Read this first: http://www.spies.com/~scott/misc/toilet.htm I literally grew up with those German seats, and to be honest, I don`t give a shit about your american toilets (no pun intended). I hate it when Mr. Hanky directly splashes into the water, and I think I will never understand why those kinds of seats were invented. I bet some weirdo like Charlie Manson invented them. God bless America, God bless the German toilet!
You Americans are so stupid! If you don't believe me, look at this here and you'll understand that those "toilets" you're using are (literally) a pain in the ass: http://www.crazy-cards.com/bad_taste/poop.html