How to wash your bum with a bucket!

kidsan · May 19th, 2007, 01:13

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Originally Posted by crvlvr

many indians think toilet paper is less hygenic than the water method.

surely there's a demonstration video somewhere on youtube?

camelgirl · May 19th, 2007, 01:13

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Originally Posted by OcoeeG

Are there towels in the bathrooms or do you just let it air dry. How does that work. Doesn't your clothes get all wet doing this or do you just get the hang of it.

I've never seen a towel (other than a dirty rag) in any public toilet. You will get used to wet britches

I think that's why I like the salwar kameez, it hides the dampness (which dries quite fast).

Here's a photo from Anjuna Sulabh toilet....very clean!!

patajhada · May 19th, 2007, 01:23

I can't do without wet sheets of toilet paper. I hate a wet ass and wet underwear.

robotvoice · May 19th, 2007, 01:29

It's an official article on wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anal_cleansing

navinkurian2002 · May 19th, 2007, 01:30

Better than the shell and the twigs i used in the andamans lol .

The place i stayed had a can instead of a bucket and also you had to go to a well 10 meters aways ,drop another bucket in the well ,draw up the water ,fill the can and then walk to the loo. Then you have be sure the water in the can does not run out ....

machadinha · May 19th, 2007, 01:52

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Originally Posted by gautam

Thankfully there is technique called jugaad [ in hindi ] that is used widely here.

Tell us tell us!!!

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Originally Posted by shashank.aggarwal

Soap is s standard feature in Indian toilets

Wish it were true. New development?

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Originally Posted by robotvoice

It's an official article on wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anal_cleansing

...

machadinha · May 19th, 2007, 01:53

Hmm from Wikipedia:

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Jugaad (Hindi: जुगाद) are locally made motor vehicles that are used mostly in small villages as a means of low cost transportation in India.

Good for life-long constipation, presumably?

04274108 · May 19th, 2007, 06:23

Christ all mighty! I was doing it all wrong!

I though you throw the water across the carpeting, take a run a slide as far as you can on your backside!

You can do a better job too if you try to spin as you move across the rug.

barodian · May 19th, 2007, 06:30

Oh man this is so hilarious....can't stop laughing...

Honestly, I do that in India too! Specially when I go to villages to visit family members.

noflylist · May 19th, 2007, 06:57

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Originally Posted by amyl

How about buying that small handheld water-gun kids use at Holis to spray colors on their friends? I think we can manange.....may be we will have to hold it side-flipped and thumb at the 'trigger'

hurry patent your idea Amyl!

machadinha · May 19th, 2007, 08:54

btw Don't you just love that:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anal_cleansing

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Milamber · May 19th, 2007, 09:59

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Originally Posted by Nick-H

As I understand it, it is a non-contact technique.

Do not rub the back-side (arsehole, anus, etc etc...

) but pour water onto the hand, splashing it on said anatomy until clean.

We have a spray in our toilet: clean, effective, refreshing. Toilet paper not welcome in this house!

Hmmm, I don't see how that would always be completely effective. Seems like to get it properly clean some pressure or rubbing would need to be involved. Perhaps with a different consistency of crap from consuming indian cuisine this works. Sometimes crap sticks fairly well to the skin and I dont see how gentle splashing from the hand would effectively remove it. This is going to take some practice. *shrug*

Jon

machadinha · May 19th, 2007, 10:06

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Originally Posted by Milamber

Perhaps with a different consistency of crap from consuming indian cuisine this works.

This certainly helps yes, you may find yourself cursing a "normal" stool.

I've noted on the other thread I pointed to that I learned the hard way a good tactic is to check if the faucet is running; then checking if that wasn't the last water you used when checking.

Carrying toilet paper around is also perfectly feasible, it's (comparatively) expensive if it still is, it's thick so bulgy, it may make you feel like a fool, it may not be available at all in the countryside (if it still isn't), but it's handy in those less-than-perfect situations that you're bound to find yourself in. I rarely travel anywhere anymore without a little stashed somewhere. (Another note: Those wet hygienic towelettes that some of us carry are great for a sense of freshness on trains and stuff, however they're lousy for wiping your bum. Too slippery.)

Anyway so a bit of a compromise could be I'll try it India style when I feel comfortable with it and not at all if I don't. Might make it hard to learn though, then again there's no reason to punish yourself into having to go native. (btw The squatting method isn't so peculiar to the East, it just ran out of style in some other places.)

A bit of physical contact with self will be unavoidable though. Sucks when said faucet turns to have run out.

I've described before a scene from Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children, with a Mumbai family moving in to a British mansion after their departure post-Independence. First thing the lady of the house does is inspect the bathroom and exclaim in revulsion: So it's true what they say! They use paper!!

All a matter of perspective I guess. You should observe poor people from your train window early morning discreetly and elegantly going about their business with a 1 cup of water, not something easily copied I think.

Well, so much for the art of crap

robotvoice · May 19th, 2007, 10:10

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Originally Posted by Milamber

Sometimes crap sticks fairly well to the skin and I dont see how gentle splashing from the hand would effectively remove it. This is going to take some practice. *shrug*

I guess we need a scientific scale to calculate: 1 being the most tenacious and sticky, and 10 sliding off the bum at the first sound of water

vireya · May 19th, 2007, 10:27

Check this very serious poll to see how others manage to accomplish the washing. Seems the most popluar method is both water and hand from the front.

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