There's this post on German toilets *someone* named Portnoy did for TheLocal recently:

We renovated our apartment several years ago and at the time I found myself standing in our small, unfinished guest bath with three large construction workers. When the plumber suggested he install a run-of-the-mill toilet, I replied: “Not if it has a platform.” At that point, the three burly men looked at me as if I had no idea how to truly void my bowels.

And I put up some pics of our America visit. I think I'll do more now because I'm procrastinating: