Oct 30 2007

What’s This Hose For?

Posted by Steve @ 12:04 amTags:

In Chennai, all the bathrooms have this curious looking hose alongside the toilet… I know it is to somehow clean yourself… but how?

8 Responses to “What’s This Hose For?”

  1. ChrisO says:
    October 30th, 2007 at 2:19 pm   edit

    isn’t that what they have in hospital bathrooms too? I think it’s for disabled people?

  2. Steve says:
    October 30th, 2007 at 3:30 pm   edit

    No… I don’t think so… it’s in EVERY bathroom in Chennai. I don’t think they are that progressed in taking care of the physically challenged. Besides, I witnessed (from the other side of a stall) one being used. I could hear the water running and see it flow into my stall from under the divider… it was… eerie.

  3. Ian says:
    October 30th, 2007 at 3:48 pm   edit

    My guess is that you spray your ass with it. Another thought: I have been told that women (maybe men too?) squat on the toilet seat rather that sitting on it, thus resulting in waste matter sometimes dripping onto feet. Use the hose to clean your feet, and whatever else got dripped/sprayed/splattered during your visit.

    Given those suggested uses, I’d be concerned about that water running into your stall while you are in there. But then, you did mention that sanitation matters do not appear to be the order of the day.

  4. Steve says:
    October 30th, 2007 at 4:07 pm   edit

    You describe is similarly to how others describe it… however, the second half of the question is how? How the fuck don’t they get their clothes all freakin’ wet? Man! It’s like Rubik’s cube!

  5. gary says:
    October 31st, 2007 at 11:09 am   edit

    maybe if you have no paper you can hose off your left hand in the toilet before you do the soep and water thing in the sink , keeps the shit where it belongs . hey you never know ,

  6. Steve says:
    October 31st, 2007 at 11:54 am   edit

    Yeah… I may never know. It’s all pretty bizarre.

  7. Steve says:
    October 31st, 2007 at 8:24 pm   edit

    I found it!

  8. ChrisO says:
    November 3rd, 2007 at 5:18 pm   edit

    I gotta get me one of these! may not be safe for work, with the crazy bare asses on the intro to the site.

    http://www.washlet.com/

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