Toilets Hearing the call of nature? In terms of hygiene, Prague’s public toilets are generally best avoided; I think the word “squalid” is an apt description of the conditions you’re likely to find inside. That doesn’t mean we recommend drunk-pissing all over the street, although many people do anyway. The cost for using most public toilets is around 5 CZK. Nasty old ladies wait outside of public restrooms at metro stations from 8am to 8pm. In exchange for 5 CZK, they will give you toilet paper – usually just a tiny scrap. They are often reluctant to give you more unless you throw some extra change down. Most fast food joints in town also offer their restrooms for a 5 CZK fee; they often come equipped with toilet paper in the stalls, thankfully. You will notice a lot of the toilet stalls have black lights; that’s to prevent junkies from being able to find a vein, and thus shoot up and pass out in the stalls. In seedier joints, sometimes they’ll just shoot up over the sink in front of everyone. Sorry, but this is Prague. Get used to it or get out. Oh yeah, the Men’s room will say either páni or muži. Women are ženy or dámy. The public restrooms are usually called W.C. (pronounced veh-tseh), toalety, or záchod. If you’re in a restaurant or bar and can’t find it, ask the barman, kde je tady záchod? They’ll point you in the right direction.
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