(dpa) Malaysia's plan to place "designer: toilets with urinals in the shape of musical instruments and open mouths received public disapproval and disgust, a local poll said Thursday.
The fancy urinals are set to be built in public restrooms in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur in a move to make the toilets more attractive, Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Robert Lau was quoted as saying earlier this week.
Some of the possible urinal designs included an open mouth with painted red lips and a pink tongue, a clown's face with wide open mouth and bright red lips, as well as urinals designed to look like musical instruments, a report by the New Straits Times daily said.
However, a poll conducted by the same newspaper revealed Thursday that members of the public would find the urinals "vulgar and in poor taste", as well as "a waste of taxpayers' funds."
"Is the minister joking? I would not want them in my toilet," said J. Singh from the southern city of Seremban.
Malaysian public toilets have been a source of disgust and jokes among tourists and locals, due to their often smelly, dirty conditions.
The government, which has planned a National Toilet Summit in August, has launched a drive to educate the public on the proper ways to use the communal restrooms.
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