tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post1464513623037622220..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Random Bordeaux . . .materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-1311165790002108932013-06-13T12:01:00.653-07:002013-06-13T12:01:00.653-07:00I haven't used a turkish toilet but I've p...I haven't used a turkish toilet but I've peed behind a bush in the woods often enough, so while agreeing that cleanliness helps, I think I could handle one.<br /><br />Love the balcony railings - so many wonderful patterns.Northmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597456926736581361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-4788287431255659932013-06-12T11:43:59.745-07:002013-06-12T11:43:59.745-07:00I could have worn my skinny jeans with the heels a...I could have worn my skinny jeans with the heels and called that dressy enough, but the white linen felt much more festive. And <i>sud-ouest</i>materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-5285193015881416232013-06-12T11:38:36.659-07:002013-06-12T11:38:36.659-07:00Thanks k. I was pleased with the note I think I hi...Thanks k. I was pleased with the note I think I hit here, given the restrictions and the weather failing to cooperate. I wish I lived somewhere where the linen pants made more sense. I do love the way they feel, the lifestyle they evoke for me . . .<br />And I must agree, the size of the hole suggests that technique is all important. And the mess I have seen around those holes in the past suggests that some users haven't developed theirs yet. . .materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-35249157358669536492013-06-12T11:34:28.853-07:002013-06-12T11:34:28.853-07:00Chuckling at your claim to have given those cafes ...Chuckling at your claim to have given those cafes your business . . .pun intended?<br />I do think there is a lot of silliness around some bathroom modesty, although I must admit I am very used to a closed door . . .materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-40233026375813168042013-06-12T11:29:55.221-07:002013-06-12T11:29:55.221-07:00Your linen pants are great for an unexpected eveni...Your linen pants are great for an unexpected evening out. Bathrooms are all different and part of the travel experience. Madame Là-bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16703782237948233124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-82128148204816042552013-06-12T06:18:38.663-07:002013-06-12T06:18:38.663-07:00I'd say you looked casually chic and just righ...I'd say you looked casually chic and just right for an evening out! <br /><br />As for Turkish toilets, many say it is a-shall we say- more anatomically enabling posture for an efficient process. Sometimes, though, the hole is so small as to be daunting and evidently not just for me. One of my travel savvy friends carries shoe covers (like many salons etc here hand out in winter to slip over boots) and then disposes of them in a wastebin.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-33768687346988186612013-06-12T02:34:42.449-07:002013-06-12T02:34:42.449-07:00My first experience with squatters was in France, ...My first experience with squatters was in France, back in the 80s. I learned which of the cafés near my school had the cleanest ones, and gave them my business. <br /><br />I also had lots of "practice" when I traveled to Asia on a regular basis -- even found some in Japan, where they were the polar opposite of the posh ones with the heated seats, water jets for cleaning the delicate bits, and "modesty bells" which provided a loop of flushing sounds so that your neighbors wouldn't hear you. I never understood that -- what else would you be doing in the bathroom? Why would you be offended if you heard someone else doing it?<br /><br />My sister in Shanghai said that last year when she and the kids flew back to the States for summer vacation her youngest (4 at the time) informed her that she wanted to use a "sit potty" in the U.S. (or possibly Canadian -- can't remember the route) airport, and was surprised to learn that they were ALL sit potties. How quickly we humans adapt to our surroundings!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-60565040419149363822013-06-11T22:34:46.951-07:002013-06-11T22:34:46.951-07:00Well put: attention to technique! Precisely.
Funny...Well put: attention to technique! Precisely.<br />Funny the bathroom-ing differences that travel illuminates. I do like a cubicle, but then I find the ceiling-to-floor doors of narrow European cubicles a bit frighteningly claustrophobic and often worry who will notice if I can't manage to unlock. . . ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-95884110602281032013-06-11T22:32:42.302-07:002013-06-11T22:32:42.302-07:00I'm not sure how I would have kept all that tr...I'm not sure how I would have kept all that trouser material out of the way . . . <br />We like this way of travelling as well -- it's slower-paced and we're never going to get to all the places we might want to see, but we have a better chance, I think, of capturing the flavour of the spot we're in. Slow Travel! ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-83628644687439644642013-06-11T22:30:42.630-07:002013-06-11T22:30:42.630-07:00These toilets are a good incentive to add some squ...These toilets are a good incentive to add some squats or lunges into the workout, for sure! ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-20563955274105470012013-06-11T22:29:49.522-07:002013-06-11T22:29:49.522-07:00That's how I feel as well. When they're cl...That's how I feel as well. When they're clean, they strike me as making a lot of sense.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-23906857845342272932013-06-11T18:09:21.629-07:002013-06-11T18:09:21.629-07:00When we travel to Europe we go via Dubai airport. ...When we travel to Europe we go via Dubai airport. They have a few pedestal facilities if you are prepared to wait, but most are the hole in the floor variety. They require attention to technique and I have become adept.<br />When travelling in the less touristy parts of China, it was a good start if there was a door to the cubicle let alone western style facilities. All part of the travel experience!<br />LilibetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-74307847717560907952013-06-11T16:44:19.524-07:002013-06-11T16:44:19.524-07:00Hi Mater, I used one years ago at a rest stop on t...Hi Mater, I used one years ago at a rest stop on the autostrada in Italy - it was a bit of culture shock, but I used it. As Tiffany says, as long as it's clean. As it is, I spend as little time as possible in the cubicle when I have to go when on the road, and I'm a fanatic about keeping my bag etc. off the floor. <br /><br />I'm so glad for you that you weren't wearing your linen trousers!<br /><br />I really like the way your are travelling, ie spending a good amount of time in a place you have visited before. You can really enjoy living there. <br />Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05504513116873595049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-19014015621342912052013-06-11T15:48:08.860-07:002013-06-11T15:48:08.860-07:00Eek!
I think that toilet must be quite the challen...Eek!<br />I think that toilet must be quite the challenge!<br />Good for you that you have been in training for a few years...hooray for runners thighs !hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-65576696318459384172013-06-11T15:08:45.778-07:002013-06-11T15:08:45.778-07:00I grew up in Asia, where squat toilets were entire...I grew up in Asia, where squat toilets were entirely the norm until recently. We travelled a lot when I was a child, always as backpackers rather than 'tourists', so I got very, very accustomed to them. When they're clean they don't bother me at all ...Tiffanynoreply@blogger.com