Urinal with a grate and how to use it divides internet

Publish date: 2024-08-11

A bewildered backpacker has taken to social media in search of answers on how to urinate in public toilets in Australia.

European traveller Aukusti Tahvanianen shared his dilemma to the Facebook group Australia Backpackers which he admitted had led to a prolonged period of insomnia.

Accompanied with an image of an Australian urinal and the accompanying metal grid at the base, the backpacker addressed the online community with his burdening question.

One bewildered backpacker has taken to social media in search of answers on how to urinate in public toilets in Australia

One bewildered backpacker has taken to social media in search of answers on how to urinate in public toilets in Australia

European traveller Aukusti Tahvanianen shared his dilemma to the Facebook group Australia Backpackers which he admitted had led to a prolonged period of insomnia

European traveller Aukusti Tahvanianen shared his dilemma to the Facebook group Australia Backpackers which he admitted had led to a prolonged period of insomnia

'Hello! I haven't slept in three weeks because I'm been thinking where [do] I have to stand when I use this kind of urinal?

'For me it makes sense that you step on top of grill, so if you overestimate your size drops still goes in right place. But in other hand concrete is always full of urine. Help me fellas!'

His fellow nomads were quick to offer their views on the matter, and to his amazement, many had shared the same trouble when relieving themselves in Australian bathrooms.

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'I had the same problem, I posted this exact same question a while back! The general consensus is you stand on the grate,' one Facebook user wrote.

'Haha I'm still wondering after a year and a half here. I'm pretty sure they're here to stand on it, but my concern is that heaps of people think they're not, which means I would step in people's pee,' another puzzled post read.

While another bemused backpacker said,'I'm equally baffled, it makes no sense and I rather the concrete.'

Many backpackers shared their similar confusion as to where to stand at the urinal

Many backpackers shared their similar confusion as to where to stand at the urinal

This Facebook user also had no clue as to where to position himself in the toilets

This Facebook user also had no clue as to where to position himself in the toilets

 The confusion comes as most European urinals aren't fitted with the metal grill featured at the base. 

Some comments offered words of wisdom on how aspiring novices could tackle the foreign facility.

'Stand back, drop trousers, and go long to establish dominance,' one experienced user wrote.

Another suggested the grill was solely for young boys who didn't yet have the range and would prevent them from urinating on the floor.

But others were adamant visitors to the gents' should always mount the grid.

'Stand on the grill, always. Insurance policy like you say,' one comment suggested.

The post had gathered 92 likes by Friday afternoon but Mr Tahvanianen was no closer to determining the correct stance to take when approaching the urinal after an array of conflicting comments.

So it begs the question, where should you stand? 

This Facebook user was confident to stand back on the concrete and 'establish dominance'

This Facebook user was confident to stand back on the concrete and 'establish dominance'

A safer route was suggested by this Facebook comment, while others agreed

A safer route was suggested by this Facebook comment, while others agreed

An array of urinals that some backpackers in Australia are more accustomed to

An array of urinals that some backpackers in Australia are more accustomed to

 

 

 

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