Something most people don't know about Japan is that the toilets are...well, squatters as we call them. For example - Gaijin says they have to go to the bathroom, but returns rather shortly with a sad look and says, "Aw, nevermind, they're squatters." Gaijin, especially females, will go to great lengths to not use the Japanese style toilets, including just holding it in until a Western toilet is found!
As you can see in the picture, the toilet is less of a toilet and more of a hole in the ground. This restroom was kind enough to provide a descriptive picture of the correct direction to face while using this facility...too bad I found it 7 months after arriving in Japan. Yep, that's right...I was facing the wrong way for a very long time. I kept wondering why the toilet paper was behind me, that was very inconvenient! Needless to say when people are squatting over a hole in the ground....you're never sure exactly why the ground is wet...if you catch my drift..ew.
This brings me to another subject, my mom. If you ever thought I was weird...meet my mom. And yes, Japanese squatters and my mom DO have something in common. Instead of an explanation, I will give you one short conversation we had while she was visiting me in Japan - Mom : "Oh yeah! I almost forgot to take a picture of the toilet!!", said with all seriousness and charisma.
Me: "Um.......what?"
Mom: "Yea, I want to make a book about toilets around the World. I think they're cool!!!" giving me a look of 'don't you think that's cool too?! because I'm so excited about this'
Me: Utter disbelief.
The End.
mom's book idea
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