Re: An unusual question

"Geodyne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> You really don't want to follow the chain of thought that brought me
> to this post, but for all the times I have travelled in Europe, I have
> never been sure what to do in these cases...
>
> What is the etiquette in public toilets where there is a dish for
> payment and someone minding the restroom (those in department stores,
> for example)?

Depends on whether it's a tip dish or a fee you have to pay.  For fee of
course they tell you how much and you pay on the way in.  For tip it
depends.  I always do it on the way out.  In some swanky hotel where the
attendant actually turn the wash basin water on and off for me (yes there
are such places) I tip US$1 or $2.

>
> 1. What is an approproate amount to pay? I think I always overpay
> because I'd hate to go the other way.
> 2. When should one pay? On the way in, or on the way out?
>
> Geodyne