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Post by bisdu on Jan 12, 2015 15:07:51 GMT 1
I am not a prude.....the sight of a penis does not offend. However, what does - is gratutitous urine!
On friday we went to the park in Loudeac. I parked about 2 metres behind a peugeot and off we went for a jaunt round the lake. Returned to the car and got in, just as the (presumed) owner of the peugeot arrived back. Before I had time to start the engine he came between his car and ours, flopped it out and proceeded to pee up against the back of his car. The fact it was windy I will leave to your imagination. Now this is a practice I have often observed in dogs, but never men (french or otherwise)
Furthermore there are 2 lots of toilets at this park.
It brings back memories of playing tennis at Langourla when there were footie matches on. The spectators (men) would line up on the small patch of ground ajacent to both the tennis courts and the pitch and pee up against the fence or outside wall OF THE TOILETS. Then their young kids who were playing their own little game of footie would kick the ball into the area - and pick it up.
Don't have a problem with someonewho genuinely gets caught short but this habit around these parts is pretty poor practice (and definately no hand washing afterwards).
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2015 16:13:22 GMT 1
Two examples I can think of : When we moved in we needed a rewire and a french artisan arrived to give us a devis. First thing he did was go over to the edge of the lawn and have a pee. We wondered if he was scent marking his territory.
We used to belong to a local walking group. They had an 'away' walk once a year and this particular year had arranged a walk across Paris with a coach to take us and fetch us back. Halfway to Paris the driver stopped at a service area for the passengers to stretch their legs or get coffee etc. The male passengers eschewed the toilets less than 100 metres away and 'went' against the bushes...it does seem common practice here and not just the men either....
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2015 22:32:55 GMT 1
Drives me mad too. Why is it when you see a bloke standing at the side of the road it's automatic to look, and guaranteed they will be having a wee? I always feel embarrassed for looking. JBC was walking the dog at the lake one day,and a woman sat and had a wee in front of him!! Step too far I think.
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Post by tinkerbell on Jan 12, 2015 23:25:14 GMT 1
Have seen men come out of a pub to pee on the car park opposite!Dirty b-----s  |
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Post by bisdu on Jan 12, 2015 23:33:33 GMT 1
Tinks, some years ago we bought a bar (wit the intention of converting it to a dwelling)near Dinan. There was no sanitation there of any kind - ie neither for customers or for the chap who owned it - makes you think eh?
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Post by tinkerbell on Jan 13, 2015 0:52:04 GMT 1
Certainly does!. But this bar has toilets so why do men come outside to pee?We looked at some old properties before moving here and on asking one elderly owner why there was no toilet he replied pointing to the land around the house,but there is all this' We didn't walk round the 'garden'  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2015 8:12:14 GMT 1
There is one practical 'application' to this alfresco urination. Apparently if you pee around the borders of your property, it acts as a deterrent to foxes....bit rough if you have a lot of land...
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Post by JohnP on Jan 13, 2015 8:23:44 GMT 1
I sometimes wonder the reasoning behind the piddling habits of French males. We have all experienced being caught short especially in the UK where most public conveniences have been shut down but I always try to find somewhere to discreetly relieve myself. I find it strange why males here will walk past a toilet to pee in a hedge. I have a bar opposite me (yes, by design) and there is a toilet inside and a urinal outside but most customers seem to prefer to play highest up the wall on the building the other side of the road.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2015 10:10:34 GMT 1
A few things I've seen in 30 years of visiting France. A restaurant in Tregourez we called the Pink restaurant because it had no visible name and was painted pink. Here workers would pee in the car park then go inside to the toilets to wash their hands. On a day trip to Boulogne we saw a smartly dressed man cross two lanes of traffic to get to the bush planted central reservation. Here he had a pee then he calmly walked back across the road. On a holiday in the Dordogne our neighbour was the lady mayor of the local town. I was using the toilets in town and was looking out onto the pavement through holes in the wall. The lady walked past and recognized me, put her hand through a hole, and shook hands with me. Luckily I am left handed! A couple of years ago I was passing our neighbours house and Rene was busy having a pee down his hedge. He turned round to say hello then walked towards me wiping his hand down his trousers before shaking hands with me. Finally, many,many years ago near to Carcassone we saw an old lady in a voluminous, ankle length dress go for a pee in a field. There was a black dress, white underthings and white knee length knickers going every which way before she crouched down! Vive la difference!!! BE  |
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Post by bisdu on Jan 13, 2015 11:10:20 GMT 1
On a holiday in the Dordogne our neighbour was the lady mayor of the local town. I was using the toilets in town and was looking out onto the pavement through holes in the wall. The lady walked past and recognized me, put her hand through a hole, and shook hands with me. Luckily I am left handed! BE   Made me wonder - has anyone read Clochemerle? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clochemerle |
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