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Middle eastern culture question

Fritzo

Fritzo

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I'm doing a networking assignment in a Mosque, and had to use the restroom. I noticed next to all the toilets they had this thing that looked like a watering can you would use for watering plants.

Later I ate at a Lebanese place, and in the restroom this same watering can thing is there. What is it used for?
 
Originally posted by: Fritzo
I'm doing a networking assignment in a Mosque, and had to use the restroom. I noticed next to all the toilets they had this thing that looked like a watering can you would use for watering plants.

Later I ate at a Lebanese place, and in the restroom this same watering can thing is there. What is it used for?
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Pouring water on your wang or your ass after you've used the toilet.
 
It's used to clean themselves after taking a dump.

The reason they prefer it over toilet paper? Well its mostly for old-timers who grew up back home. In those days, it was discouraged to waste things like paper, etc...which is why they used water.

In hte same vien, in a lot of poor places, they don't use showers to take a bath. Instead of they fill a large bucket of water, and then bathe by pouring water from the bucket over parts of their body. This discouraged them from wasting water (that would occur if you used a shower) as they only need to use the water in the bucket or (two buckets).

My grandparents old house in a small town used to have that arrangement. Its only recently (5 years ago) when they rebuilt hte place they added showers and stuff due to our constant complainging.
 
Originally posted by: mAdD INDIAN
It's used to clean themselves after taking a dump.

The reason they prefer it over toilet paper? Well its mostly for old-timers who grew up back home. In those days, it was discouraged to waste things like paper, etc...which is why they used water.

In hte same vien, in a lot of poor places, they don't use showers to take a bath. Instead of they fill a large bucket of water, and then bathe by pouring water from the bucket over parts of their body. This discouraged them from wasting water (that would occur if you used a shower) as they only need to use the water in the bucket or (two buckets).

My grandparents old house in a small town used to have that arrangement. Its only recently (5 years ago) when they rebuilt hte place they added showers and stuff due to our constant complainging.
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You know, I don't know anyone that actually prefers the bucket over toilet paper, they use TP then they just pour some water and dry it off with more TP (as do I, but I don't use a stinkin bucket, our house was built with like, a small hose thing on the wall by every toilet)
 
Originally posted by: sheik124
Originally posted by: mAdD INDIAN
It's used to clean themselves after taking a dump.

The reason they prefer it over toilet paper? Well its mostly for old-timers who grew up back home. In those days, it was discouraged to waste things like paper, etc...which is why they used water.

In hte same vien, in a lot of poor places, they don't use showers to take a bath. Instead of they fill a large bucket of water, and then bathe by pouring water from the bucket over parts of their body. This discouraged them from wasting water (that would occur if you used a shower) as they only need to use the water in the bucket or (two buckets).

My grandparents old house in a small town used to have that arrangement. Its only recently (5 years ago) when they rebuilt hte place they added showers and stuff due to our constant complainging.
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You know, I don't know anyone that actually prefers the bucket over toilet paper, they use TP then they just pour some water and dry it off with more TP (as do I, but I don't use a stinkin bucket, our house was built with like, a small hose thing on the wall by every toilet)
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when i say people who prefer the bucket, i mean my grandparents. 😛
 
Originally posted by: sheik124
Originally posted by: Fritzo
I'm doing a networking assignment in a Mosque, and had to use the restroom. I noticed next to all the toilets they had this thing that looked like a watering can you would use for watering plants.

Later I ate at a Lebanese place, and in the restroom this same watering can thing is there. What is it used for?
Click to expand...

Pouring water on your wang or your ass after you've used the toilet.
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Wrong it is for washing your face. 😀
 
Originally posted by: sheik124
Originally posted by: Fritzo
I'm doing a networking assignment in a Mosque, and had to use the restroom. I noticed next to all the toilets they had this thing that looked like a watering can you would use for watering plants.

Later I ate at a Lebanese place, and in the restroom this same watering can thing is there. What is it used for?
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Pouring water on your wang or your ass after you've used the toilet.
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Really??? How does it keep from spilling all over the floor and your pants??? 😕
 
For this subject, I would simply tell the OP: ignorance is bliss.

Do people want to know the nitty-grittys about how their friends/co-workers/family clean their ass? Not really. As long as they are clean people in general, you go about your day without worry.
 
Originally posted by: mAdD INDIAN
It's used to clean themselves after taking a dump.

The reason they prefer it over toilet paper? Well its mostly for old-timers who grew up back home. In those days, it was discouraged to waste things like paper, etc...which is why they used water.

In hte same vien, in a lot of poor places, they don't use showers to take a bath. Instead of they fill a large bucket of water, and then bathe by pouring water from the bucket over parts of their body. This discouraged them from wasting water (that would occur if you used a shower) as they only need to use the water in the bucket or (two buckets).

My grandparents old house in a small town used to have that arrangement. Its only recently (5 years ago) when they rebuilt hte place they added showers and stuff due to our constant complainging.
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Well said 🙂

On the topic of water over toilet paper I know many younger Indians in India still use water instead of toilet paper.
 
Ugh.. All these explanations about the anthropology of the damn watering can, but no one will tell us how they keep the water off their pants.
 
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