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The Dutch are weird. I went to the men's room (heren in Dutch) at the ICTY today. On the wall behind the toilet there is a sticker shaped like a stop sign that says, "Gents, please P in the middle and not on the floor." The same stall has a sticker on the door that says, "Don't forget about me", with a picture of a toilet brush at the meeting of two tiled walls.
I have no explanation for the former sticker but the latter has a legitimate basis. You see the Dutch, and all Europeans in my experience, do not allow their toilets to fill with water. In fact, the toilet only has a little bit of water in the bottom. So, when you use the facilities, whatever matter you expel stays on the bowl of the toilet until you flush. I assume this is done in an effort to conserve water. I support the environment and efforts to maintain it but I hope this does not become a trend in America like the comma in favor of the decimal point has. Those of you in Ocala or other small towns may not know what I'm talking about and you're lucky. New York now has prices displayed with commas much like the Euro. Example: $4,25 vs. $4.25. I don't think the comma is that big of an improvement. If we are going to adopt something from the Europeans, let's adopt the rolling grocery store hand basket or really good beer not the price comma.
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One problem I had in Europe (and this was a consistent problem) was how to flush the damn toilet. They have a million different ways to do it, and it's almost never a simple lever like we use. More than once, I simply couldn't flush because I couldn't figure out how to do it.
Word. The other confusing thing about European bathrooms is how inaccessible they are. You have to pay to use the restroom. Isn't that a fundamental human right? Shouldn't you always have access to a bathroom?
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