Do some public toilets in India not have toilet paper?

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RegularK

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I didn't read through this entire thread, but...
Using toilet paper + washing my hands = most sanitary of all, imo.

Also, are we talking about cleanliness from the ass's point of view or the hand's?...because it's different.
 

gigapet

Lifer
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Originally posted by: maziwanka
Originally posted by: moshquerade
really....toliet paper is so much easier.

its more sanitary to use water and your hand (and requires only slightly more work)

do you have any quantitative data to back this up? I cant see how touching crap with yoru bare hand is sanitary.
 

gigapet

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Originally posted by: RegularK
I didn't read through this entire thread, but...
Using toilet paper + washing my hands = most sanitary of all, imo.

Also, are we talking about cleanliness from the ass's point of view or the hand's?...because it's different.

yeah seriously, I dont mind if my ass isnt clean enough to eat off of but my hand on the other hand........
 

maziwanka

Lifer
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Originally posted by: moshquerade
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.

it most certainly is not more sanitary, unless you choose to be disgusting and not wash your hands afterwards.

i personally do not have anything against toilet paper. in face, like i said before i do use toilet paper and the reason why i do this is because i have done so my entire life. i am not arguing for the fact that it is more sanitary (because it is not) or that it is easier (because it really isn't THAT much easier). i'm only fighting the ignorance i've read in this thread. if you make the decision to use toilet paper, simply state you do so because touching sh1t makes you feel gross. nothing less, nothing more.
 

maziwanka

Lifer
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Originally posted by: RegularK
I didn't read through this entire thread, but...
Using toilet paper + washing my hands = most sanitary of all, imo.

Also, are we talking about cleanliness from the ass's point of view or the hand's?...because it's different.

it doesn't matter.

assuming you wash your hands in both cases, you are more clean using your hands to wipe your ass.
 

moshquerade

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Originally posted by: maziwanka
Originally posted by: moshquerade
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.

it most certainly is not more sanitary, unless you choose to be disgusting and not wash your hands afterwards.

i personally do not have anything against toilet paper. in face, like i said before i do use toilet paper and the reason why i do this is because i have done so my entire life. i am not arguing for the fact that it is more sanitary (because it is not) or that it is easier (because it really isn't THAT much easier). i'm only fighting the ignorance i've read in this thread. if you make the decision to use toilet paper, simply state you do so because touching sh1t makes you feel gross. nothing less, nothing more.
so.... touching sh!t SHOULD make you feel gross. you like to touch it?

 

maziwanka

Lifer
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Originally posted by: gigapet
Originally posted by: maziwanka
Originally posted by: moshquerade
really....toliet paper is so much easier.

its more sanitary to use water and your hand (and requires only slightly more work)

do you have any quantitative data to back this up? I cant see how touching crap with yoru bare hand is sanitary.

man. obviously your hand isn't sanitary the moment after you clean your ass, but if you wash your hands afterwards, then they are just as clean.

the additional point is that your ass is cleaner after using water and your hand (which i shouldn't need to explain why).

on a side note, there are a number of ppl who are really gross and don't wash their hands after taking a crap. if everyone was to use his/her hands to clean him/herself after taking a crap, how many ppl do you think would leave the bathroom without washing his/her hands first? as a whole, we would be more sanitary if we used water and our hands instead of toilet paper.......

 

Pepsei

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Originally posted by: Gurck
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?
Washcloth


oh come now, that's like wearing a condom with you hand, don't you want to feel how clean you can do it by thouching the hairy anus? ;)

there's no way i'm going to use a washcloth, then toss that washcloth into the laundry basket until wife can get to it a few days later with feces still embeded in the fiber.

and then use that washcloth again next time. (unless of course, that washcloth is for ass only)
 

maziwanka

Lifer
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Originally posted by: Pepsei
Originally posted by: Gurck
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?
Washcloth


oh come now, that's like wearing a condom with you hand, don't you want to feel how clean you can do it by thouching the hairy anus? ;)

there's no way i'm going to use a washcloth, then toss that washcloth into the laundry basket until wife can get to it a few days later with feces still embeded in the fiber.

and then use that washcloth again next time. (unless of course, that washcloth is for ass only)

now THAT is royally disgusting
 

gigapet

Lifer
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Originally posted by: maziwanka
Originally posted by: gigapet
Originally posted by: maziwanka
Originally posted by: moshquerade
really....toliet paper is so much easier.

its more sanitary to use water and your hand (and requires only slightly more work)

do you have any quantitative data to back this up? I cant see how touching crap with yoru bare hand is sanitary.

man. obviously your hand isn't sanitary the moment after you clean your ass, but if you wash your hands afterwards, then they are just as clean.

the additional point is that your ass is cleaner after using water and your hand (which i shouldn't need to explain why).

on a side note, there are a number of ppl who are really gross and don't wash their hands after taking a crap. if everyone was to use his/her hands to clean him/herself after taking a crap, how many ppl do you think would leave the bathroom without washing his/her hands first? as a whole, we would be more sanitary if we used water and our hands instead of toilet paper.......

why dont we just use our toothbrush instead and just wash it after we clean our ass with it so we can use it again when we need to brush.
 

maziwanka

Lifer
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Originally posted by: gigapet
why dont we just use our toothbrush instead and just wash it after we clean our ass with it so we can use it again when we need to brush.

i dont understand this.

are you implying that its just as easy to clean a toothbrush as it is your hands?
 

