News From Switzerland (Includes How To Sit On The Loo)

[Khandro]

In case you plan a visit and aren't sure;

http://www.thelocal.ch/20150702/mount-rigi-installs-how-to-toilet-signs-for-tourists

[sandyRoe]

I'm sure the ABers who make regular sojourns there won't need those instructions.

[retrocop]

To
Switzerland or the loo?

[sandyRoe]

no use standing on the seat the crabs in here can leap 10 feet

[237SJ]

They used to show films like that on aeroplanes because some passengers had come from the back of beyond and had never seen a loo before. The sink was a good alternative though, as was the top of the toilet seat.

[retrocop]

When I first met my sweet wife to be she was a student nurse at St Mary's Paddington (1974ish). One of her wards was the Lindo Wing. Yes that's right the same ward were the young royals have their babies now (Late Princess Diana and Kate Middleton).
In her day it was a private wing solely frequented by rich Arabian persons.They had en-suite bathroom/toilets in their private rooms but chose to get out of bed,lift up their dish dash and dump in the corner of the room on the floor. That is gospel truth so it does'nt surprise me that people still,in this day and age need potty training. I believe a year or so back there was a campaign in India to educate the citizens how to use a WC to eliminate disease.

[agchristie]

A bit rigi-mental perhaps....

[retrocop]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/india-is-building-millions-of-toilets-but-toilet-training-could-be-a-bigger-task/2015/06/03/09d1aa9e-095a-11e5-a7ad-b430fc1d3f5c_story.html

[DTCwordfan]

well, one has to cater for the Japanese, Koreans and Chinese, never mind Isis and those from Newcastle.

[Samuraisan]

I find that quite offensive DTC. Japanese ? Really ?

[DTCwordfan]

look at a Japanese loo instruction booklet then.......

[DTCwordfan]

Need I say more....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJazvumHNyk

[Samuraisan]

Before making such a statement , you should look into Japanese hygiene these last thousand years. Don't be so ignorant.

[DTCwordfan]

Christ, get a sense of humour.....

[Samuraisan]

Oh I have DTC, just maybe not the same as yours.

[237SJ]

As far as I remember, the Japanese are very fastidious about loo hygiene. The reason you get instructions on the loos is because there are all sorts of bidet functions included. I know - I have pressed the buttons to see what they do, shot water out of the open door from the loo, and straight into the wardrobe thus soaking my clothes.

[DTCwordfan]

No, I don't think so, and bias as yours is, as why not criticize me over the Koreans or Chinese, or indeed the Geordies, or are we bias? Most Japanese are when it comes to the first two - and before you go at me, I know all 3 cultures reasonably well, having lived in the area for a decade - and yes, I was being ironical when it came to the Japanese - imagine having operating instructions next to the loo with all those pink buttons on the side of the loo in a hotel. It's like piloting a 747, but then they have never invented or copied a successful plane.

[retrocop]

Seems like the Japanese forgot hygiene procedures at Shangi and other camps along the Burma/Thai railway. One body for every sleeper. Dysentry, Dengi Fever, Beri Beri Typhus etc.

[DTCwordfan]

Now that is somewhat harsh, retro.....

[Samuraisan]

Well maybe you just needed those instruction DTC. And as for the Koreans, sounds like it was a long time ago since you were there.

[retrocop]

From what I have read (and the Japanese are still in denial about )Damned right it was a bit harsh.