Helpful directions in Edinburgh

[Kiltedjohn]

Photographed this the other day in a shopping centre near Edinburgh Waverley station. (Might it upset some, if it implies Scotsmen are neither men nor women?!)

[Tarheel]

Americans with a Scottish ancestry believe that native Scots deserve their own toilet. There is something other-worldly and super human about the people and the culture.

I base this on a strict bias of my part.

[Father Bill]

Well, for those who are orthographically challenged, “Ladies” and “Laddies” might look the same....

[Tobus]

Perhaps a dumb question, but what's the metal contraption in the doorway? A turnstile or pay station?

[fflex]

It will be a turnstile that you pay with coins to get through. There are similar ones elsewhere such as the Bus station and the train station and unless you have the right change you don’t get in! Bad news for those in dire need!

Here I sit, broken hearted; paid the toll and only f*rted.... sorry, couldn’t resist..

[Allan Thomson]

Here I sit, broken hearted; paid the toll and only f*rted.... sorry, couldn’t resist..

Gives a whole other meaning to Toll Booth perhaps?....

[Kiltedjohn]

It will be a turnstile that you pay with coins to get through. There are similar ones elsewhere such as the Bus station and the train station and unless you have the right change you don’t get in! Bad news for those in dire need!

In fairness to the shopping centre's owners/managers, there is a change machine provided. Also, on the day the photo was taken, the change machine was out of action, and in consequence they allowed free entry! A careful look at the turnstile will show that the rotating bar across the entrance has been removed.

[Tobus]

I didn't mean to derail the thread, but I'm slighly astounded by the idea of charging an entry fee to use the loo. Here in my neck of the proverbial woods, such a brazen attempt at nickel-and-diming people over such a basic physical need would be met with outrage, derision, and likely a social media campaign to boycott the venue. They would claim (and perhaps rightly so) that this is capitalism gone awry, and a thinly-veiled attempt to discourage certain social classes from being there. Businesses here sometimes have a policy of restrooms being only for paying customers, but even that has been attacked recently as discriminatory. Is this sort of toll station for restrooms common in the UK?

[ibrew4u]

Photographed this the other day in a shopping centre near Edinburgh Waverley station. (Might it upset some, if it implies Scotsmen are neither men nor women?!)

I saw this in Ft Williams after walking the West Highland Way.
Found it rather amusing.