Loo Talk

I was at the Allgemeines Krankenhaus last Tuesday due to my son’s operation. Not only I marvelled at its size, in which, it seems to me, like a universe in itself complete with amenities like hair and foot salon and public offices. But also the wonderful healthcare system in Austria. You really cannot complain. Of course, you simply pay to acquire this kind of service through the monthly reduction of your salary. But the point is this particular service must not stop.

Anyway, my 14-month-old boy had to be there. So stationed at the Pedia department on the 17th floor, Green wing, I was laughing my head off as I took a notice of this particular poster behind the visitor’s toilet door.

Got it good???

(In English raw translation: Instruction for use for this establishment of the “ready to use” toilet brush; In case you are already seated; left, behind you…)

I am sure that the hospital staff isn’t targetting anyone who doesn’t speak German through an “eye-catching” cartoon of a man with the toilet brush on top of his head. But for those people who “simply” forget to use it for this purpose, cleaning the loo after a big flush.

So, in case, you are in hurry and have finished doing the “big thing,” it will be nice if you take a look at the brush in the corner.

3 Comments so far

  1. Sepix (unregistered) on September 22nd, 2006 @ 2:36 pm

    haha grossartig ! =)

  2. nex (unregistered) on September 25th, 2006 @ 8:07 am

    even if the healthcare system as a whole is OK, there is a list of things that are worth complaining about. socialism is in decline here, after all. i still remember a time when there was no rezeptgebühr.

  3. melancolia (unregistered) on September 25th, 2006 @ 7:00 pm

    sepix > yeah, it is amusing!

    nex > well, actually, i agree with you. seems to me this is the trend in europe, not just in austria, right now. total embrace with capitalism is the norm, i hope the western europe won’t be like the USA. i’ll cross my fingers.


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