A Traveling Human: Bodily Functions Are Not Exempt From Being Charged

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Formerly titled "The Traveling Job Coach" and then "The Traveling Athletic Director," this blog is

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My memory is not very good. See what I mean?

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These thoughts often bubble to the surface during my travels.

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Monday, July 2, 2018

Bodily Functions Are Not Exempt From Being Charged

(Yet another post I'm writing on the flight to Zurich)

Quick, in the United States how many bodily functions do we have to pay for? Here are a few we can discuss:
Eating - usually yes, unless you hang around the front office during and around Densie's birthday. (Not a typo. You had to be there. Sorry.)
Breathing - not that I'm aware of unless I'm going through surgery. Thanks Dr. Plymale for fixing up my knee! So far, so good over here for me!
Using the Bathroom - No. the closest I've been to being charged to use the restroom is by tipping the bathroom attendant at the Charlotte Airport. Which, to be truthful, that still weirds me out a little.

Well, let me tell you, Eastern Europe has a monopoly on charging for the bathroom. Unless you want to risk using a shrub, you will more than likely have to pay to use the restroom. Here's a rundown of what I paid in Krakow to use the restroom:
MDA bus station - 2.50 PLN
Auschwitz - 2 PLN

In Prague, I was the asked if I was going #1 or #2 as, yes, there is a price difference. I chose the discounted rate of 10 instead of 20.

Yet again, something that is fascinating to me because it truly so different. At first, I was thinking, "You really have to be kidding me about this."

After a while it just became second nature....nothing a good "almost pun" to end a post.