For a girl who wants to quickly use the toilets here, think again…read more
In an area where there aren't many public facilities around, and being in a pretty desperate need of using the loo, i popped into what seemed like a busy bar to very quickly use the facilities.
After being in the toilets for all of two minutes, i came to leave the bar and the exit was blocked by an older and angry looking barmaid.
She asked me very loudly in front of a group of people nearby if i was using the toilets, in which i replied "Yes".
I was only to be told "Paying customers can use the facilities and if you're not a paying customer, then you pay 50 cents."
I was mortified at being addressed like a naughty school child and totally embarrassed that she did this in front of a group of men.
It was obvious that she wasn't going to let me leave and i felt very intimidated by her. So i apologized and paid her the 50 Cents.
What made it worse was that she watched me count the coins before giving them to her, yet she counted them again once i gave them to her.
I can understand now that yes, i probably should have asked.
However being a girl who's from London-where nipping into a pub toilet quickly isn't a big deal-i would have liked to have been told this policy with a bit more respect and not been cast out this way- as i honestly didn't know that was their policy.
It's pretty obvious now that i won't be returning to this bar and i'll be warning any other of my female friends too.
