Toilet on trains

lotus blossom

my preferred mode of travel, for sure. get there in no time and no worries about the toilets.

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Lotus-Flower

some like to read newspaper

Lotus-Flower

I find squatting healthier, its even yoga!
I would never seat somewhere on a public toilet even with the toilet-seat paper cover!
I dont find it so hygienic!

Sama

that's funny, because altho I was drinking at least a gallon of water a day, I rarely had to go because I just sweated everything out immediately. My Indian companion commented once, "you never go to the toilet!"

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passingby

I have no problem using the public toilets in India, whether on trains or anywhere else. but I do have a problem when they are clogged up, so then I have to hold it in...

aesood

If you want to go by plane spicejet has some good deals. We flew once on Air Deccan also which was fine but the flight was late, I hear they are often off schedule. Both are pretty no frills but are clean and will get you there. The train is fine too though, although the longest single train journey I did was 6 hours from Delhi to Jaipur. I'd go 2nd AC on an overnight if I were you though. And watch your bags.

LavieQ

It is true! That asana is called "Malasana," or the "S**t asana" for obvious reasons.

Amusing aside.

Another word that sounds close to "Mala" is "Maala," the word for garland. (In "Mala" the first "a" is pronounced with a short "ah" sound, whereas in "Maala" it is a long "aaaah").

One of the yoga teacher in New England that I studied with was explaining the pose to the class as "the garland pose." Boy, I didn't feel good correcting that misunderstanding (and I still don't!), but correct I did. The teacher was not too happy. Nor were the students. Nor was I. Imagine going from the "flowery garlands" pose one instance to the "s**t" pose the next.

Nick-H

About holding it in.... I'm one of those "Can we stop at the next toilet, please?" travellers, and if I'm on an AC car journey this is still how I'll be. I have a comprehensive knowledge of stores. hotels, etc with easy-to-find toilets in London (well, those brain cells are fading...).

But weeing is about fluid-level control as much as it is about waste disposal, and here I sweat.

But sometimes I realise I've not been for hours and that is a big warning sign: drink water! Dehydration looms!

lotus blossom

i hate having to hold it too, but in india there is sometimes no choice. trying to fall asleep on an overnight bus with a full bladder is no fun, but after my last trip i learned how to do it but was the first to run off and head for the nearest tree when the bus pulled over. whew!

Nick-H

I feel another toilet thread coming on.....

Oh! It is a toilet thread already!

Zaranna

Hi, sorry, I'm late to this thread! But it's possible to get small funnel-shaped devices in washable antibacterial plastic (brand names include shewee, the whiz, she-pees, you can find them online easily) which women can use to pee standing up really discreetly, hygienically and conveniently - lots of girls use them at music festivals where the facilities are not great and they're really simple to get the hang of - I've found them a fanatstic invention! And to go with them you can also get disposable bags filled with a kind of crystal that turns to gel when you pour in liquid. So you can use the funnel to pee into a bag, seal it and then throw it away later. The army already uses this apparently when hiking long distances! If your wife gets one of these and some disposable gel bags, as well as some hand sanitiser and some disinfectant wipes, she might feel much more prepared for the train loos. Hope that helps!

Z x

lotus blossom

this sounds quite intriguing. i'd like to know more.

jessyjames

Of more concern is the gang rape on a train near Bhopal this month. That was in a toilet. They threw a couple of guys off the train who tried to intervene.Anyone agree with me that the recent spate of rapes in India might be partially inspired by the new overstimulation of frustrated gonads by sexy (and sexist) proliferation of skimpily clad women now allowed on Indian TV? Opportunities for men to have sex in India are limited-so maybe they shouldn't be stirred up by MTV style rapper/raper music videos on TV. Aspirations!!!! Brave New World! Progress! Pandora's box is now opened and to use another hideous metaphor the toothpaste ain't going back in the tube

seventies'hippy

Yes we spoke similar words when there just recently. Theres dozens of tv stations beamed into India these days via satalite. Sex and the City & many more same same programmes can be viewed in even the remotest villages,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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Nick-H

No. Indian film makers have been tickling the gonads of young males since ---forever. No change.

In fact how much more frustrating is this show-nothing suggest-everything crap that passes for "sex" in Indian cinema? Showing the boys and girls some real naked bodies would be a vast improvement and much more healthy.