tour el bano

Earlier this month, Korea.net featured this picture in their Photo News section.

Ambassadors from 15 countries and their wives tour a public toilet in Suwon on Tuesday (April 3). The Suwon Toilet Tour was organized by the World Toilet Association, which aims to enhance the hygiene state of public restrooms.

There's a World Toilet Association?!? I wonder what the schedule for that day looked like...

9:00 AM Morning Welcome & Continental Breakfast
9:30 AM Opening Speech
9:45 AM Guest Speaker presenting, "The State of Urinals Today"
10:30 AM Local Tours: The Hwajangshils of Suwon
Noon-1PM Lunch & Networking
1-3 More Tours
Optional Late-afternoon Presentations:
New Advancements in Bidets
Toilet Paper Samplings
8:00 PM WTA Member's Social (Men's room, Namsan Tower Observatory Level)

I'm actually quite glad to see that there is an organization out there doing something to try to improve the state of bathrooms. I've seen some bathrooms in Korea that could use a bit of help.