203	There are riverbanks, beaches, railway lines and fields. The only public toilet I've used in India was in Mysore, I found myself peeing on a dead dog Restaurants are an option, but it's usually best to wait till you get back to your hotel. Last edited by steven_ber : Oct 17th, 2003 at 22:27.

Oct 17th, 2003, 22:19	#3
oldhippie Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 412	chiwai The public toilets in China are a lot better than the ones in India if you can even find one. Bill __________________ Too Many Gandus, Too Few Bullets.

Oct 18th, 2003, 05:52	#4
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 3,512	I saw very nice and clean public toilets in Konark some years ago -- they were brand new and had hardly been used. I will go back and check on them on this visit and report back to y'all. __________________ The map is not the territory. --Alfred Korzybski

Oct 18th, 2003, 07:06	#5
apsk121 Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Mohali, Punjab Posts: 25	Um what places did you not find a public toilet? They're pretty much everywhere nowadays, and pretty well maintained, they charge you about 1 rupee or 50p __________________ http://www.g2003.tk

Jan 30th, 2005, 20:19	#6
Florence Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: China Posts: 7	Is it easy to find a public toilet around tourist attractions in India? Thanks.

Jan 30th, 2005, 20:29	#8
beach Lost in translation Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: India ! Posts: 2,233	There is a public toilet chain (like the retail ones ) called Sulabh. Rs1 per person. Located mostly in various parts of cities, tourist locations,bus/railway stations etc. The 'free' ones are usually horrible... Also the rural part it's a bit difficult to find a proper one.

Jan 30th, 2005, 20:43	#9
dani मेरा नाम दान्येल है Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Switzerland Posts: 497	in the south they have often public toilets at the bus stands, the ones I used were not too bad. I don't know about the north though

Jan 30th, 2005, 21:34	#10
Karma Queen Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: England Posts: 365	i used one outside a temple in south india (i forget where). it was just an open drain that flowed through each of the cubicles. after that experience, i always used the ones in restaurants!

Jan 31st, 2005, 14:15	#11
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,870	People in Chennai just seem to use the pavement (do not step in any puddle: it hasn't rained for weeks! ). At least the guys do. If the women do too they must have some super-discrete trick way of not showing what they are doing!!!! __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

Jan 31st, 2005, 14:46	#12
Florence Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: China Posts: 7	Thanks to all those replied. I'd like to pay Rs1 for a clean toilet. Hope that it's not difficult to find one.

Jan 31st, 2005, 14:47	#13
beach Lost in translation Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: India ! Posts: 2,233	There was a very very funny article in yesterday’s Times of India about this subject. The writer (Gurucharandas) quoted an email send to him by some foreign tourist here. The has explained the (in)famous Culture Vs Government theory in explaining why India is dirty. People don’t care and blame everything on government for lack of facilities. The article says it’s the male species here who are having the least civic sense than the females. It’s true. Nick-H, Chennai it's a bit too much. I dont know why....

Jan 31st, 2005, 15:54	#14
Layman Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bendakaalooru, KA Posts: 128	Generally it is very difficult to find public toilets for women. Men have the last ditch option of peeing against walls. Better empty your bladder before you head out, and be within reach of a decent restaurant or hotel or movie theatre etc.

Jan 31st, 2005, 17:00	#15
nomadelmundo a.k.a Sanyasin - the Wandering Aesthetic Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 149	chiwai, having spent my first 9 years of life growing up in china and traveled a bit around the world and recently paid hommage india, i can tell you that india's pee-pee stalls are no better or worse than the ones in china or any other remote parts of the world, that's if you can find one... i have used big holes dug from the ground or dig one myself, to taking a shower across an overflowing poopoo hole, to tripping and falling into a poopy sewage manhole as a child in shanghai, to steeping in variety of poop in india, mostly from cows and birds, but occasionally get spalashed with some human urine... just be careful... and plan ahead... sometimes outside the "public" stalls may be cleaner than the inside.... the odor was especially annoying at some of the caves and temples where toilets are far few or non-exsistent in between... and at some railway stations, bus rides & towns i often had to resort to finding a discrete corner and do my business... sorry if i grossed out or offended anyone with this post ... that's what's so cool about experiences... __________________ Visit my forum for backpackers, trekkers & hikers where you can share stories, discuss trails, and upload unlimited amount of travel photos for FREE... @ PlanetNomads.com Last edited by nomadelmundo : Feb 1st, 2005 at 15:01.

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