Monday, November 7, 2011

Bali Travel Hint 404.2: Toilets


Toilets (Kamar kacil)

Generally, the more you pay for food or massage, the better the bathroom. But it’s a good idea to carry tissue and hand sanitizer with you just in case.  Some toilets have a scoop in a water bucket and you are supposed to pour water down the toilet after you do your business.  Some toilets have a hand held spray nozzle to spray your hoo-hoo; not as much fun as a bidet, but so refreshing. (That would be huhu in bahasa Indonesian.)
Some toilets are the hole in the floor variety.  If you can see, it’s not a big problem to put each foot on the side of the toilet, squat, point yourself in the right direction and let go. And no, there are no shoe covers. You take your chances. That gives me a product idea...  These toilets never have paper and don’t even have the friendly huhu sprayer.  Use your left hand, and then get the hell out of there. 

1 comment:

  1. Actually, yeas ago I made friends with a woman from southern India, and she told me that people always used their right hand for eating (they ate using their hands rather than utensils) and the left for dealing with toileting matters. So there you go, you've discovered an age-old secret!

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