yeah, it's a bit crude but...
squat toilets:
...some confessions of a rookie.
when i first came to japan i didn't even realize that i wasn't using them properly. i assumed they were just like any other hole-in-the ground toilet like they have in italy and greece. so, for the first few weeks here, i actually stood backwards on them, facing the door of the cubicle. when i finally realized my mistake ("why do i always have to reach behind me to get the tp?"), it made things much easier. i think it took lindsay about 6 or 7 months to figure out how to use the 'ledge squats' - like the ones they have in restaurants sometimes.
never try this: rest your hands on your ankles for support. you'll go toppling backwards.
comments? additions? anecdotes??? c'mon, don't be shy...
...some confessions of a rookie.
when i first came to japan i didn't even realize that i wasn't using them properly. i assumed they were just like any other hole-in-the ground toilet like they have in italy and greece. so, for the first few weeks here, i actually stood backwards on them, facing the door of the cubicle. when i finally realized my mistake ("why do i always have to reach behind me to get the tp?"), it made things much easier. i think it took lindsay about 6 or 7 months to figure out how to use the 'ledge squats' - like the ones they have in restaurants sometimes.
never try this: rest your hands on your ankles for support. you'll go toppling backwards.
comments? additions? anecdotes??? c'mon, don't be shy...
posted by Justine at 12:32 a.m.
4 Comments:
FREAK
always, face, ALWAYS
just wait'll i get to your blog...
I must confess I've soiled my trouser leg once or twice...well, it's hard to aim into those things!
Justine, your lucky i'm not threatening you with libel. It was debs who did that thing with the ledge toilets. AS IF I WOULD DO ANYTHING SO DAFT! (oops, sorry debs...)
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