My thoughts too!  They need not have said anything and no one would have been none the wiser.  It is just in the design detail.  I am not a great one for bowing to different religions when they come to the UK, but I make an exception for the London2012 as there will be people from all faiths including athiests etc etc here for a short time.  Also, knowing some of the rules that the ODA have put in place whilst the construction work is taking place, this is a minor matter.

I do agree that for such an international event, it is nice to provide different accomodations for people from various places.

I am curious...do all the toilets normally not face mecca?  cuz around these parts...any public facilities may have toilets facing one or two directions based on the amount of toilets provided and then there´s the geographic location of the facilities which might face inumerable directions n s e or w or ne, sw, nw, etc.

so it seems to me that announcing toilets ´not´ facing mekka is more for the announcement/claim itself. 

 +1

 Ã havent even thought about it myself before

Ours here at home is facing macca...what is the big deal...?

STÝLL....its a good gesture..!

to show/prove respect for someone else´s religion or culture is always nice, but ´toilets´? 

 that´s just so odd!

This is something I have never considered before!  I have hastily called a plumber and he will arrive tomorrow morning to re-position my toilet, just on the off-chance of a visiting muslim being offended.

I hope one does not visit before then

 Lock all the doors and pretend you´re not at home today is my advice

 Ahh yes, I do this when thehandsom calls round for tea 

 How sensitive of you, since you are now a Pastafarian!