Can You Read the Sign on the Wall?: Weird Bathroom Signs From Around the World

By Flickr User Cote

People normally just ignore those lame “employee of the month award” posters but this one is unforgettable.  Great job Andrea Perry!!!  I’m not sure this is how I want my hard work to be recognized…  I guess this is what it feels like to be a pee-on.  Sorry, I couldn’t help myself!  At least it turned the tiny airplane bathroom into something funny.

By Flickr User indy138

Here’s a really high tech toilet found in a hotel in Japan.  This one’s not really funny, just very different and cool.  I do like the illustration of the spray function though with the round derriere being sprayed by water.  Not only does it have a spray function, there’s also a bidet, automatic deodorizer and even heated seats!

By Flickr User chadmiller

I understand how paper towel might end up in a toilet but someone’s “undergarment”?  At least the paper towel is garbage after it’s use.  Well, maybe some people’s underwear are garbage after use too — yuck!  I especially like the quizzical expression on the guy’s face that’s reflected in the mirror beside the picture.  It’s like he’s really pondering the meaning of the sign.

By Flickr User arvindgrover

Ever feel like someone’s watching you and judging you?  This urinal stall in Korea might make some a little bit uncomfortable.  At least it has the little walls on the side to keep other bathroom users from view.  I never really understood why men’s urinals are just lined up along the wall in open view of everyone else.  It’s like a horse trough or something.  I’d definitely get performance anxiety.  And if you thought this one was bad, check out the shot below…

By Flickr User joeltelling

This doesn’t even have the tiny privacy walls.  Hysterically funny.  I’m not sure if these women are impressed or disgusted.  The one at the far end with the binoculars probably doesn’t get used that much.  Maybe these pics are there to get the “users” to be more tidy when using the facilities?  You know how fussy New Yorkers can be!

By Flickr User gruntzooki

OMG, maybe this bathroom needs some judgemental pictures posted above the toilet as well!  How bad would it have to be before you’d post the sign and then underline all the words with a fluorescent hi-liter?  Maybe it’s a house full of teenage boys!

By Flickr User Hobbes vs Boyle’s

This seems like a pretty normal bathroom until you look closely at the sign.  Occupancy by more than 918 persons is dangerous and unlawful.  Just how big is this bathroom?  I’d definitely be afraid of getting lost in there!

By Flickr User sevitzdotcom

Whistle while you work might also be a good choice!  Absolutely hysterical sign found in a Canadian bathroom (where else?!) but a great suggestion to keep people from walking in on you while you’re in the middle of something.  I’m not sure that using the bathroom would really put me in a “seasonal” mood.

By Flickr User mandydale

This is a really cute depiction of people who have really, REALLY got to use the bathroom found in Sweden.  We’ve all been there, done that!  Too bad it doesn’t show them doing the pee pee dance as well.  I hope they make it in time!

By Flickr User CosmoPolitican

This sign found in a bathroom in Amsterdam really makes me wonder.  It’s never even occurred to me to take a shower on the floor of a bathroom!  And I’m always worried about the shower curtain being “just so” so that no water leaks out onto the floor.  At least they “kindly request” using the bathtub instead of the floor.  I might be a little more rude about it!

By Flickr User mind on fire

This strange symbol was found on the door of a Paris cathedral.  I’m not sure if it’s depicting a business man getting a cell phone call or if it is the international sign for gastrointestinal distress that the photographer titles the picture as.  Or maybe someone is shooting tiny bullets from his rear pocket.  It could be anything really, lol.