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 ...

I've traveled to over 90 countries. These are the questions I ask before visiting a new country, about bathrooms, tap water, visas, and more.

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

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 ...

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.