[Vigilanteman]

We lived in Japan 1988-2002. One of the things I really liked about Japanese Loos even before they invented those wonderful toilet seats which do everything from wash your butthole to analyze stool samples was a flush handle which flipped to the left for a number one and to the right for a number two. The water came out through the faucet at the top of the loo and allowed you to wash your hands before it got used to rise out the deposit in the bowl.

Very ingenious and time saving as well as water saving. Plus the fact that the loo was located in a separate closet sized room meant that someone else could bathe, wash up or apply make-up at the same time-- a great survival mechanism with three daughters and a wife sharing the facilities.

[sportutegrl]

The more complicated a thing is, the harder it is to clean.

[crazycatlady]

When I was in Britain, the toilets were often in special little rooms separate from the sink, shower or tub. Very practical idea, I thought.