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Do some public toilets in India not have toilet paper?

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Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: Pepsei
when you guys take a shower, how do you scrub your ass? with soap and you hands right? or do you not clean it at all?
I don't have fresh sh!t there, especially the quantity of it you would have right after taking a dump when I do.

I could understand scrubbing your bunghole with your hands using soap and water after taking a dump if you use TP first to get most of the fecel residue off.

you're right. but don't you think fresh poop is cleaner than old feces? I mean people used to say that bodily waste discharged from the bowels have no germs (when they come out). maybe I'm thinking of urine.

 
Originally posted by: Pepsei
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: Pepsei
when you guys take a shower, how do you scrub your ass? with soap and you hands right? or do you not clean it at all?
I don't have fresh sh!t there, especially the quantity of it you would have right after taking a dump when I do.

I could understand scrubbing your bunghole with your hands using soap and water after taking a dump if you use TP first to get most of the fecel residue off.

you're right. but don't you think fresh poop is cleaner than old feces? I mean people used to say that bodily waste discharged from the bowels have no germs (when they come out). maybe I'm thinking of urine.

you're thinking of urine. the bulk of weight of feces is bacteria and water.
 
Originally posted by: aidanjm
Originally posted by: Pepsei
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: Pepsei
when you guys take a shower, how do you scrub your ass? with soap and you hands right? or do you not clean it at all?
I don't have fresh sh!t there, especially the quantity of it you would have right after taking a dump when I do.

I could understand scrubbing your bunghole with your hands using soap and water after taking a dump if you use TP first to get most of the fecel residue off.

you're right. but don't you think fresh poop is cleaner than old feces? I mean people used to say that bodily waste discharged from the bowels have no germs (when they come out). maybe I'm thinking of urine.

you're thinking of urine. the bulk of weight of feces is bacteria and water.

I stand corrected.

then I guess using the jet of water shooting up your butt might be cleaner than wiping with toilet paper with your hand so close to the ground zero of poop.

can you imagine with diarrhea and poop juice soak thru the paper and onto your hand? that is definately unsanitary. espcially since diarrhea is uncontrolled, loose, and frequent you have several chances of getting it onto your hand thru out the day.
 
This thread is nasty. This is why I hired someone to wipe my ass with $100 bills...




unless I feel like stink palming people that day.
 
Originally posted by: chiwawa626
Its pretty harsh of you to attack the "indian people" in a lot of your posts. Blame it on the economy & standard of life. If they had a strong economy and were in a first world country you swear they would still use water and their left hand. Why is it that all indian immigrants I know use toilet paper here in the states? Its because its available and affordable.


I guess you've missed the posts by some indians here who said they still use their hands?
 
Originally posted by: chiwawa626
Its pretty harsh of you to attack the "indian people" in a lot of your posts. Blame it on the economy & standard of life. If they had a strong economy and were in a first world country you swear they would still use water and their left hand. Why is it that all indian immigrants I know use toilet paper here in the states? Its because its available and affordable.

Have you ever been to india? I have, Its frickin impossible to find toilet paper, you have to go buy it at a pharmacy where it comes in tiny roles bearly good enough for 2-3 uses. Its fairly expensive considering the low wages people earn. To add to that their sewer system dosent support toilet paper because it wasnt built for it, and mainly because nobody uses it - their flush is as strong as your bathroom faucet, sometimes even less pressure. Oh yeh, and India isn't the only country who still does this.

I'm Asian and before my country was civilized, before there was a sewage system, before anything, and when my country was dirt poor, people still didn't wipe their ass with freaking hand. Even back then, that was considered nasty. People back then used something like a rope, leaf, or anything they could think of.
Sewer system? Have you heard about trash cans?????????? Give 'em a try. They do woders.
 
Originally posted by: boredhokie
My friend visited India and said the same. It's amazing that the outsourcing that's eroding our middle class is going to a country that hasn't yet perfected indoor plumbing.

On the contrary, the Harappa-Mohenjodaro cultures also known as the Indus Valley Civilization had indoor plumbing in 2300 B.C.
 
