My cousin Andrew is teaching English in Japan and has a blog:
Tales From The Future
Which takes me back to one of our first days in Japan. We were at the train station in Umeda and I had to go to the bathroom. It was quite the experience. I walked in and saw the first stall, a squat toilet. So, I moved on to the next one. Which was a normal toilet, but with some crazy seat. So I sat down and was treated to a very pleasant warming sensation. There is nothing quite like going to the bathroom and getting warmed up along the way. Then I discovered the buttons on the side of the toilet. Man, that was interesting. There was one that released a spray to cover any smells, there was one that provided a faux-flush (no water, just the sound) to cover any unfortunate noises. Then I found the spray button. Courtney got a kick out of the smirk that was on my face when I left the bathroom. This is something you have to experience to understand.
It’s amazing what you can learn away from home.
In Istanbul airport, there is one of those signs with the big red circle and a line through the picture of a stick figure using his laptop while sitting on the toilet. I guess that’s where the best wi-fi reception is located.