I thought that I would go to my grave with the only humourous bathroom tales involving Belgium and walking into a man’s bathroom to comb my hair and not know it.
That is.until I came to South Korea.
I heard about the toilets in the floor (I am nto sure what they are called) but I was naive to believe I’d never have to face one. But as Murphy’s law would have it, the time when I needed the toilet the most, the only option was this contraption.
So I had to decide what I was going to do….and it was a very liberating experience. I discovered women CAN pee standing up…and about this crouching business, I’d never do it. Everyone forgets the splashback. I won’t go into details but it is possible for women to pee standing up without making a mess. In fact, having the experience of having to clean a men’s washroom on several occasions, I believe that women would be more successful at aiming then men are.
Now have I grossed you out? I have one more tale.
When I first arrived in South Korea, I went to Bennigans. Bennigans is a nice place with western food. I excused myself to the washroom, when i saw an intimidating toilet. It had all these buttons on the side and I couldn’t figure out how to flush the toilet. Here’s a tip: before playing with the buttons, make sure you are sitting on the toilet first. I had not and got water everywhere. The toilet had everything, played music, a rinser, a heater. It was perfect. I am so getting one of those before I go home. So beware if you see a toilet with many buttons and do as I suggested. Sit down first.
