From Wildbieslern and World Culture Klos – Bavaria

When a medical student’s book about digestion became a million bestseller a few years ago, it was always said that the work had taken “this topic” out of the “taboo zone”. Because nobody likes to talk about it. Apparently nobody likes to talk publicly about business to be done and the quiet places needed for it. It’s completely different in Regensburg. Public toilets have been the subject of heated debate here for years. Why not? The gut is sometimes referred to as the “second brain” and finally it is revealed again that mankind has messed up quite a bit with its “first brain”.

Most recently, the public debate about the basic needs of the people of Regensburg picked up speed again. Wild beesling in particular has become more explosive due to the corona pandemic. Social interaction has shifted more than ever into the wild. People meet in parks and by rivers. You drink – and pee into the Danube. Or sometimes on church walls and in other people’s gardens. That’s a bit too much of breaking taboos.

In order to put a stop to the Wildbiesler, a petition has already been launched. “Say yes to Strullerstopp! Sign the pipition for toilets on the Danube.” 2000 people already said “yes”. The most recent city council meeting also dealt with it, for almost an hour people chatted about toilets: where do the toilets go? When do they open their doors? Who cares? And how much is it all going to cost? Self-cleaning outhouses that cost almost half a million euros are always being discussed.

There have been toilets like this in Munich for a long time. Nevertheless, one should perhaps not orientate oneself to it, after all, in the state capital one could also rent out a thunder beam for horrendous sums. Whether that’s a good thing is another question. In Regensburg it will be a few more years before semi-intelligent toilets can enrich the cityscape. The city now wants to launch a design competition for toilets. Maybe female art and design students have answers to our most pressing questions.

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