Originally posted by: Pepsei
when you guys take a shower, how do you scrub your ass? with soap and you hands right? or do you not clean it at all?

There's this new invention that people refer to as 'hand towels' or 'wash cloths'. They're very useful! 😉
 
Originally posted by: dandruff
1. most 3-star and up hotels/ trains (first class and up) in india will have western style toilets - all other places will likely have the squat style ..... squat = no tp

2. carry a tp and purell sachets with you.

3. take those one-use toilet seat covers - even if u find a western style with tp in a PUBLIC place - 90% of the time - it will be umm.. unsittable


HTH!


If you're in the city you just hit the nearest 5-star hotel. If not, learn to sort of "sit" without touching the seat. It hurts your thighs, but what can you do? I prefer staying in the city with nice hotels and good toilet paper.
 
Originally posted by: DAGTA
Originally posted by: Pepsei
when you guys take a shower, how do you scrub your ass? with soap and you hands right? or do you not clean it at all?

There's this new invention that people refer to as 'hand towels' or 'wash cloths'. They're very useful! 😉

Washcloths are disgusting. Who washes their ass with a washcloth and uses the same washcloth to wipe their body? That stuff sticks to cloth better than it does to your hand.
 
this is such a sh1tty thread! 😀

so wait, it's impolite to eat with the LEFT hand then? How about preparing food with the left hand?
 
Originally posted by: Electric Amish
Thank you for validating my hatred of travel.

God you are so closed minded.. If ANYTHING this makes me want to go see India.. Such different cultures. I have done most of Europe, and found several things interesting there..

Like In Amsterdam, Male "porta-potty's" are similar to our payphone booths here in the US.. Just a little plastic thing you piss on. No privacy, just whip it out and piss on a plastic thing, the piss then runs into the street.
 
Originally posted by: sxr7171
Originally posted by: boredhokie
My friend visited India and said the same. It's amazing that the outsourcing that's eroding our middle class is going to a country that hasn't yet perfected indoor plumbing.

On the contrary, the Harappa-Mohenjodaro cultures also known as the Indus Valley Civilization had indoor plumbing in 2300 B.C.



Indus Valley Civilization did not have true indoor plumbing. They had open aqueducts that ran parallel to some streets on a grid. Most of the homes in the inner area had a drinking well (not indoor plumbing). They also had private bathrooms - there were claypipes that took the $hit to the street sewer (this portion was covered). Same thing with their open to air sanitary system. They were the first ones to use "the grid" as a basis of an urban city center - and none of the theories that they had a pump system for freshwater been proven or any evidence found ...

whew ... City Planning history ... 7 yrs of architecture and planning school will do that to you ...
 
Originally posted by: sxr7171
Originally posted by: DAGTA
Originally posted by: Pepsei
when you guys take a shower, how do you scrub your ass? with soap and you hands right? or do you not clean it at all?

There's this new invention that people refer to as 'hand towels' or 'wash cloths'. They're very useful! 😉

Washcloths are disgusting. Who washes their ass with a washcloth and uses the same washcloth to wipe their body? That stuff sticks to cloth better than it does to your hand.

Is it so hard to make it the last step in your shower? Then you can use a clean cloth for your next shower.
 
although i do use toilet paper, i have to stick up for those that use their hands. i know a number of ppl who continue to clean their behinds with their hands. honestly, it is THE best way to keep your butt clean. toilet paper tends to smear and even then, will never fully remove the sh!t on your butt.

while you may find the thought of wiping your ass with your hand nasty, don't knock it if your only argument is that "its gross!"

edit: and, with some soap and water, your hands are clean after the act (not to mention that you save paper and prevent clogging your sewer lines)....
 
Originally posted by: maziwanka
although i do use toilet paper, i have to stick up for those that use their hands. i know a number of ppl who continue to clean their behinds with their hands. honestly, it is THE best way to keep your butt clean. toilet paper tends to smear and even then, will never fully remove the sh!t on your butt.

while you may find the thought of wiping your ass with your hand nasty, don't knock it if your only argument is that "its gross!"
ffs, stop being so damn cheap and buy toliet paper.

if toliet paper smears it, so will your damn hands. how disgusting. you must get sh*t under your fingernails.