DAGTA

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Originally posted by: maziwanka
Originally posted by: Pepsei
Originally posted by: Gurck
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?
Washcloth


oh come now, that's like wearing a condom with you hand, don't you want to feel how clean you can do it by thouching the hairy anus? ;)

there's no way i'm going to use a washcloth, then toss that washcloth into the laundry basket until wife can get to it a few days later with feces still embeded in the fiber.

and then use that washcloth again next time. (unless of course, that washcloth is for ass only)

now THAT is royally disgusting

So you both think it's disgusting to use cloth again even after it's been washed but you don't find it disgusting to re-use your hand every day with many activities? Great logic!
 

Deadtrees

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As I said before, if you think your left hand becomes all clean and shinning with oh-so-clean water+soap method, try putting the left hand fingers in your mouth. And make sure you lick under nails with your tounge.

If it's that clean why is it considered so freaking bad to eat/offer something with left hand?
It's because they know what the left hand has been up to, isn't?

How moron is that to say 'hey, our left hands are so clean afterwards digging sh1t out of anus' when you ppl do not use left hand not even for a left hand to left hand contact?

Once again, If you think it's clean, try putting it in your own mouth.
 

gigapet

Lifer
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Originally posted by: maziwanka
Originally posted by: gigapet
why dont we just use our toothbrush instead and just wash it after we clean our ass with it so we can use it again when we need to brush.

i dont understand this.

are you implying that its just as easy to clean a toothbrush as it is your hands?

Are you implying that it is not? why should it be any more difficult? Both Have lots of nooks and crannies right?
 

RegularK

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Originally posted by: maziwanka
Originally posted by: RegularK
I didn't read through this entire thread, but...
Using toilet paper + washing my hands = most sanitary of all, imo.

Also, are we talking about cleanliness from the ass's point of view or the hand's?...because it's different.

it doesn't matter.

assuming you wash your hands in both cases, you are more clean using your hands to wipe your ass.

Granted, if you wash and scrub your hands for a couple minutes with antibacterial soap and whatnot after you've had feces smeared all over them and under your fingernails...then the hands would probably be equally clean. But how many kids (or adults for that matter) wash their hands like this?
 

maziwanka

Lifer
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you dont need to use the tips of your fingers to clean your ass (so that eliminates getting sh1t in your nails).

 

maziwanka

Lifer
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Originally posted by: gigapet
Originally posted by: maziwanka
Originally posted by: gigapet
why dont we just use our toothbrush instead and just wash it after we clean our ass with it so we can use it again when we need to brush.

i dont understand this.

are you implying that its just as easy to clean a toothbrush as it is your hands?

Are you implying that it is not? why should it be any more difficult? Both Have lots of nooks and crannies right?

are you joking? seriously?
 

Gurck

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Originally posted by: maziwanka
its more sanitary to use water and your hand (and requires only slightly more work)
Then why is the left hand considered unclean in cultures which wipe with it?

We've already gone over this, why rehash the same points? Any TP user who has experienced the dreaded "poke-through" knows that no amount of soap, hot water and scrubbing will get rid of that smell - it takes a day, give or take. In essence, a "poke-through" victim has tried both methods, and we all think TP is the better one.

And on the washcloth debate, I save my rear for last and launder my washcloths after each use. Since I'm a clean person in general, including when using TP after a BM, my washcloths bring no odor problems to the laundry basket nor do they have visible waste on them.
 

akubi

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I was thinking about this thread on the train... I have two questions.

1. after you wash your anus with your hand and water, it's still dripping wet. How do you dry it without toilet paper? I'm assuming you guys don't just pull up your pants at this point and walk out of the toilet with wet undies.

2. you say you wash with a cup of water... how do you "pour" the water onto "the target surface"? cuz when you crouch, gravity obviously works against you and your water supply. I'm trying to visualize how the water will flow. If you try to level the surface by pointing your ass up high in the air, won't the semi-dissolved brown gunk drip down all over your balls, thighs, and clothes?

If you scrub hard enough, water will leave your ass cleaner than toilet paper. However, considering that most ppl take a shower once a day and only take a dump at most twice a day (anyone do it more times per day....???), I think the added convenience of toilet paper is desirable. Your ass is rarely exposed to the public, but your hand is.
 

gigapet

Lifer
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Originally posted by: RabidMongoose
I like taking a bath in my own feces, too. You guys just don't understand my unique culture!

as long as you wash with water and soap after your cool!@