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07-11-2002, 01:13 PM
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I found it--there is actually a website devoted to various toilets in the world. It's pretty funny and interesting in a weird way. Toilets of the World
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07-11-2002, 01:15 PM
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While I am sure the site is fascinating, what possessed you to search the world for toilets?? Is this some fetish you need to talk with CE about? 
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Many people forget that the seated toilet as such is a fairly recent invention in history, and certainly not the standard throughout the world. In Bulgaria, for instance, it was common to pay some mummified old woman at a publc restroom door in order to, shall we say, squat in philosphical rumination over a hole. This was by no means in the sticks, but in some very areas; and the flooring was well-tiled, the stalls spotless and unstained by grafitti.
Interesting fact: I just read today that in 13th century Japan noble quarters, the men used outdoor latrines, while the women used indoor chamberpots. I've no idea why.
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Interesting fact: I just read today that in 13th century Japan noble quarters, the men used outdoor latrines, while the women used indoor chamberpots. I've no idea why. | Perhaps men have a tendency to miss, and the outdoor latrine would be neater??
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Perhaps men have a tendency to miss, and the outdoor latrine would be neater?? | Now, come on. You should know better about this, unless you're withholding information regarding your non-Terran origins. Men have, how shall I put it...? A fairly narrow-designed front aperture for the delivery of waste. If anything, they are somewhat less likely to miss, as a result.
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07-11-2002, 03:24 PM
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ROFL 
I find this particularly amusing because my mother was always quite interested in the general condition of public toilets...and my father and I took to teasing her, suggesting she write a guidebook entitled A Guide to the Great Toilets of the World
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07-12-2002, 03:17 AM
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Where on earth do you people find these web sites.
Having just said that, the page is actually quite informative.
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How remarkable.... 
I wonder what will come up next on SYM ..
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I can speak for the seatless toilets in both Moscow and Olympia - improves the leg muscle tone, at any rate
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07-12-2002, 09:24 AM
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I don't how in the world I got onto that page...was surfing for history of the ruins of Ephesus, I think. I love the web.
The only thing missing for me is a picture of the toilets in Mars Bar in the East Village--by far some of the scariest toilets in NYC.
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07-16-2002, 03:24 PM
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I can speak for the seatless toilets in both Moscow and Olympia - improves the leg muscle tone, at any rate | Haven't been to Olympia, but my visits to Moscow were indeed good isometric exercise for the quadriceps (the big muscles on the front of your thighs)
My favorite toilets are the ones found in the Arab world, the ones you squat over, and then rinse yourself with water. Much more confortable and hygienic than the Western ones you have to sit on (or use the Russian technique). Toilet paper is also quite a messy concept.
However, as a former alpinist, I have learned many less civilised type of "toilets", and this and my travelling has made me a fairly unsensitive person when it comes to privacy and hygiene facilities. A little word of advice: In areas with vegatation, make sure you choose the right leaves to clean yourself with, it can be a very painful experience otherwise...
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roflmao!
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