>>>Since it is usually customary to face the person while speaking to them, that would mean they would be in front of you -- hence "forward"...
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>>Flashback is not automated yet. On each camera it points forward. You can get it only if you buy an external one... and even that you have to turn manually.
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>Due to the phonetics in Japanese, the transliteration of "flash" and "flush" end up being identical ( フラッシュ ) ,,, Obviously this does cause some confusion -- are we talking about a WC or a camera?

I wouldn't go anywhere near a toilet where flush has a reverse.