My generation may be the best technologically equipped and aware to date, writes our Teen Blogger Rhian, but with the innovation of a talking toilet, things seem to be taking the same downward turn as party conversations sometimes do.

I will admit (and anyone who has visited a Portaloo can probably back me up) there are some truly minging individuals within our society who couldn’t give a . . . er . . . monkeys, about leaving the toilet in a suitable condition for the next person who may want to use it.

These people certainly need toilet training, but I don’t think words would make much difference. However, having some robotic arm grab them by the collar and rub their noses in the mess they leave behind might be a really effective deterrent and one that I would definitely pay just to listen to.

On the whole, I think men are generally worse offenders than women and I suppose that if the voice recording was female and silky enough, then they might be encouraged to higher standards. Personally though, the thought of a male voice telling me what to do would feel a bit creepy.

And what is this idea of the toilet seat automatically re-covering itself in fresh paper after every use? I don’t know how that would work, but it sounds as though it has the potential to bring about planetary deforestation before long.

So here’s my idea, if you leave the toilet in a state when you exit, and you get what you deserve when a hidden atomiser sprays you with the most unpleasant odour and a voice says sarcastically: “Have a nice day”.