In the Toilet

Here, bathrooms are called toilets or occasionally the loo.  If you're in need of relief you ask where the toilets are.  It's funny that it took me a bit to be comfortable using such a blunt term, but there it is. Also, one should always carry a bit of change as some of the public toilets will charge for entrance.  Here is a wee tour of our own family toilet, in case you were curious.

1. We are lucky to have have two, but this is the only one on the main living floor so we share and get along just fine.

2. With the exception of a "shavers only" there are no electrical outlets in the bathrooms in Scotland, not sure why. Even most light switches will be found outside of the bathroom door in houses and hotels, etc . . .  This means that I have to do my hair drying/straightening in the bedroom.

3. Most sink faucets have a hot handle and a cold handle.  Doesn't seem like a big deal, but when you're trying to get warm water to rinse your face with you have to run them both at the same time and do a quick hand cup of cold then hot and splash.

4.  The heating in the homes here comes from radiators in each room.  The one in the toilet helps to dry your towels quicker in the damp, winter months (we don't have a dryer.)

5.  To turn on the light tug the bottom pull.  To turn on the shower tug the top pull.

6.  Our shower is pretty cool in that you can preset the temp you like with the dial and then press the on/off button below it for the water to flow.  It's so nice not having to play the cold to hot ratio every morning.