Public Pooping Part Three
PRO TIP: Whenever possible, if you must poop in public, find a public library. Quiet, Clean, Fantastic.
Now I realize it’s not always possible to find a public library when you must go. Especially when traveling. But any road trip I’m on, I’m reminded frequently of the quantity, and often quality, of the public restroom infrastructure that we enjoy in this great nation.
PRO TIP #2: If you’re forced to utilize a fast-food joint, be sure to look for locations that balance high-visibility with low-traffic. For example: Always choose Arby’s over McDonald’s.
You see, in addition to being a public pooper, I’m also a big fan of the USA. Spacious skies, waves of grain…all of it. (Well, most of it). And it has always seemed reasonable to believe that the best public restrooms, are here.
But.
Nope.
You see, there is a small island nation in the Northern Atlantic that is home to, I believe… the very best public restrooms in the world.
Iceland.
I was fortunate enough to enjoy a week in Iceland a couple of years ago. A wonderful trip that I will always remember.
The mountains and the sea. Wildlife, waterfalls and natural springs. And those northern lights… wow. It was truly stunning.
But there’s one thing that stands out, above the rest. During my visit, I was given the opportunity (the privilege, really) to catch up on my reading in 5 places: 2 restaurants, one bar, a hotel and the airport. And this was the conclusion that I came to:
The public restrooms in Iceland are simply the finest on earth.
And let me tell you why:
1. No door gaps. Both doors and walls of every public stall went completely to the floor. Some, completely to the ceiling. No joke. A public pooping cocoon.
2. Spacious. Ample room to the left and right. Many stalls large enough to have sinks built right in. (Some even had Dyson-like hand dryers built into the sink!).
3. Clean. Super clean.
4. Real toilet tissue. No industrial rolls with a 3-foot diameter and see-thru thickness. Only ‘normal’, home style, fluffy tissue.
Bravo, Iceland. You may have been born of Vikings, but your public restrooms could only have been conceived in Valhalla.
Catch Part One & Part Two of this Pulitzer nominated piece.
Or finish the series: Part FOUR
