I love Singapore. I don’t care what anyone says about their “nanny state’ mentality, it keeps their public restrooms clean. (And I think the trains run on time, too, but let’s not jump to any conclusions.)
Travel Channel: News: Article:
August 31, 2005
Singapore to Host First Toilet College
AFPAug. 30, 2005— The world’s first toilet college is to open in Singapore to teach cleaners how to improve their lavatory washing skills, according to local broadcaster Channel NewsAsia.
The first batch of 30 students from a local cleaning company will start their training at the Toilet College in October, it said on its Web site.
The college is being set up by the Singapore-based World Toilet Organization.
‘We are going to train the toilet cleaners to upgrade himself or herself to a level where he or she can take care of the entire toilet, including changing bulbs, repairing leaky taps … technical cleaning, taking away urine salt inside the toilet,’ said Jack Sim, president of the World Toilet Organization.
The college plans to offer courses on toilet design and architecture next year.
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