After spending a good portion of yesterday afternoon at Accra mall, using the internet cafe and grabbing a snack from the food court, nature called. So, I decided to venture into the restroom (called a washroom here).
The thing about washrooms here in Ghana is that they are always a gamble. When we traveled through more of the country, I got used to lowering my standards for roadside stops.
Twice I paid 10 pesewas/about 8 cents to (unknowingly) simply pee behind a stall door on a slab of concrete/pile of rocks. To say it smelled was an understatement. I got out of there as quick as I could!
Even when it’s a tiled bathroom, sometimes there aren’t stalls and simply a drain on the ground. Again, I try not to breathe.
Relatively speaking, the Accra mall bathroom was modern and immaculate. Regardless, when I closed the stall door and saw this sign encouraging me to sit on the toilet seat, I decided against it. I also had a hard time understanding who decided these signs were a necessity and what they have vested in it.
At least it was free!
No matter the amount of encouragement, I'd rather not.
My favorite blog yet. glad you decided to stand hahahah
I think they are encouraging users to sit on the pot rather than squatting to avoid missing and splashing on the floor. Then it begins to smell like a men’s washroom.
Maybe you should just donate your shoes there and we’ll get you some new ones in Europe!
I was thinking about doing that with my flip flops, at least! And maybe some clothes!