 
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: maziwanka
although i do use toilet paper, i have to stick up for those that use their hands. i know a number of ppl who continue to clean their behinds with their hands. honestly, it is THE best way to keep your butt clean. toilet paper tends to smear and even then, will never fully remove the sh!t on your butt.

while you may find the thought of wiping your ass with your hand nasty, don't knock it if your only argument is that "its gross!"
ffs, stop being so damn cheap and buy toliet paper.

if toliet paper smears it, so will your damn hands. how disgusting. you must get sh*t under your fingernails.

wow. you do realize ppl use water AND their hands don't you?

edit: water in a cup poured before taking the crap, in case you morons thought you use the nasty toilet water
 
Originally posted by: maziwanka
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: maziwanka
although i do use toilet paper, i have to stick up for those that use their hands. i know a number of ppl who continue to clean their behinds with their hands. honestly, it is THE best way to keep your butt clean. toilet paper tends to smear and even then, will never fully remove the sh!t on your butt.

while you may find the thought of wiping your ass with your hand nasty, don't knock it if your only argument is that "its gross!"
ffs, stop being so damn cheap and buy toliet paper.

if toliet paper smears it, so will your damn hands. how disgusting. you must get sh*t under your fingernails.

wow. you do realize ppl use water AND their hands don't you?
in the shower yeh.

 
Originally posted by: maziwanka
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: maziwanka
although i do use toilet paper, i have to stick up for those that use their hands. i know a number of ppl who continue to clean their behinds with their hands. honestly, it is THE best way to keep your butt clean. toilet paper tends to smear and even then, will never fully remove the sh!t on your butt.

while you may find the thought of wiping your ass with your hand nasty, don't knock it if your only argument is that "its gross!"
ffs, stop being so damn cheap and buy toliet paper.

if toliet paper smears it, so will your damn hands. how disgusting. you must get sh*t under your fingernails.

wow. you do realize ppl use water AND their hands don't you?

I cant invision this....how does it work. i walk into a public bathroom with my trusty bucket. I fill bucket with water from sink i bring bucket into the stall. I take a dump. Then i grab bucket of water and trhow it on my ass and then slide my hand between my cheeks. Then I leave the bathroom half soaked with sh1t on my hand. sweet.
 
Originally posted by: gigapet
Originally posted by: maziwanka
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: maziwanka
although i do use toilet paper, i have to stick up for those that use their hands. i know a number of ppl who continue to clean their behinds with their hands. honestly, it is THE best way to keep your butt clean. toilet paper tends to smear and even then, will never fully remove the sh!t on your butt.

while you may find the thought of wiping your ass with your hand nasty, don't knock it if your only argument is that "its gross!"
ffs, stop being so damn cheap and buy toliet paper.

if toliet paper smears it, so will your damn hands. how disgusting. you must get sh*t under your fingernails.

wow. you do realize ppl use water AND their hands don't you?

I cant invision this....how does it work. i walk into a public bathroom with my trusty bucket. I fill bucket with water from sink i bring bucket into the stall. I take a dump. Then i grab bucket of water and trhow it on my ass and then slide my hand between my cheeks. Then I leave the bathroom half soaked with sh1t on my hand. sweet.
really....toliet paper is so much easier.

 
fine fine. dont let ignorance get the better of you.

you can use a cup of water man. its not like there's a ton of sh!t on your ass. you only need probably half a cup to have a spotlessly clean ass. use the rest to clean off your hand. finally, use the sink and soap to sanitize your hand.
 
Originally posted by: maziwanka
fine fine. dont let ignorance get the better of you.

you can use a cup of water man. its not like there's a ton of sh!t on your ass. you only need probably half a cup to have a spotlessly clean ass. use the rest to clean off your hand. finally, use the sink and soap to sanitize your hand.
why do you do this? you have something against toliet paper?
i don't think using your hand is more sanitary. it's on the contrary.

 
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