Whether in Munich or Minnesota, Buenos Aires or Bratislava, Casablanca or Cleveland, being forced to open my wallet and fish for a coin to relieve my aching bladder sticks in my craw.
In other words, I get plain pissed off, pun intended.
What really irritates me is that men have a better chance of not being forced to train a bladder of steel. Along the streets of so many European countries, one finds those pissoirs – little booths men can walk into for free to pee. (Or they can even hide in the bushes!) Granted, in recent years, there has been an uprising of ranting women pointing out that giving men a place to pee for free but making women hold it or pay is a sexist policy. Things are changing, slowly. But honestly, it's not fast enough for travelers seeking a place to pee without digging for coins.
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