Male cleaners in female public toilets

I do...but then I don't intentionally 'hold it in' as that would be bad for my health. It's just how I am even though I drink plenty of water and juice. ??

Gabriella

You must have an amazingly strong bladder!

babies baby's

I'm commenting but I can't comment as I have never used public conveniences in shopping malls, on aircraft, trains or coaches, indeed anywhere since 1980 and that was in Lord Street Southport.
They were exemplary, pristine, with small proper hand towels for each visitor which were washed in a machine on the premises. You might get a cup of tea from the uniformed attendant and there were Lloyd loom cushioned basket chairs to sit in and comfy baby changing facilties, plus she would warm babies bottle in a pan of hot water on her 1 burner stove top.
Gleaming copper pipes and burnished brass taps...nothing else comes close.

Surely we've had men cleaning female toilets for a long time now? As long as there is a sign to warn you I don't see a problem.

Doesn't bother me either - after all, when I'm in the loo, the door is closed.

sharon you might identify with this story about Marilyn Monroe

I agree with you gulligranny, what’s the reasoning behind it? I went to take my little grandson into a unisex loo in a well known restaurant chain, the smell was enough to make you gag, we ran down to debenhams

I don't like public toilets at all. I don't like other people hearing me having a tinkle. I wait until someone flushes there's to muffle the sound. Anyone else or is it just me.

Don't mind which sex cleans the loos, but I really don't like unisex toilets. If there is only one loo on site, ok fair enough, but when you are in a place where there are several then I don't see why there can't be Men, Women and Gender Neutral, so there's a choice.

That's interesting Sara. But I'm not surprised - my husband is much more particular about cleanliness than I am. Not sure why - maybe because he hasn't had to face so many dirty nappies etc.

We employ agency cleaners at work, the men are far more thorough than the women

I’d just be happy there was a cleaner! And as an advocate of equal rights, I’d be happy to see more men doing the job!

I don't like the idea of unisex toilets, but having a male cleaner doesn't bother me at all. The man is just doing his work.

I think the peeing at the side of the road is more common now because we have more 'foreigners' living in the UK.
Its just normal behaviour when travelling abroad. I can remember as a child travelling along French and German roads and going into fits of giggles every time I saw a man peeing at the roadside. It soon became so normal that I ignored it.
Male or female cleaners isn't an issue for me, just glad that ANY cleaning is being done!

When my eldest went to university, the hall of residence had unisex toilets and showers, I thought that was a bit unpleasant, but she didn’t seem concerned, I suppose you just get used to it.

I presume there are female cleaners for male toilets - and at least us females have cubicles to hide our modesty.

I wouldn't mind unisex toilets as long as they had floor to ceiling doors and walls.

This reminds me of a holiday in Greece. The toilets I used had a very old man sitting inside the door. He solemnly handed me one sheet of toilet paper (his hands were filthy), and led me over to a cubicle. When I came out he was standing literally outside the door. He grabbed hold of my arm and pulled me to the washbasin, where he mimed hand washing. Ugh!

I'm not bothered. They're just earning a living.

I totally get the point of one toilet only shared by both sexes. Bit like any bathroom really.

It’s the ‘sharing’ in close proximity in loos with several cubicles I can’t relate to.

Must be because I was brought up with the ‘old’ ways.

Went to use the toilets in a museum in Stockholm recently, and was surprised to find them unisex. Didn't bother me although it felt a bit strange, but some people were quite worried about it.

That's my view too Lemon.
I'm glad someone does it, it must be one of the most demeaning jobs going. It's unpleasant enough cleaning your own toilets.

Wouldn't bother me at all. Most restaurants and cafe's now have one toilet for both male and female so I assume they are cleaned by both sexes as well .

At the supermarket where I work...our staff toilets are cleaned by male and female cleaners. The do put a sign outside saying "male/female" cleaner in attendance.

Beechnut at least he was washing his hands!

eazybee good point, bet there are loads of women who clean men's toilets, and get paid for it, unlike women who clean up after men in the home bathroom!

Now, an imaginary situation. Motorway service stations, high footfall, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They employ someone to clean the toilets/washrooms. Do they employ 2 people for each shift, one male, one female?

How do they advertise those jobs, without breaking discrimination law?