German judge defends right of men to pee standing up

UK Telegraph ^ | 01/22/2015 | Justin Huggler

[texas_mrs]

[roamer_1]

Okay I have to ask because I’m not a marble expert. Does urine really harm marble that badly?

It can etch it, and cause a yellow tinge to remain - the main thing is the gloss difference. Acids and sanding will fix it if nothing else, but proactive maintenance with a good terrazzo sealer (which will seal the grout too) makes marble pretty impermeable.

[Jim Noble]

We aim to please.
You aim too, please.

[Domangart]

Ueric acid will destroy limestone.

[Red Badger]

I've been to Germany. I should have remembered that..........Don't go into the one that says "Da MEN'..................

[Bernard Marx]

They have redesigned toilets available that splash horrifically if you aren’t seated.

On a visit to Germany I was appalled by German toilets. I couldn't believe a people with such mechanical and design talent could possible come up with monstrosities like I found in many places. On the positive side I found that stand-up urinals in many restaurants and public places were equipped with "targets," usually a bee or wasp. That added a little fun to the procedure.

[glock rocks]

We aim to please, so you aim too please.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

As I saw in a military restroom in the USAF.

“Pilots with short engine mounts taxi up close to the hanger!”

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

Okay I have to ask because I’m not a marble expert. Does urine really harm marble that badly?

Acids will etch marble by dissolving the calcium. Piss contains acids. The solution is to dilute the droplets with water by routine washing the piss off the floor. The landlord should have a requirement in the lease to clean the bathroom floors of piss.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

[Morgana]

Are not most gravestones made of marble? Why does not acid rain not destroy them?

[IYAS9YAS]

Mrs. JohnnyP asked me to sit when peeing forty years ago. I think it’s a great idea.

I only do so at night, when my wife's asleep, as a courtesy.

[Darksheare]

I’ve seen pics of those, quite amusing.
Local Home Depot in my area offers the “euro toilets”.
At first they were at the front of the displays, proudly shown to all.
Eventually they were moved further and further back from the front of the offerings.
I wonder why.
*snerk*

[Daffynition]

The Belgiums started it with Mannekin Pis!

[Cementjungle]

I was once on leave in the middle of France, in a nice little restaurant, and I went to the restroom.

I went into a restroom in a bar in Paris once and was standing at the urinal when a woman came in to wash her hands at the sink, which was right next to the urinal. Common stuff over there.

[alexander_busek]

Restroom (or Canadian Washroom) for men in Germany is not a Herrn Raum. Raum means room as in space. Zimmer is room, meaning a room in a building.. But in practice, what one usually sees on a restroom is WC, abbreviation for the English “water closet.” Pronounce it “vay, tsay.”

For the most part correct, but "Raum" can also mean "room" - e.g., "Konferenzraum" = "conference room."

Other synonyms for "WC" include:

Herrentoilette = Men's Room (and Damentoilette = Ladies' Room)

(Yes, the word "Toilette" refers to the room, and not to the porcelain furniture therein.)

Abort = latrine

Lokus (from the Latin: "place") = latrine (military usage)

Scheißhaus = Do I really have to explain that one?

Popular euphemisms for "I have to go to the bathroom" include:

Ich muß mal = "I gotta [go]"

Ich muß mal für 'kleine Jungs' = "I've got to go to the Little Boys' Room" (humorous)

Regards,

[alexander_busek]

Are not most gravestones made of marble? Why does not acid rain not destroy them? It does.

Marble is essentially a very dense form of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3), plus impurities - the same as egg shells.

Regards,

[mowowie]

In my college dorm we shared the bathroom, i would shower, pee and poop less than 4 feet from the ladies.
I miss those days.....

[my4kidsdad]

If your hose is too short or your pump is too weak, step a little closer or you’ll pi$$ on your feet.

[bgill]

The issue should be about the lack of cleaning up his mess.