Germans are indeed obsessed with their shit, to the extent that an American folklorist named Alan Dundes wrote a book on the subject, in which he argued for the existence of national character on the basis of Teutonic fecal infatuation alone. In the book he describes (among many, many, many other similar examples) a Berlin club called the "Klo" (short for "Closet", or bathroom) which has toilets for barstools and toilet paper rolls on the tables instead of napkin dispensers!!

Germans are indeed obsessed with their shit, to the extent that an American folklorist named Alan Dundes wrote a book on the subject, in which he argued for the existence of national character on the basis of Teutonic fecal infatuation alone. In the book he describes (among many, many, many other similar examples) a Berlin club called the "Klo" (short for "Closet", or bathroom) which has toilets for barstools and toilet paper rolls on the tables instead of napkin dispensers!!

Considering all the "Shisca" (?) on the net, I am not suprised.

Considering all the "Shisca" (?) on the net, I am not suprised.

the germans have a good point on the splashing your butt. I get splashed every once and a while, usually you can prevent that by putting a sheet or two of paper in the bowl, by the time the crap breaks the paper the paper has smothered the splash. For some reason I've found only the first crap is a 'splash risk' I think it's because the first one is harder and blunter.

the germans have a good point on the splashing your butt. I get splashed every once and a while, usually you can prevent that by putting a sheet or two of paper in the bowl, by the time the crap breaks the paper the paper has smothered the splash. For some reason I've found only the first crap is a 'splash risk' I think it's because the first one is harder and blunter.

They do indeed save water. I spent 3 weeks in Germany, and not once did I have to double flush. In my host's house, when you fjushed, a wave of water would flush the solid matter in front of a jet outlet, meanwhile, it would emit a sound somewhat like a turbine engine powering up. Then the jet would release a short burst of water that was powerful enough to break things up. That water would then wash it all down. The shole process took 3.5 liters of water, much less than even the 1.6Gallon (about 6.5liters, I think) "efficiency" accomodations in the U.S., and a fraction of the 3.6 Gallon behemoths, both of which I routinely clog. It's about ime we started to see more of these in the U.S.
I never noticed an increase in smell, probably because (this is the only benefit to having a large ass) corked the odor right up. Besides, what is cleaner, a nice smelling potty, or a septic system that requires less upkeeep
and never over flows? BTW, there are no stories in the archived news about septic problems in Germany.

They do indeed save water. I spent 3 weeks in Germany, and not once did I have to double flush. In my host's house, when you fjushed, a wave of water would flush the solid matter in front of a jet outlet, meanwhile, it would emit a sound somewhat like a turbine engine powering up. Then the jet would release a short burst of water that was powerful enough to break things up. That water would then wash it all down. The shole process took 3.5 liters of water, much less than even the 1.6Gallon (about 6.5liters, I think) "efficiency" accomodations in the U.S., and a fraction of the 3.6 Gallon behemoths, both of which I routinely clog. It's about ime we started to see more of these in the U.S.
I never noticed an increase in smell, probably because (this is the only benefit to having a large ass) corked the odor right up. Besides, what is cleaner, a nice smelling potty, or a septic system that requires less upkeeep
and never over flows? BTW, there are no stories in the archived news about septic problems in Germany.