Small refrigerator with drawing on side, found near the University of Amsterdam on Nieuwe Doelenstraat.

A helpful person on Flickr helped translate this for me as, “I need to pee, Teis!”, Teis being a person’s name.

Amsterdam is a clean city. On the weekends, portable urinals are put up in major plazas, to discourage urination on the street. This is a great contrast to certain urban areas of Spain and France, where men pee on any street corner they wish.

In other parts of the world, peeing is not just fun and necessary but a way to make money. Here is an interview (scroll down to “Unbanked in Nairobi”) with a woman who lives in a slum in Nairobi, and makes her living running a toilet for public use.

In related news, you can learn more about improving conditions in Kibera, the largest slum in Africa, by going to CarolinaforKibera.com. This week they are hosting a series of music performances throughout the Triangle, NC. Should be fun and informative!