Où est la toilet?

Today I went to a yummy crêpe place with Jill and Joe for lunch! I had that crêpe I’ve been waiting for!

Let's talk about public toilets. I’m serious about this. In general, all public toilets are frightening regardless of being a germaphobe or not. However, they are necessary. Anyways, here in France they have these free public toilets just chillin’ on the sidewalk. Just a little room with a toilet and sink. They are very sanitary in the sense that they clean themselves after each use. The problem is, that you can’t tell when the little toilet room is ready. If you enter at the wrong time, you might get stuck inside while the toilet room self cleans itself... leaving you soaking wet and embarrassed... just like my housemate Gemma. After hearing her story, I’m too terrified to use them.  The city really needs to put some warnings on those things! I bring this up because Jill used one today and there was a little dance with the door trying to figure out how to close it and if the room was ready and washed. It was certainly one of those "you had to be there" moments.

While were on the topic of toilets, I have two more things to say about the French ones: 1) toilets are never in the same room as the sink or shower. They have their very own room which doesn’t seem sanitary to me...all that door handle touching. 2) Many toilets don’t have toilet seats. This is definitely an issue. I know toilets used to not even exist but in this day and age, seats are a necessity...right?