... wrote on Feb 6
th, 2013 at 1:02pm:
the toilets are shallow enough in europe as is, so much so that I have to dump, standup, flush, then wipe, for fear of getting poo on my hand. What possible reason is there for a toilet of that design, other than making things difficult for men?
I don't know why they're like that.
It eliminates the embarrassing splash noise, but I'm not sure if that's the idea behind them.
I didn't like them at all.
I was always having to scrape the poo (with the brush) into the deeper part at the front because the water flow just wasn't strong enough to flush it away. Plus, if it was a particularly big (long) poo I'd have to stand up in order to get it all out. Certainly one thing about Austria that I didn't like.
Mind you, the toilets in Italy were no better: no seats and about 6 inches off the ground. Usually no "men" and "women" toilets either: just one little bowl on the floor shared by everyone.
Don't get me started on Malaysian toilets ...