Monday, September 15, 2014

The Bathroom Situation – 9/7/14

                As many of you know, I was a little apprehensive about the bathroom situation in India. Squat toilets? No toilet paper? Turns out it’s not so bad. First of all, squat toilets just aren’t that hard to use. In fact, I’ve decided that I would take a disgusting squat toilet over a disgusting western toilet any day of the week. The whole non-usage of toilet paper is still a little weird. For those of you who don’t know, you use water and your left hand to get the job done. That part doesn’t really freak me out, especially because so much of Indian culture takes this practice into account (i.e. using your right hand to eat, washing your hands a lot, etc.). The worst part is you don’t have anything to dry yourself with after you use the bathroom. Even if everything is clean, I hate pulling my pants up over a wet bottom. Anyway, it’s really not as bad as you’d think and I’m sure I’ll be used to it soon enough. 

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