There are very few toilets out and about in Rome, so when we had visited one venue and paid handsomely to get in, it only seems fair that sufficient toilets should be available. We went to use the facilities and alas, the line for the womens toilet was 47000 deep and the line for the mens toilet was, well, simply put- non existent. It is a cruel irony that the women must pass the door to the men's and can see clearly into the 4 empty cubicles.....
Of course, Jan lead the charge and raced, through the little half doors and into the mens toilet, not a urinal is sight, so she said all clear. Cathy and I scuttled in and used the facilities. While Jan was leaving a man came in, did a double take and went back out again, to........ form a line! By the time Cathy and I had finished, the line was about 4 deep, (remember compared to the other line for women that had grown to 51000) We exited the mens room much to the great hilarity of the majority of the mens line, except for one rather cranky little man who kept gesticulating and waving is hands at the sign, repeating "Man! Man! Man!"
What does he think we are? Morons?? We know the difference, we are just from New Zealand, where waiting in line is not part of our culture! (we simply do not have the population to form a line!)
Of course, Jan lead the charge and raced, through the little half doors and into the mens toilet, not a urinal is sight, so she said all clear. Cathy and I scuttled in and used the facilities. While Jan was leaving a man came in, did a double take and went back out again, to........ form a line! By the time Cathy and I had finished, the line was about 4 deep, (remember compared to the other line for women that had grown to 51000) We exited the mens room much to the great hilarity of the majority of the mens line, except for one rather cranky little man who kept gesticulating and waving is hands at the sign, repeating "Man! Man! Man!"
What does he think we are? Morons?? We know the difference, we are just from New Zealand, where waiting in line is not part of our culture! (we simply do not have the population to form a line!)
Love it. Sometimes there are some advantages to 'pretending" not to speak the language.
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