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canuck in Ansan
Joined: 27 Jul 2005
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 Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 1:52 am Post subject: Strange question.... |
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Ok, this seems like a wierd question to me, but I've been wondering. Do korean's not flush toilet paper?
there are always garbage cans stuffed to the brim with toilet paper, and I've even seen a sign in a public washroom asking not to flush the toilet paper!! What is that about?
seems a little gross to me if you wipe, then just put it in the garbage can... =/
oh yah, and who thought it was a good idea to put the toilet paper dispense on the OUTSIDE of the bathroom stalls!? sucks for you if you don't take enough!? |
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buddy bradley
Joined: 24 Aug 2003
Location: The Beyond
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 1:55 am Post subject: |
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| Of course they don't flush toilet paper! Unlike your primitive wasteland of a country, Korea is highly advanced, so instead of flushing the toilet paper they recycle it. Everyone knows this. |
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canuck in Ansan
Joined: 27 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 1:59 am Post subject: |
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| wow, sorry you've got your panties in a knot! It was just a question, I haven't been here long. Relax. |
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Freezer Burn
Joined: 11 Apr 2005
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 2:02 am Post subject: |
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Im not sure he was being entirely serious, or maybe he was 
I don't want to wipe my arse and put the toilet paper in a basket where I can smell it three hours later, gross  |
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Grotto
Joined: 21 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 2:20 am Post subject: |
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Toilet paper in the bucket.
Its bad enough when the buckets are changed daily. With summer vacation on the buckets havent been emptied in 2.5 weeks  some areas are ummm shall we say aromatic |
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sheba
Joined: 16 May 2005
Location: Here there and everywhere!
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 2:28 am Post subject: |
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| In older buildings the plumbing cant handle the extra waste.... aprently. With the newer buildings it is ok, but it seems Koreans are used to binning it. I have a reasonably new apt (about 5-10 years?) and its fine but all my Korean visitors use the bin. |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 2:34 am Post subject: |
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| sheba wrote: |
| In older buildings the plumbing cant handle the extra waste.... aprently. With the newer buildings it is ok, but it seems Koreans are used to binning it. I have a reasonably new apt (about 5-10 years?) and its fine but all my Korean visitors use the bin. |
Really??? I am glad I have a cleaner to clean then...
I haven't actually noticed that any of my Korean friends use the bin.. may be they don't use the bin at home themselves?
I think it's really gross to put toilet paper in the bin... especially those without covers. Can you imagine what it's like to have toilet paper with COLOURS on it... *puke*...
(We need a puking smiley) |
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Binch Lover
Joined: 25 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 3:21 am Post subject: |
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| Korea's not the only place in the world this happens. In Greece most of the islands have pipes too narrow to handle toilet paper so it goes in the bin too. I reckon you're better off with a funky jazz than a blocked shhitter. |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 3:27 am Post subject: |
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common throughout most of southeast asia as well.. they are required to put up massive signs for 'westerners' in particular NOT to plug up their plumbing with all our toilet paper!
Last edited by Tiger Beer on Wed Aug 10, 2005 3:40 am; edited 1 time in total |
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canuck in Ansan
Joined: 27 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 3:39 am Post subject: |
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| wow, good to know. Thanks for the info guys! now I can sound like I know what's going on =] |
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plattwaz
Joined: 08 Apr 2005
Location: <Write something dumb here>
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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| It always amkes me laugh (?) at the airport when you see the signs in the ladies toilets that clearly say you are to FLUSH the paper, but yet the bins are still overflowing with TP. Methinks it's such a habit for Koreans that they can't get past it. |
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desultude
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: Dangling my toes in the Persian Gulf
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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| plattwaz wrote: |
| It always amkes me laugh (?) at the airport when you see the signs in the ladies toilets that clearly say you are to FLUSH the paper, but yet the bins are still overflowing with TP. Methinks it's such a habit for Koreans that they can't get past it. |
Yeah, and when we westerners back up their plumbing because can't read or are just too delicate to use the bin, they probably think we are pretty slow learners, too.  |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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Our landlord said that there's a 600,000 won fine if we clog up the drains with TP, but I figure there's no way he can pin it on one person, so I flush it like a poker hand, baby!
Sparkles*_* |
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desultude
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: Dangling my toes in the Persian Gulf
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Tiberious aka Sparkles wrote: |
Our landlord said that there's a 600,000 won fine if we clog up the drains with TP, but I figure there's no way he can pin it on one person, so I flush it like a poker hand, baby!
Sparkles*_* |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Common in parts of South America too. |
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