There are many things that I was not anticipating when I arrived in India. No one told me about the Indian head bobble. No one mentioned I would need to practice my Indian accent to communicate with auto drivers. And no one told me about Pee Walls.
If you spend a day walking around Bangalore, you will see at least 5-10 men peeing on walls. Just whipping it out and taking a piss. Oh the joys of being a man. However, what is SO interesting to me about this, is there are designated Pee Walls. I kid you not. You can tell it’s a Pee Wall by A. the smell and B. the fact it says “Do not pee here” (illustrated below). What I’m so curious about is how these Pee Walls come to be? What makes a good one? The one closest to my house is the wall of an all-girls Catholic school.
Here are some general things I think any good Pee Wall has.
1. It must be on the left side of the road, so auto drivers can pull over and get out with ease.
2. There must be ample sidewalk space so that the man doesn’t have to be on the road while he does his business.
If anyone else has some great insights on what makes a Pee Wall a Pee Wall, please let me know. I’m very curious.