To: GSlob
When I was in a village in Siberia, they would take a dump in the outhouse, but place the used TP in a bucket by the bench to be burned.
Now THAT takes getting used to.
To: struwwelpeter
When I was in a village in Siberia, they would take a dump in the outhouse, but place the used TP in a bucket by the bench to be burned. Unusual for an outhouse, but that is standard practice in places where the sewage disposal system won't handle TP. Whenever I visit the Greek islands there is often a covered bucket by the toilet for the used paper, even in very expensive hotels.
27 posted on
11/09/2006 12:33:09 AM PST by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
To: struwwelpeter
When I was in a village in Siberia, they would take a dump in the outhouse, but place the used TP in a bucket by the bench to be burned. Now THAT takes getting used to.
This is a Chinese practice as well - at least in private homes. Not in Hong Kong. In China proper. Is it disgusting? Sure. But as long as you stay in hotels, you don't have to put up with it.
To: struwwelpeter
When I was in a village in Siberia, they would take a dump in the outhouse, but place the used TP in a bucket by the bench to be burned.In Brasil, there were some women, and I mean beautiful women, and I won't go into detail further, who throw the used TP in the garbage bucket and blow their noses in the sink (not using paper.)
Gave me the shakes and still does to this day.
30 posted on
11/09/2006 2:10:07 AM PST by
Caipirabob
(Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: struwwelpeter
When I was in a village in Siberia, they would take a dump in the outhouse, but place the used TP in a bucket by the bench to be burned.
Now THAT takes getting used to.
I have never seen that in all of my trips to Russia. However, I have to admit the smell in some of the public restrooms would knock an elephant off his feet. Once in Volgograd, I went in a pay restroom, which was sparkling clean, but the smell was so overpowering I spent 10 minutes catching my breath after leaving the room.
31 posted on
11/09/2006 5:09:56 AM PST by
GarySpFc
(Jesus on Immigration, John 10:1)
To: struwwelpeter
"When I was in a village in Siberia, they would take a dump in the outhouse, but place the used TP in a bucket by the bench to be burned."
I had a friend who went to the Olympics -- not sure when exactly -- and he said they guys from Belize did the same thing. eeeewwwww!
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