toilet advice

Nick-H · Nov 29th, 2005, 16:10

Hey! I'm still standing here with my u-pants just above my knees and my kurta under my chin waiting for the missing bit if the instructions!

And what the hell am I supposed to do with 4 yards of vest?

Pass me that cork, someone!

iwanttogoback · Nov 30th, 2005, 13:42

nick
i gather the internet-wallah has been to your house and fixed your internet connection but, unfortunately, he appears to have relocated your pc to your toilet...

Nick-H · Nov 30th, 2005, 14:00

Thank goodness I have a western-stye toilet!

I guess using a laptop while squatting would be quite a challenge....

cyberhippie · Nov 30th, 2005, 14:04

Quote:

Hey! I'm still standing here with my u-pants just above my knees and my kurta under my chin waiting for the missing bit if the instructions!

I suggest you pull yourself together Nick the maid will be around shortly and you know how they love to gossip!!

nicky from sussex · Nov 30th, 2005, 15:03

Hello Forest - I don't know where you're going in India - my only experience is of Goa ( been home 2 days now bawling) and I only came across 1 hole in the floor loo and that even had paper and a bin!
All the others I came across were western style even in the beach shacks although not all of them actually flush - with those ones you use the water from the bucket to flush it yourself and again put the paper in the bin.
If you're going elsewhere I doubt it will be so luxurious!!

1 tip which I picked up in Thailand and I hope you won't need! - carry a plastic bag just in case you get sick and it's both ends (not nice) you may be lucky to find a toilet but you wont have a handy sink or bath nearby to throw up in at the same time - hence the bag x

SheRa · Dec 6th, 2005, 09:59

Oh man,
As I am preparing all that I need to do for my future plans, I, after believing I have thought of everything, has infact not. The "potty" just didn't even pop into my mind- until this thread- and oh my.......Being my first trip to India, I am sure to be amazed by all that will shock me, but this is now something new i must prepare for.......To ask a really silly question.....These "holes," are they just anywhere, and how do you know where they are? And I heard that people just drop them and drop where they are- really? And what about being a female? as in female related issues?????? sorry to bring that one up, but are there supplies to be found, what is used over there. Man, so many more questions I now have, it's a good thing I am planning this now, and not going till the spring

Peace!

Nick-H · Dec 6th, 2005, 10:18

SheRa, do not worry! Unless you are going to stay in a remote village you should not have too much difficulties.

Female requirements? We have supermarkets where you can buy what you want. although I can't claim to have further experience than knowing where that shelf is in my local supermarket! (If I was a woman I don't think I would buy a unknown brand of tampon in an unknown country: I'd be haunted by the words Toxic Shock Syndrome. But I'd probably be worrying unnecessarily ---anyway, if they are your choice, how much space will a pack take up in your luggage?). Some of the local brands of sanitary pad are made out of compressed cow dung and my lady friends tell me that, apart from a certain smell, they work much better than the Western ones.

Your hotels are most likely to have Western-style toilets, as do trains, many large shops, etc.

No, people do not just go wherever they are --- even though some of our city streets might give you that impression!

Just joking about the cow dung. Really.

It's Buffalo dung.

Fresa81 · Dec 6th, 2005, 10:31

Oh my god Nick ... compressed cow dung?
Not a pretty picture to have in one's head during lunch .. at all!
Blechhhhhhhhhhhhh!

nicky from sussex · Dec 6th, 2005, 19:28

She ra - no the holes in the floor aren't just holes! they are porcelain toilets in a shed or cubicle depending on where you are, but they're not designed to sit on - just foot pads either side where you place your feet and 'squat' just as private as any other loo and you get to exercise your thighs too!! don't worry

cyberhippie · Dec 6th, 2005, 19:45

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She ra - no the holes in the floor aren't just holes! they are porcelain toilets in a shed or cubicle depending on where you are, but they're not designed to sit on - just foot pads either side where you place your feet and 'squat' just as private as any other loo and you get to exercise your thighs too!! don't worry

I've also seen a couple of projects "under construction" Two foot pads but no hole.

I nearly fell of my stool when a German girl in the Mickey Mouse restaurant loudly exclaimed in stuttering English "I have been to toilet but I have lost my hole" A quick visit to the toilet (with no hole) put my mind at rest!!

My all time fav used to be in the Tourist Restaurant in Palolem, two western toilets sat next to each other in a room with no door, classic stuff and very sociable!!

