It’s either a call, or an sms.
That’s what happens when you feel like visiting the washroom to ANSWER the call of nature!
Just when you were relieving that thought of going to the washroom to engage in that call, you stumble upon a washroom that requires a small fee to be made before proceeding.
Are these toilets any different from other public toilets that don’t have this ‘toll’ fee? As you start thinking about it, then you start to think whether you NEED to answer this call after all(unless it’s really urgent, most probably you’ll answer that call).
This is where the idea of Call or SMS comes in. What’s the difference you might ask? What’s that gotta do with answering the call of nature lar?
Answering the call of nature is pretty much like answering a call, either by pressing the GREEN button(on nokia phones, as well as other phones I guess) or replying an sms. Now you might be getting a rough idea. =D
Basically, whenever you answer a call as a recipient, you don’t pay; the opposite party does. That’s where public toilets are portrayed to be non-fee-paying toilet, or in short, FREE toilet.
On the other hand, if you need to pay a small fee or amount just to answer that urge, it’s called SMS. Your bladder ‘sends’ you an sms, you ‘reply’ back with a small fee, but since you’re not from the same telco provider, you’ll have to pay an extra amount, say 10 cents or 20 for that matter.
Yea, so that covers rather much on why you’re suppose to hand in a small amount of money compared to a free toilet. However, if you do happen to stumble upon the RM2 toilet, remember, you’ve just replied to the reply-me-for-RM2-in-order-to-win-a-free-i-pod-touch... =D