Toilets are generally very clean and accessible. You’ll have no problem in the malls or hotels. Moving to some of the outskirts or further into the desert, you may encounter very dated toilets, which essentially are holes in the ground, along with douche sprays. You’ll also encounter douche sprays in many modern toilets, and sometimes a few puddles! If you are in the very rural areas, you ...
Toilets are generally very clean and accessible. You’ll have no problem in the malls or hotels. Moving to some of the outskirts or further into the desert, you may encounter very dated toilets, which essentially are holes in the ground, along with douche sprays. You’ll also encounter douche sprays in many modern toilets, and sometimes a few puddles! If you are in the very rural areas, you may need to carry a roll of toilet paper with you, or you’ll have no friends.
The official line is that the water is fine to drink. The Emirates spend a small fortune on desalination to get the water drinkable and usable in the home. The reality is that the expatriates don’t drink the tap water and instead go for bottled water. If you are at a restaurant ask for Masafi or Al Ain Water or the equivalent. Evian will be more expensive. Despite this – the UAE is not somewhere where you are going to get an upset stomach from the water, so it is completely safe to brush your teeth etc.
