{
  "id": 899411,
  "title": "Ladies and gents, it's time to come clean: Living in the UAE has made me a public toilet snob",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/ladies-and-gents-its-time-to-come-clean-living-in-the-uae-has-made-me-899411",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-14T18:03:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/2026/08/14/ladies-and-gents-its-time-to-come-clean-living-in-the-uae-has-made-me-a-public-toilet-snob/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "For all the wonderful things the UAE has given me over the past decade, it has also introduced an unexpected downside: higher standards for women's public toilets On a recent two-week trip across Europe , I realised just how much of a toilet snob I'd become. Before agreeing to use one, I found myself asking my friends: “Is it clean? Is it spacious? Does it smell OK?” If there was even the…",
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        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Ladies and gents, it's time to come clean: Living in the UAE has made me a public toilet snob",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/ladies-and-gents-its-time-to-come-clean-living-in-the-uae-has-made-me",
        "published": "2026-08-14T18:03:50.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}