PRIYA · Dec 6th, 2005, 19:56

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Originally Posted by cyberhippie

I nearly fell of my stool when a German girl in the Mickey Mouse restaurant loudly exclaimed in stuttering English "I have been to toilet but I have lost my hole" A quick visit to the toilet (with no hole) put my mind at rest!!

My all time fav used to be in the Tourist Restaurant in Palolem, two western toilets sat next to each other in a room with no door, classic stuff and very sociable!!

Why is it that anything lavatorial on IM gets such a huuuge response....are we all obsessed

??!! Oh, but sooo good for a real laugh.

Nick-H · Dec 6th, 2005, 21:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fresa81

Oh my god Nick ... compressed cow dung?
Not a pretty picture to have in one's head during lunch .. at all!
Blechhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Comedy is said to be all about timing: glad I caught you at the right moment!

lotus blossom · Dec 6th, 2005, 23:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyberhippie

I nearly fell of my stool when a German girl in the Mickey Mouse restaurant loudly exclaimed in stuttering English "I have been to toilet but I have lost my hole" A quick visit to the toilet (with no hole) put my mind at rest!!

My all time fav used to be in the Tourist Restaurant in Palolem, two western toilets sat next to each other in a room with no door, classic stuff and very sociable!!

all this toilet talk is indeed humorous! lots of people gasp when i explain the indian toilet to them. i leave out the details of the public ones that are way dirty...

Nick-H · Dec 7th, 2005, 00:20

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Originally Posted by cyberhippie

... ... ...I nearly fell of my stool ... ... ...

I'm going for one of those complete health checks that is affordable here in India (well, I think it is, I haven't asked the price yet).

Thing is, it says I have to take a stool sample.

... ... ...

What to do?

Can't possible spare the blue plastic one the laptop sits on or the higher one that I use as a bed-side table; or the one I sit on to wash in the shower room.

The kitchen one is needed for when both of us are in there but only one is working; and the round pink one I sometimes put my plate on to eat off.

Maybe I'll have to buy another one

freenote · Dec 7th, 2005, 00:32

Nov 29th, 2005, 16:10	#46
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 25,811	Hey! I'm still standing here with my u-pants just above my knees and my kurta under my chin waiting for the missing bit if the instructions! And what the hell am I supposed to do with 4 yards of vest? Pass me that cork, someone! __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

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Fresa81 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: india Posts: 165	Oh my god Nick ... compressed cow dung? Not a pretty picture to have in one's head during lunch .. at all! Blechhhhhhhhhhhhh! __________________ Whereever you go, there you are.

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SheRa Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 5	Oh man, As I am preparing all that I need to do for my future plans, I, after believing I have thought of everything, has infact not. The "potty" just didn't even pop into my mind- until this thread- and oh my.......Being my first trip to India, I am sure to be amazed by all that will shock me, but this is now something new i must prepare for.......To ask a really silly question.....These "holes," are they just anywhere, and how do you know where they are? And I heard that people just drop them and drop where they are- really? And what about being a female? as in female related issues?????? sorry to bring that one up, but are there supplies to be found, what is used over there. Man, so many more questions I now have, it's a good thing I am planning this now, and not going till the spring Peace!

Dec 6th, 2005, 10:18	#52
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 25,811	SheRa, do not worry! Unless you are going to stay in a remote village you should not have too much difficulties. Female requirements? We have supermarkets where you can buy what you want. although I can't claim to have further experience than knowing where that shelf is in my local supermarket! (If I was a woman I don't think I would buy a unknown brand of tampon in an unknown country: I'd be haunted by the words Toxic Shock Syndrome. But I'd probably be worrying unnecessarily ---anyway, if they are your choice, how much space will a pack take up in your luggage?). Some of the local brands of sanitary pad are made out of compressed cow dung and my lady friends tell me that, apart from a certain smell, they work much better than the Western ones. Your hotels are most likely to have Western-style toilets, as do trains, many large shops, etc. No, people do not just go wherever they are --- even though some of our city streets might give you that impression! Just joking about the cow dung. Really. It's Buffalo dung.

Dec 6th, 2005, 19:28	#54
nicky from sussex Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: sussex uk Posts: 9	She ra - no the holes in the floor aren't just holes! they are porcelain toilets in a shed or cubicle depending on where you are, but they're not designed to sit on - just foot pads either side where you place your feet and 'squat' just as private as any other loo and you get to exercise your thighs too!! don't worry

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