I have two p?

If I have to pay 30p, then I am taking a damn picture!

You pay to eat, you pay to sleep, but would you pay to pee?

You will in Europe! Toilets (aka bathrooms or washrooms which I should point out do not show up as real words in my ever annoying UK edition of spellcheck) in train stations require a 30 p payment before letting you inside to do your business! Despite being a new concept to me, this is often the case in shopping malls and public places. 30 pence might seem like a small price to pay but to me it was the principle.

My free-peeing North American mentality makes it difficult to justify this cost to relieve my constipation.

This system serves to make alot of money out of me and my tiny, tilted, low-lying, extra spastic bladder; I stand to loose my ability to 'pee freely'! I boycotted pay toilets until just recently when nature didn't call, it hollared and in no uncertain terms!

So with no other public toilet options in sight so as to continue the boycott, I sucked up my pride, pulled out my coins and paid 30 p to pull down my pants. The hardest part was just getting my head around having to fork out for what I have come to expect is a free service. So I had to blame the whole ordeal on my standpoint and change my expectations in the Edinburgh train station that day!

So how much is fresh running water and sickeningly scented soap worth to you? Have you ever put any thought into whom polishes that porcelain after you have passed your poop? You might, as you are rifling around trying to find exact change before you are allowed to tinkle! The cost actually pays for the upkeep, says the internet, so question answered.

Have you heard the term 'Spend a Penny', which is used in replacement for Canada's 'Going to the John' (or insert the term 'shitter' here if you are from somewhere further north like me)? Well I guess I learned the origin of the saying that day, in addition to learning about inflation in the UK.

In conclusion, I suggest you keep some change handy if you order a tea or a cocktail on the train! 30 p to be exact, I know, and I have the picture to prove it!

So when in Rome.....You pay to pee