On toilets

Recently I read in the Star paper at the section where people write in their complaints. There was a parent complaining about school toilets. She complained that toilets at her child’s school were horrifyingly dirty and the school does not bother to maintain it or clean it properly. There were poops in the toilets and puke in the sinks. She observed them over a few days and they were still uncleaned!! Unbelievable!

Thinking back when I was in primary school, which was a good 20 years ago, the school toilets were appalling too. I mean, 20 years down the road and schools are still not bothered to make an effort to ensure that it is clean and well maintained! I would have thought that 20 years down people are more conscious about cleanliness and hygiene. But I guess not!!

I thought we are now more civilized. I guess not either. How do we cultivate the importance of good hygiene when schools do not bother to maintain their toilets? If the toilets are already grubby, people won’t bother to be clean when using them either. And how on earth are you even going to go near the sink if it is full of puke?? I remember in school, as long as I was there, the toilets were always dark. They’ve never changed the broken lights!

Funny how back then, we would just let it slide. I don’t even remember complaining about it to my parents. These things were just so normal, when in fact, it is not and should not be.

But am pleased to see that public toilets in shopping malls are nowadays much cleaner and well maintained. And some even has loo paper too!!