Comments on: Can someone explain the concept of a “Bathroom Attendant”?

By: Babzilla

Babzilla — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:09:52 +0000

for me it all started at the upscale Southland 75 drive-inn, dayton,OH. Odd but yes it most certainly was to cut out the shenanigans. she wore a nice print dress, pretty much did nothing but sit in a chair smile and chit chat. No doors were ripped off there and you could relax and pee in a safe clean place. Thanks potty lady, thanks.

By: Stephen Schmidt

Stephen Schmidt — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:41:45 +0000

Maggie – I thought about that. But then I also thought, if you give the guy a $20, you could probably do just about anything. I mean, these guys hand me a towel for $1, they would probably tie their shoes for a few minutes for me to snort some blow, shenanigan a nice young lady, or change the cartridge to my insulin pump.

By: Maggie Baran

Maggie Baran — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:35:32 +0000

One of my best friends was a bathroom attendant at Cabaret Metro back in the day. Would you really want to use a lipstick from that collection though?
In all honesty I think the use of them is to discourage shenanigans in the bathroom. It’s about keeping people from hooking up in a stall. Besides, it would take forever to make a glory hole if you could only do it between attendant shifts!

By: Lee Ann

Lee Ann — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:06:12 +0000

Stephen, I do hope you know I was poking fun at myself. And its only a matter of time before someone does a Real housewives of Some European City.

By: Fred Mowery

Fred Mowery — Wed, 27 May 2009 02:02:13 +0000

@Fred – At least you have the decency to leave. Would you consider peeing there and NOT tipping?

–Nope, I’d hold it and get out of there.

By: Stephen Schmidt

Stephen Schmidt — Tue, 26 May 2009 23:36:52 +0000

@Lee Ann – Wow. That IS classy. Let’s get together and watch Real Housewives of Brussels, cool?

@Rachael – ok, how do you know what the inside of the men’s roo- Nevermind. I’m not askin’.

@Fred – At least you have the decency to leave. Would you consider peeing there and NOT tipping?

By: Fred Mowery

Fred Mowery — Tue, 26 May 2009 22:04:24 +0000

Nothing in the world makes me more uncomfortable than attendants. Good lord, a guy to hand you a towel after you crap and piss?

I’ll leave the place, go down the street to a coffee shop or something and buy a small coffee so I can go to the bathroom in quiet.

Although, i think it might be funny to ask the person what was the loudest crap they ever heard.

By: Rachael

Rachael — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:14:08 +0000

They are even in the Lincoln Park John Barleycorn’s tiny bathroom. Don’t ask me how I know that.

In some bathrooms, they also function as “available stall specialists” but they could be easily replaced with one of those “Occupied” levers that port-o-potties have and I’d be fine with it. They can keep their mints and perfume.

By: Lee Ann

Lee Ann — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:40:14 +0000

Bathroom attendant = the illusion of class because it has that ‘european’ touch.

One day while in Paris (see, its already classy), I got loaded with some Belgian guy (even classier) and went to the Louvre (super classy).

The Winged Victory started spinning so I ran to the bathroom and promptly threw up, passing a little old lady in a chair along the way.

When I was done, she handed me a paper towel. I gave her ten Francs (pre-euro days, at the time, about a buck)

So 36 year old bottle of booze + Belgian Guy + Louvre + Bathroom Attendant = one classy drunken stupor.

Or – if its common in Europe, its classy in the US, because people will buy into anything