Paris baulks at 'horrible' eco-friendly public urinals
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A boat cruise along the River Seine is one of most popular ways to see Paris, but angry locals are worried that a new installation may spoil the experience.
Bright-red, fully exposed, urinals have been placed across the city to reduce peeing on the streets.
But the eco-friendly devices, which are filled with straw and designed to be odourless, have left many unconvinced.
Furious residents are calling for the urinals to be removed and are planning to submit a petition.
One particular urinal, which has been placed near Notre Dame cathedral and overlooks passing tourist boats, has been singled out for criticism.
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"There's no need to put something so immodest and ugly in such an historic spot," Paola Pellizzari, who owns a nearby art dealership, told Reuters news agency.
"It's beside the most beautiful townhouse... the Hotel de Lauzun," she said, adding that she was worried the urinal "incites exhibitionism".
"It's horrible," another resident said. "We're told we have to accept this but this is absolutely unacceptable. Can't people behave?"
The open-air urinals are filled with straw that turns into compost for use in local parks
But the local mayor, Ariel Weil, says the urinals are needed.
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And us women have no place to go... sexist pigs. LOL!
women could get a funnel with a long hose that would drain out in the urinal , right ?
There isn't any difference between the sexes, you just need practice LOL!
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seems like bad logistics. i mean placement of these things dont strike me as needed in total viewed areas but back sides of alleys and places where less public observation would take place.
ummm not sure i understand the method to the madness here.
I guess Paris needs more Starbucks.
Ya gotta love the placement of that first picture. Step right up and see the show !
Ridiculous, have a sign directing people to an more obscure location. Who the hell wants ta piss standing right out in public ? Not I.
I guess Paris is literally a pisshole now.
This is a step up from just whipping it out and pissing in the streets which is what I observed on several occasions while visiting there. I consider them to be a primitive civilization compared to the USA.