moptosh

Interesting fact. I noticed the toilets but never thought of them as a German design. 
I feel it's better to be able to "acknowledge" the #1 and #2 before flushing. It indeed makes things easier if you need a sample for doctor.

rootmachine

Travel

TIL

> This shelf toilet, known in Germany as Flachspüler (flat flusher) has a ledge where the American design, Tiefspüler (deep flusher) has standing water. The shelf toilet will prominently present your #1 or #2 before you flush them, which will take some getting used to when you first encounter this toilet style.

I was only briefly in Europe but it took me awhile to get used to them calling toilets 'WC'.