Originally posted by: sxr7171
Originally posted by: Proletariat
Originally posted by: dandruff
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 ...
Uh.... how do you know this??? According to scientists it did.
It was named after the city of Harappa which it was centered around. Harappa and the city of Mohenjo-Daro were the greatest achievements of the Indus valley civilization. These cities are well known for their impressive, organized and regular layout. They have well laid our plumbing and drainage system, including indoor toilets. Over one hundred other towns and villages also existed in this region. The Harappan people were literate and used the Dravidian language. Only part of this language has been deciphered today, leaving numerous questions about this civilization unanswered.
But I guess we should just believe Dandruff... random idiot over actual knowledge. Seems like thats what most of this thread is about.
But he took this in architecture school and nothing he said contradicts your source. They didn't have running water, but the plumbing was confined to waste removal.
"nothing he said contradicts your source" Thanks sxr7171 ... I hope Proletariat take a lesson in english comprehension ...
heres more that I learnt in Architecture school:
Per the International Building Codes - the wall behind the urinals etc have to have a non-permeable, non-absorbent, finish ... like a ceramic tile or a coating over the wallcovering - reason being the mist spray / fecal spray etc. leading to growth of unsanitary conditions over time even if the urinals walls are regularly cleaned.
now:
a) Building Codes are non-existent even in the capital city - NCR has codes but almost zero code enforcement
b) most public restrooms have ceramic tiles (which meet the IBC requirements) but most restrooms in restaurants etc. have plaster which does not meet BC - most B cities its even worse ...... peeling paint (which allows even more growth of bacteria etc.)
the point is Indian standrad of hygiene is almost not comparable to here in US.
and Mr. JBaggins u wrote:
First of all, in India, I think 90% of urban dwellers use toilet paper, hence the toilet paper in most public places (90% at least in delhi).
PLEASE GIVE ME WHAT U R SMOKING:
or
PLEASE GO BACK AND PLEASE DONT SPOIL MY COUNTRY OF CHOICE with such retarded numbers. This is the same country where "Haija" happens frequently ... 90% urban dwellers dont even get recommended daily nutrition ... u dumbtard ... given the population of delhi .. i wud say less than 1% uses TP ... please do us a favor .. .sever ur testicles and of all ur living relatives ....