Pay Toilet - Around The World

Around The World

In Argentina, pay toilets are uncommon. Usually toilets placed in public places are free to use but the janitor is seated outside with a dish by his side expecting a tip from the customer. They often have a sign saying "Su propina es nuestro sueldo" (your tip is our salary). It is accustomed to give them a coin or a $2 bill, especially if you are going to use the toilets and require paper.

In Mexico, the majority of pay toilets have turnstiles and an attendant at the entrance. The attendant gives out toilet paper and sometimes a paper towel.

In Singapore, pay toilets are still common in "Hawker Centers", the use of the toilet usually costs 10-20 cents. They are usually paid to an attendant behind a counter, however, certain hawker centres use a turnstile system into which the coin is inserted. Sometimes toilet paper is also charged for, and given out at the entrance usually by the attendant, though most of the time there is a toilet paper holder in the cubicle (stall) itself.

In some areas of Taiwan, mostly in subways, one must pay for the toilet paper, but the toilet itself is free.

In Turkey pay toilets are common at bus stations and underground cities (but not single-building shopping malls), where a charge of between 50 kuruş and 1 lira is levied at a turnstile for entrance to the bathroom.

In the United Kingdom, it is technically permitted to charge for use of toilets, but not for the use of urinals. Pay toilets on the streets may provide urinals free of charge to prevent public urination.