JazakAllahkhair for your comment. It is partly due to your blog that I joined the blogging world.

Many many years ago, on a train in Bangladesh. I recall seeing the ‘hole in the floor’ type loos. But this was the real deal, since I could see the flash of the rail tracks through the hole in the floor. Since then I tend to recoil in fear when I see similar types in our Masjids (RPM also caters them).

The “shelf design” toilets are to be found in Germany as well. I guess it saves the user from the dirty water which often comes up when the najasa goes in. But when you plop into one of those ground-level toilets found in most mosques, that also just sits there unless you wash it down yourself. You can do the same with the Dutch loos.

Been to France and Norway with my family, but going with bro’s (or sisters in your case) is more fun due to the greater independence you have.

Generally everything seems cool when it is a vacation. Living there though might be quite hard. Jobs harder to come by if you got an Islamic sounding name. The way they drink and smoke weed makes it hard to socialise (if it is ever needed). Also their overly liberal attitudes can sometimes wanna make you slap someone. I remember coming into the WH Smiths equivalent shop at the airport, was shocked to see porn mags not on the top shelf, but occupying the whole middle shelves. Also some guy on the train casually reading a porno whilst sitting next to us.

But my fav thing has to be the public transport system. Cheaper, quicker and deadly efficient. I understand their public transport better than our own and that’s after 1 week there and my 23 years here.

Never been to Holland, seems cool

‘part from the toilets. Weird.

InshAllah one day bro. I’ve heard Munich is very nice place to visit. Though I haven’t practiced my German in years. Likewise for you to visit us in the UK

You have a nice blog. Will you visit Germany or Sweden, so let me know We have better loos’

If there were any shops that I actually spent time on ‘window shopping’ (from the outside), it would be the ‘coffee shops’. Once because me and the bro’s thought it was a kebab shop, and others simply because you would wonder what goes on inside…

“Before I arrived, my biggest worry was finding halal joints“

and

“Holland is criss-crossed with thousands of miles of dykes“

Man… I need to grow up.