tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435777.post112998991047334118..comments2023-12-25T12:57:29.431+02:00Comments on Mel's Diner: On public toiletsmelusinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096116965055620488noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435777.post-1130155140338649752005-10-24T14:59:00.000+03:002005-10-24T14:59:00.000+03:00Two things I have learned while traveling/living i...Two things I have learned while traveling/living in Italy:<BR/><BR/>1.Always keep a pack of tissues in my purse.<BR/><BR/>2.Always carry handy wipes.<BR/><BR/>More often the not, the bathrooms in Italy are missing t.p. and soap (and don't even think about washing with HOT water. No such luck). Maybe it is a European thing. I have been to some nasty bathrooms in the states, but it seems to be the norm here.<BR/><BR/>I will never forget my first trip to Italy (ie. my first Turkish toilet). We were on our way to Venice by car when I needed to GO. I was so happy when we came across a Shell Gas Station (a familiar sight from home). I walked into the bathroom and was greeted by a hole in the floor. I left ASAP thinking that I had accidentally ducked into the men's room. I checked the sign on the door. The picture showed a figure in a skirt, this was definitely the women's room. I wish I had been wearing that skirt. It would have made the whole experience a lot easier!<BR/><BR/>CynCynthia Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09682883555325866307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435777.post-1130052791475757312005-10-23T10:33:00.000+03:002005-10-23T10:33:00.000+03:00They call those toilets Turkish toilets where I li...They call those toilets Turkish toilets where I live -- I don't know if this epithet is used throughout Greece. They are considered the cleanest of all possible public toilet configurations, and, all things considered, maybe they are.soaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16790321557588574136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435777.post-1130027051016768462005-10-23T03:24:00.000+03:002005-10-23T03:24:00.000+03:00I've seen that (hole in the floor) toilet and you'...I've seen that (hole in the floor) toilet and you're exactly right. The guys who came out of there (tourists) were like sparkly-eyed children, raving on about how wonderful it was. Some even insisted their wives go in and have a look at the thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com