L'Etiquette des Toilettes

Along major highways in France one finds frequent service areas for gas, food and les WC. The bathrooms are nice, large with many cubicles, and very clean. Male janitorial personnel wander in and out of the Femmes and the Hommes facilities at will. The entrance doors are kept wide open and one walks by a view of men lined up to the wall, obviously busy. One can view les femmes lined up as well, but washing hands or combing hair. Men feel free to walk into the Femmes facilities if they can't access facilities in their bathroom, or to wash their hands at a free sink. In some places the facilities for men and women are not separated. In all, this works quite well and speeds up the flow, so to speak, rather than queuing where no facility is available or leaving available facilites unused.

Then there is the toilette arabe in more modest public places. Condition those quads. It is best to have thighs of steel. (This facility is not recommended when wearing a long skirt with both hands full of purse and packages. )