This has happen a couple of times. My female friend wants to go to the toilet. I went towards the restroom area. She proceeded to the ladies and return back 3 seconds later.
“Too many people!” she cried.
(The female toilet sign at Biopolis buildings.)
It’s funny because my friends and I just had this discussion about women toilets having too little cubicles.
Anyway, a new legislation is to be drawn up in Singapore.
New buildings required to install more cubicles in female restrooms
Ever wondered why there is often a queue for the women’s toilet, and not the men’s?
Well, it seems to be a universal problem and one city recently took a stand.
New York has passed what’s been hailed as a major health bill – the potty parity bill.
It requires new public buildings and those undergoing major renovations to install twice as many toilets in the women’s restroom as in the men’s.
Women we spoke to cited reasons ranging from time spent beautifying themselves to hygiene issues like having to wipe toilet seats.
But they all had one common request – more cubicles.
“The urethra is shorter for female, it’s 4cm long, while for the men, it’s 20cm. Men can stand, aim and pee. But for women, it’s an internal structure. Because they need to sit or squat, they need privacy and they need cubicles,” said Han Chow Chuan, head of the Urogynaecology Centre at KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital.
Said Jack Sim, founder of the Restroom Association of Singapore: “The bill is coming out. We’ve been working with NEA (National Environment Agency) for some time now.”
Well, expect to see more cubicles soon, thanks to new legislation on the way.
Source: ChannelNewsAsia
Hopefully these problems would be solved and my girlfriend can take a minute on a toilet visit instead of 3 seconds.
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toilet//signs
I was looking for images to associate with toilets in my post regarding more cubicles in female toilets and I found some interesting pictures in my computer. Back then, I work for a company that has quite interesting toilet signs.
by //beconfused (Sep 30, 2005 at 6 AM)…
[...] I was looking for images to associate with toilets in my post regarding more cubicles in female toilets and I stumbled upon some interesting pictures in my computer. Back then, I work for a company that has quite interesting toilet signs. [...]
by //beconfused » Blog Archive » toilet//signs (Dec 22, 2006 at 12 AM)I was looking for humerous pictures of toilet signs as I am doing research on the useage of toilets for Transgendered people in public places, this infor mation on the the potty parity bill made me giggle,
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by Vikki-Gaynor (May 25, 2007 at 4 PM)Transgendered toilets? Is there such things around currently?
by Mr. Dew (May 27, 2007 at 1 PM)