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| Squat habits- Where the hell are your pants? |
| Around my ankles, while I thread the porcelain needle, in perfect Korean squat form. |
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| One leg in, one leg out |
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| Pants are hanging on the coat rack, or balled up in the corner |
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animalbirdfish
Joined: 04 Feb 2004
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Make sure to turn your pockets in (or downward, I should say), lest you find your keys/wallet/coins afloat in all of it.
I agree: Pants should be around or slightly above the knee area. |
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little mixed girl
Joined: 11 Jun 2003
Location: shin hyesung's bed~
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| Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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i picked the 1st option.
when i was in korea i wasn't scared to use the squat one.
i thought that the guys bathrooms had urinals, thus eliminating the need to use the squat toilet to pee.
i never made dookies in one tho...just so u kno.  |
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yomuthabyotch
Joined: 24 Dec 2004
Location: Hell, Korea
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| Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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| What's up with Koreans referring to them as 'Arabic' toilets? Is that some kinda scapegoating--that only Arabs could devise such a base, 3rd-World facility? It's incredibly funny. |
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Pligganease
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: The deep south...
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| Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Daechidong Waygookin wrote: |
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It always makes me wonder....
If you're going to go through all the trouble of putting a porcelain hole in the floor, why not make a place to sit?
My school has a squat, and occasionally I have to use it...
I am racking my brain to think of a more disgusting concept in fecal disposal, and the only thing I can come up with is a vacuum device... |
You will be a huge hit in Korea with that kind of cultural sensitivity. Bravo! |
....  I can't criticize the toilets, but you can start a whole thread about how modern art is all "crap"? I'm the one that's cuiturally insensitive? You are just.... sad.  |
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paperbag princess
Joined: 07 Mar 2004
Location: veggie hell
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| Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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squats are totally gross. let me clarify though, if they weren't so disgustingly dirty, they'd be ok.
if i'm wearing pants i usually am more concerned about them touching the ground than anything else. |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Tucked tightly behind the knees: pants, panties, contents of pockets. Skirts are excellent when it's not freezing or boiling...a good two months out of the year! |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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I've only had to use them twice in 4 years. Thank god. Evil, stupid devices.
As far as I know most Koreans prefer throne toilets too. Squat toliets are rarely installed in new buildings now. |
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Blind Willie
Joined: 05 May 2004
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| Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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Only had the misforture of using them a few times.
Horrible things if you're not good at balancing while in a squat position. |
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Barking Mad Lord Snapcase
Joined: 04 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Pligganease wrote: |
| Daechidong Waygookin wrote: |
| Pligganease wrote: |
It always makes me wonder....
If you're going to go through all the trouble of putting a porcelain hole in the floor, why not make a place to sit?
My school has a squat, and occasionally I have to use it...
I am racking my brain to think of a more disgusting concept in fecal disposal, and the only thing I can come up with is a vacuum device... |
You will be a huge hit in Korea with that kind of cultural sensitivity. Bravo! |
.... I can't criticize the toilets, but you can start a whole thread about how modern art is all "crap"? I'm the one that's cuiturally insensitive? You are just.... sad. |
[irony]But, you see, it's OK to criticise Western modern art; because, as every culturally sensitive backpacker knows, the West has no culture - it only has logic and technology.
Besides, squat toilets are sacred. Like getting lost, haggling for 5 hours straight and the closely related phenomenon of dysentry, squat toilets are part of the initiation rite of the true seasoned traveller, and evidence that you have left the decadence of the West far behind.[/irony]
In other words;
Last edited by Barking Mad Lord Snapcase on Sun Jan 23, 2005 6:14 am; edited 1 time in total |
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matthewwoodford
Joined: 01 Oct 2003
Location: Location, location, location.
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| Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Blind Willie wrote: |
Only had the misforture of using them a few times.
Horrible things if you're not good at balancing while in a squat position. |
Then you're probably balancing on your toes/balls of your feet instead of letting your heels drop to the ground.
This was explained in the 'Asian squat' thread, for those incapable of working it out for themselves. |
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Blind Willie
Joined: 05 May 2004
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| Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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| matthewwoodford wrote: |
| Blind Willie wrote: |
Only had the misforture of using them a few times.
Horrible things if you're not good at balancing while in a squat position. |
Then you're probably balancing on your toes/balls of your feet instead of letting your heels drop to the ground. |
You would be wrong on that piont
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| This was explained in the 'Asian squat' thread, for those incapable of working it out for themselves. |
You know, I was going to point out how this is a stupid thing for you to start a pissing contest over, but given the subject matter, it seems to be fitting. |
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Pligganease
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: The deep south...
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| Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 12:03 am Post subject: |
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| Barking Mad Lord Snapcase wrote: |
[But, you see, it's OK to criticise Western modern art; because, as every culturally sensitive backpacker knows, the West has no culture - it only has logic and technology.
Besides, squat toilets are sacred. Like getting lost, haggling for 5 hours straight and the closely related phenomenon of dysentry, squat toilets are part of the initiation rite of the true seasoned traveller, and evidence that you have left the decadence of the West far behind.
In other words; |
I can buy that. I just feel like I'm going to walk away from a squat toilet dirty....
What, you don't think Independence Day is a cultural marvel?  |
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pauly
Joined: 24 Sep 2004
Location: Incheon
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| Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 12:58 am Post subject: |
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For those of you who can't do an asian squat, here's a link to a five minute video on "How To Do the Asian Squat." (2002)
http://www.danielhsia.com/m_squat.php |
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paperbag princess
Joined: 07 Mar 2004
Location: veggie hell
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| Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 1:26 am Post subject: |
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| that was awesome! |
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Barking Mad Lord Snapcase
Joined: 04 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 6:11 am Post subject: |
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| Pligganease wrote: |
| Barking Mad Lord Snapcase wrote: |
[But, you see, it's OK to criticise Western modern art; because, as every culturally sensitive backpacker knows, the West has no culture - it only has logic and technology.
Besides, squat toilets are sacred. Like getting lost, haggling for 5 hours straight and the closely related phenomenon of dysentry, squat toilets are part of the initiation rite of the true seasoned traveller, and evidence that you have left the decadence of the West far behind.
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I can buy that. I just feel like I'm going to walk away from a squat toilet dirty....
What, you don't think Independence Day is a cultural marvel? |
I was making fun of DWs reaction to your post. Apparently, according to him, criticism of squat toilets is indistinguishable from criticism of Korean culture. If he's trying to defend Korean culture in general, then that was pretty counterproductive of him.
Also, in a rather indirect way, I was making fun of those self-important travellers (not tourists!) who wander dazedly around third world dictatorships with their dreadlocks dragging in the mud saying "Duuude, these cats have found Nivaaaaaarna!" *sniffffffff* |
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