Want to impress your friends?
Arabic (Saudi Arabia; UAE) = Ayna Al Hammam?
Czech = Prosim Vas, Kde jsou toalety?
Dutch = Pardon, waar is de W.C
Cantonese Chinese = Mm-goy, chee-soh hai been-doh-ah?

Finding tolerable toilets in India...
In my country public and paid toilet facilities are not so common so I'm sending along some advice for female visitors to India. Almost every restaurant and some tourist spots have toilets attached to them. Have a cup of tea at a hotel and take this opportunity to use the toilet facility available there. If you've had a meal at a restaurant, don't leave without using their facilities (even if you don't REALLY need to go). It might be a while before you find another proper toilet. Alternatively, if you are traveling by car and stop for a petrol fill, take the time and use the toilet facilities available at most petrol pumps. Carry tissue and wet wipes. You'll probably need them.
(Resmi, Kerala, India)

Magellan Bathroom and Shower Slippers...
These slippers are so flat, thin, and breathable (due to the mesh upper) that they weigh nothing, take up no room in my bag, and dry in minutes. The rubber bottoms keeps my feet dry and germ free in foreign bathrooms. I can even shower without removing them from my feet - just soap my feet up right through the mesh. Added bonus: I pack them in my carry-on for long flights so I don't have to keep putting my shoes on to walk to the bathroom. Love, love, love these slippers & would never travel without them. (www.magellan.com)
(Sylver, New York, USA)

Her Germany Washroom Advice...
Ladies, never be without a 50 pfennig piece in Germany! All public washrooms that I used required 50 pf. to get in. Also they never seemed to have hot water, soap or paper towels. Best to carry antiseptic wipes with you for washing your hands and face.
(Marilyn, Toronto, Canada)

The same goes for Prague...
If you have to walk downstairs to any loo, please take coins with you. You might get all the way down and have someone waiting there, with hand out for payment to use the facilities.
(Sunny, Tel Aviv, Israel)

The Bathroom Diaries...
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Where’s the W.C in China?
China has some token throne toilets in more expensive establishments but the squat toilet reigns supreme. The cleanliness of them varies dramatically. Often public toilets don’t supply toilet paper so always carry tissues in your handbag. Depending on where you travel you will encounter squat toilets with private cubicles and others will be a much more public experience. Some have no doors, dividing walls only a metre high and a trench running the length of the room. Leave your dignity at the door and put it down to a fab travel story.
(Sonja Seifert, Melbourne, Australia)

Pack an umbrella for China's rural bathrooms...
Yes, there can be lots of rain when you're in China but that's not why I'm suggesting you pack an umbrella. My reason is so much better. If you're going to the outskirts of any Chinese cities, you absolutely must bring along a collapsible umbrella. You see, not all toilet doors close properly -- some don't even close at all. So open that umbrella and shield your body -- it can save you a lot of embarrassment.
(Julia, Singapore)

Tiger balm and squatting in China...
It depends on where you are going -- some restrooms in China are still pretty primitive -- so be prepared. Take your own toilet paper and seat covers for where the toilets actually have seats. Most public toilets are the squat type so start exercising your thigh muscles and practice squatting. A small dab of Tiger Balm under the nose can be very helpful in dispelling unpleasant odors in the toilets.
(Estelle, California, USA)

Ed. note: I use my mentholated lip balm under my nose in "hard-to-be-in" washrooms. I also wear pants with tight fitting legs so the bottoms don't get dirty in the squat washrooms.

Africa -- Outdoor bathrooms are scary things...

The loo was out side. Now here I lay, listening to hyena cackles split the night while untamed creatures skittered over my tent roof. The air was moist, cool, and pungent with alien smells of a world untouched by so-called civilization. It was the loo that finally made me realize I was living my dream. More...