Toilet Humour

The French have a way of doing things that is different to the UK. Maybe that is us, maybe it is France. Who can tell? (Comments on the back of a single postcard or equivalent please!) Possibly they are just ‘special’.

If anyone can enlighten me as to how you are meant to go to the toilet without touching the bowl, I would be interested. For those who don’t know many toilets lack seats and in some cases bowls at all from memory. As far as I can see it must be some trick of contortion or very strong thigh muscles to enable you to lean back against the wall behind and brace your legs either side, but frankly it doesn’t seem possible! Thankfully many touristique places, such as hostels, have toilet seats for their international guests, but there are still many who would like you to be as quick as possible.

On that note, I have also met a timer on the light which must have been set to one minute and 20s if you are lucky. No reading time for you mate! Although my arms were long enough to reset it from sitting down…