It's a design detail that might seem trivial. And yet, all you need to do is travel a little or host a foreign friend at your home to discover that when it comes to toilets, habits vary as much as ...

A few years ago, I was standing with an American friend in a Shanghai office building, waiting for a meeting to start. Suddenly, my friend turned to me with a worried expression on her face and asked ...

Many Asian and Middle Eastern countries utilize “bum guns,” or low-cost handheld sprayers attached by a hose to the side of the toilet, or jugs that look like watering cans.

These are the only four toilets for about 340 nearby residents, and they’ve made a huge difference in people’s lives, says Asavela Mdudi, a 21-year-old janitor wearing faded denim shorts, a ...

SINGAPORE: An exasperated local Reddit user lamented the sorry state of some bathrooms in Singapore, asking why toilets at ...