Odds are, when you travel, you are going to be forced to use a local toilet at some point. Until you reach this point, I would bet you have taken for granted the luxury you find yourself in with using our toilets in the US.
We have running water (except for a few instances). You get to use a toilet seat (provided you aren't in a gas station bathroom where it has been stolen, or something). We don't use a grab bar to hold onto while we squat over a hole in the ground. We have toilet paper (unless someone was inconsiderate before you). You typically have privacy (if you aren't in a bar or pub where the door is missing for some reason). We even have a pretty standard system for flushing. Typically just a push on a button or lever.
Yup. We've got it pretty good.
For all of the things we do have, a lot of countries don't (or are lacking in some departments). Fortunately, Istanbul has delivered a very good experience. The only weird thing is the size of the toilet. I really don't know who these are built for. The seat is barely larger than a 12" diameter. And they then tuck some of them in the smallest spaces. Like 12 square feet. With a door that opens in. I'm just glad I'm not that big a guy, because some of the guys I've hung out with complained about it quite a bit.
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