Guest guest Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 I read recently that in Japan the public bathrooms are sometimes coed. The women just don't look. But what about the men, LOL? Sue On Saturday, August 5, 2006, at 10:17 AM, Ebony wrote: > I think we would all like to have one of those Japanese toilets. > Sounds like it does everything for you. I had not heard of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 LOL!! I think I will leave that one alone, Sue. Oh my! peace, Ebony > > > I think we would all like to have one of those Japanese toilets. > > Sounds like it does everything for you. I had not heard of it. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 Chas saw one of those when she was in Tokyo last year....the more common variety that are in the floor, you just squat over them, sorta freaked her out! She took pictures, though, which she included in her slideshow presentation....to the church. and explained how they called them " squatty potties. " She quickly found places with western bathrooms. > > > I think we would all like to have one of those Japanese toilets. > > Sounds like it does everything for you. I had not heard of it. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 I was stationed in Japan in the late 70's. The bathroom " toilet " was in the floor and I squatted over them. In public places someone gives me a hot washcloth to clean my hands afterward. I don't remember about toilet paper though. What was really fun was trying to use one on a rolling ferry boat! Debbie L > > Chas saw one of those when she was in Tokyo last year....the more > common variety that are in the floor, you just squat over them, sorta > freaked her out! She took pictures, though, which she included in her > slideshow presentation....to the church. and explained how they > called them " squatty potties. " She quickly found places with western > bathrooms. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 In Turkey we called them " bomb sites " . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 ROFL- I dare not ask why! -- In , " Betty " <bvanOmega@...> wrote: > > In Turkey we called them " bomb sites " . > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 When I was a kid and we were working in the fields, if we got the urge, we would have to go off into the woods and squat. Things weren't too much better at home, though, where we had an outhouse, with Sears catalogs for toilet paper. The good old days weren't really all that good in some respects, LOL. Sue On Monday, August 7, 2006, at 07:57 PM, deebs87 wrote: > I was stationed in Japan in the late 70's. The bathroom " toilet " was > in the floor and I squatted over them. In public places someone > gives me a hot washcloth to clean my hands afterward. I don't > remember about toilet paper though. What was really fun was trying > to use one on a rolling ferry boat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 The Sears Catalog. Oh, the memories. In the late 60s and early 70s, my sister used to go through the whole toy section, marking everything she wanted with a " P " (her name is a). There were a lot of Ps. Once in an emergency at the less-traveled side of the Grand Canyon, I had to use a part of a Rand-McNally Road Atlas as toilet paper. Not fun. I also managed to traumatize my then five-year-old youngest son in the process. The whole experience would have been complete if a rattlesnake had bitten my buns while it had the chance. I agree that the " good old days " weren't always so good, Sue, LOL. My grandmother grew up in Lithuania and had some funny stories about chamber pots. Oh, dear. Not an MD I'll tell you where to go! Mayo Clinic in Rochester http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester s Hopkins Medicine http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org Re: [ ] Re: Japanese bathrooms > When I was a kid and we were working in the fields, if we got the urge, > we would have to go off into the woods and squat. Things weren't too > much better at home, though, where we had an outhouse, with Sears > catalogs for toilet paper. The good old days weren't really all that > good in some respects, LOL. > > Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Oh, yes, we used a chamber pot at night because in the dark we couldn't see all the black widow spiders taking up abode in the outhouse. A friend of mine had a story about squatting out in the woods urinating, when she suddenly saw a snake nearby. What a disaster, because it's very hard to stop in mid-stream, LOL. As long as I lived at home, we had an outhouse. One of the things I liked about college was the bathroom, although it was a communal one. Sue On Thursday, August 10, 2006, at 07:01 PM, wrote: > The Sears Catalog. Oh, the memories. In the late 60s and early 70s, my > sister used to go through the whole toy section, marking everything she > wanted with a " P " (her name is a). There were a lot of Ps. > > Once in an emergency at the less-traveled side of the Grand Canyon, I > had to > use a part of a Rand-McNally Road Atlas as toilet paper. Not fun. I > also > managed to traumatize my then five-year-old youngest son in the > process. The whole experience would have been complete if a > rattlesnake had > bitten my buns while it had the chance. > > I agree that the " good old days " weren't always so good, Sue, LOL. My > grandmother grew up in Lithuania and had some funny stories about > chamber > pots. Oh, dear. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 When I was a kid, we didn't have running water and the outhouse was about 100 feet away. We didn't worry about spiders for some reason, maybe ignorance, but it was a l-o-n-g way there at night with no lights, and especially during hurricanes! I'm glad the " good old days " are gone! Dennis in Eastexas " It's not Rocket Surgery " Re: [ ] Re: Japanese bathrooms > Oh, yes, we used a chamber pot at night because in the dark we couldn't > see all the black widow spiders taking up abode in the outhouse. > > A friend of mine had a story about squatting out in the woods > urinating, when she suddenly saw a snake nearby. What a disaster, > because it's very hard to stop in mid-stream, LOL. > > As long as I lived at home, we had an outhouse. One of the things I > liked about college was the bathroom, although it was a communal one. > > Sue > > On Thursday, August 10, 2006, at 07:01 PM, wrote: > >> The Sears Catalog. Oh, the memories. In the late 60s and early 70s, my >> sister used to go through the whole toy section, marking everything she >> wanted with a " P " (her name is a). There were a lot of Ps. >> >> Once in an emergency at the less-traveled side of the Grand Canyon, I >> had to >> use a part of a Rand-McNally Road Atlas as toilet paper. Not fun. I >> also >> managed to traumatize my then five-year-old youngest son in the >> process. The whole experience would have been complete if a >> rattlesnake had >> bitten my buns while it had the chance. >> >> I agree that the " good old days " weren't always so good, Sue, LOL. My >> grandmother grew up in Lithuania and had some funny stories about >> chamber >> pots. Oh, dear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 I remember the first time I ever used a standard toilet. I was in first grade. Water splashed on me making me cringe. The outhouse was better, better still was behind a tree. Earlier I mentioned that the toilets in Turkey were " bomb sites " . I was there in the 70s and had a bladder control problem. We traveled a lot and when possible I went by the roadside. The toilets made our old-fashioned outhouses look luxurious. Often there was a pipe of sort that went from the inside of the building to just outside where it dumped on the ground. In Jerusalem one place we stopped had both types. It was immaculate clean and the flushing aspect was great. Actually in those cases I prefer to use the " bomb sites " . We went in and when we saw how clean and nice they were we were awing in wonder. Other American tourists were also seeing something they had never seen before. That was cause for a little chuckle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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