A man in the ladies room
By Porcospino
@Porcospino (31366)
Denmark
July 17, 2019 10:54am CST
Today my husband and I visited a cafe. It is one of our favorite places, and in the summer months it is nice to sit outside.
There are no signs on the restroom doors. I know which one is the ladies room. There used to be sign, but it is gone and it has never been replaced. The sign from the men's room is missing too. Today I went to the restroom and another woman arrived at same time.
A man left one of the cubicles. He looked at us, then he looked away and ran out of the room. I am sure that he realized his mistake as soon as he saw us, but I am not surprised that he went into the wrong room. The signs are missing, so new people can easily get confused.
I once made the same mistake. There were signs, but in it was in another country and I didn't understand the language, so I picked the men's room by mistake 
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Jul 19
That is possible. We can't see the restroom doors from the cafe, they are in a corridor.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
17 Jul 19
Ask management to replace them because a man was in the ladies room when you and another were.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Jul 19
They know about it. I don't know why they haven't replaced them yet. Regular customers know which one is which, but new customers don't, so they should replace them. A handwritten sign would be better than nothing.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Jul 19
We have some unisex restrooms here, but they are not very common. If they plan to do this I think it would be a good idea to put both pictograms on the doors like some places do.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
17 Jul 19
@Porcospino It would be preferable if they did let folks know. I find it interesting around here that some places have made what used to be the Men's Room unisex while the Lady's Room is still for Ladies only.
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
18 Jul 19
I have seen some strange restrooms in other countries. The strangest one was a restroom in a French pub. You had to walk through the men's room to get to the ladies room. Fortunately no one was using the urinals, but it was a strange experience.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
19 Jul 19
@Porcospino Oh my goodness, that sounds ridiculous. I have seen many small places where there was only one restroom for both sexes, but to make women go through a restroom with urinals is ridiculous.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
19 Jul 19
@LadyDuck Yes, it is ridiculous. It makes me wonder what the person who designed the rooms was thinking. Fortunately I have never seen other restrooms that looked the same way.
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
17 Jul 19
The next time you go to this café take a thick felt pen with you and write two big letters on the doors.
D = Damer / H = Herrer. A brush and a small pot of oil paint would be better.
I think I'd avoid the place if they don't react to what the clients say. You could also write a short letter to the editor for the local newspaper on the topic. Local newspapers like such news.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Jul 19
I am surprised that they haven't done this a long time ago. If they haven't bought new signs yet, they could at least write the letters on the doors. If I were the owner I would have done that.
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
27 Jul 19
I have done it too. In one case it happened because I couldn't read the sign.
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@psanasangma (5884)
• India
18 Jul 19
Happen with me once lukily it was empty but run as fast as I can.
It may be Unisex restroom1 person likes this
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
18 Jul 19
I have also done it - more one than once actually Today I am more careful
Today I am more careful 
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Jul 19
Yes, I think he was embarrassed. When he saw us he looked away and ran out the room.
@wolfgirl569 (95190)
• Marion, Ohio
17 Jul 19
It could be they are trying to be fair to all.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Jul 19
Yes, it iwas. I know which restroom is which because I remember the sign that used to be there, but new customers don't know that, and he picked the wrong door.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Jul 19
I have done it too. I couldn't read the sign and I picked the wrong door.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Jul 19
Yes, it is embarrassing. I have made the same mistake in the past. The man ran out of the room when he saw us.
