ASIA - My Story. Chapter 6 - Toilets

Toilets. One guy in our group is already loading up pictures on his blog. He encouraged us to throw in our pictures/observations to add to his blog (bold and naive, isn't he? like I would share my little orange book with him, my treasure, my modest intellectual property.) If I were nicer, I thought I could contribute an article entitled "My Asia Tour of the Bathrooms."

Indeed, I am without a doubt the most frequent user of those wonderful things. First place I give to Western style toilets in Japan. There are Japanese style toilets too and they are definetely worth the experience, but are not my favorite. They are the squat kinds which is getting a bit too challenging for me with my 5.5 month pregnant belly.

Western style toilets, besides being comfy and familiar, are also extremely cozy. The seat is warmed up (Scott didn't appreciate that, cause to him it's like someone has just been on that same toilet and he's feeling that person's warmth. I did not have that issue and enjoyed every heated seat I've been on.)  

In addition, these toilets have a number of options, like bidet, spray, and music (which is not music really but the sound of running water to help you concentrate and pee faster.)

Japanese style toilets are not comfy at all, BUT they exist alongside the hi-tech wonders, and, I guess, Japanese style kinds are still in demand. There are much fewer squat toilets in Korea but the Western ones look like plain old toilets. And frankly, I missed the options (not that I used them, but it was reassuring to know they are there.)