Things I thought to blog about and didn't get round to:

[innerbrat]

The Japan edition. Issue #1

Toilets

Comments

[leunnammi]

at least one of the toilet seat buttons will continuously play the sound of a toilet flushing (according to radio 4)

[gypsyjr]

I was going to ask why... but then I realized I probably don't want to know.

[sleightofhand]

It's not that strange. From what I understand, it's considered a pretty embarassing thing in Japan for other people to have to listen to you pee, so people would continuously flush the toilet to cover up the sound. This wastes water, so now they have the sound instead.

[gypsyjr]

Ahh. That's actually kind of cool.

[innerbrat]

That is the cutest thing ever! *wants*

[gilhamilton]

Reminds me of a vegetarian friend I know who getting into conversations like this with cooks in Japanese places:

Her: "I'd like this, but could you make it without the salmon?"
Cook: "OK, would you like it with tuna?"
Her: "I don't want fish in it, I don't eat fish."
Cook: "OH! OK, I'll make it with eel, just for you, young lady!"
Her: ".....I don't eat meat."
Cook: "OK... Crab?"

[furikku]

OK, except the one that was labelled with my name - で び but backwards. I tried that

Ahhh, the bidet. I never tried that one when we went to Japan. Though I loved the heated seat. That's something we need more of in the US.

Apparently, squatting is a more natural position, making it easier to get stuff out. Having tried the squat vs. the seated, all I can say is that I always get ultra-paranoid about getting something on my clothes. The balance challenge is kind of fun, though.

[innerbrat]

I don't get it.

[innerbrat]

Ahhhhhhhhhhh. OK.

No, I didn't really find it funny. Woe.