Thu 2008/12/04 23:42
The Japan Toilet Institute has started a campaign called Lets love the toilet. The campaign has a few messages:- -Use toilet paper with care. -Think about the next person. -We can help our Earth starting from the toilet. The same institute carried out research which found that men used an average of 132 centimeters of toilet paper while women used 99 centimeters. They want to see if people start using less paper to wipe their bottoms after the campaign. I thought of many different questions to ask regarding how you wipe your bottom and whether you check to see how much you wiped off but thought I'd better not ^^; But hey, if you don't check, how do you know if you are clean or not? Do you wipe a certain amount of times regardless of how much you managed to wipe off with your quota? If you never look and only wipe 5 times, how about the rest that may get left over? Must get all squiggy and skiddy. Oh OK then - will ask in the poll. Only if you insist I ask. But I'm not going to ask you if you squash the paper together to make butterfly patterns. Image of our toilet washlet which washes our bottom holes for us - but we still need tissue to dry off as our one does not come with a dryer. Have you tried a Japanese washlet? I jumped off my seat when I first tried one ^^; Other things that our toilet does is warm the seat, control water pressure of squirt, turn on "massage mode" (the stream of water wiggles back n forth to remove stubborn corn or spinach) and after flushing, the water used to fill the tank comes from a tap object at the top of the toilet for you to wash your hands. News via Asahi.
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I love Japanese toilets i actually discovered them during my first trip to... Korea ! amazing invention i wish we had them in europe :( we definitely live in the last century here :(
(ID #398748) Posted on 2008/12/04 23:38
Hey, at least you guys in Europe have Bidets. Here in the US we dont even have those... :D
(ID #401627) Posted on 2008/12/07 05:07
Nice toilets you have there... Could use one of those.^^
(ID #398750) Posted on 2008/12/04 23:44
Professional Bum
you know, in my first bout with college, I had a speech class. For the first oral speech assignment for class we had to talk about something that annoyed us more than anyother thing. For me, that was doing my business and finding out that there was no toilet paper when done !! It was a very grand speech of 3-5 minutes that packed many great puns about all the make shift toilet paper options one could muster to find. I think the speech made an impact on the class and teacher =p Also whats up with the facet toilets, that act as a sink to wash your hands and recyle that water to the toilet after flush.?
(ID #398751) Posted on 2008/12/04 23:44
Eww, recycled toilet water for washing your hands? Yuck. LOL
(ID #401629) Posted on 2008/12/07 05:08
Yeah I want one of this one at home but with warm water I do not want to jump out of my seat^^
(ID #398754) Posted on 2008/12/04 23:46
Extremely Poor College Student
so there is a toilet that includes a dryer?
(ID #398757) Posted on 2008/12/04 23:50
Policy & Research Officer
Haha this is a poll that gets down into the dirty facts.
(ID #398759) Posted on 2008/12/04 23:53
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:30)
there's a model with a dryer?!? Wow now I've heard it all. ^^ anyway we use a bidet at home. But am thinking of bringing home a washlet next time I go to Japan. About wiping buttoms, me wipe til there's nothing to wipe. but why am I sharing this info? ^^;
(ID #398761) Posted on 2008/12/04 23:56
Director/代表取締役
I really need to work on the echo bug ^^;
(ID #398764) Posted on 2008/12/04 23:57
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:30)
sorry about that, I think my iPod touch when on a fritz while I was posting the message.
(ID #398771) Posted on 2008/12/05 00:03
Yes, I have one that has an air dryer, works very well. Ours also has a remote control make it easier to control. Best US$600 I've spend to upgrade my bathroom. We love it. Even if you don't use the "wash and dry" features, just having a warm seat on cold winter days makes it all worth it.
(ID #398936) Posted on 2008/12/05 02:09
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:30)
there's a model with a dryer?!? Wow now I've heard it all. ^^ anyway we use a bidet at home. But am thinking of bringing home a washlet next time I go to Japan. About wiping buttoms, me wipe til there's nothing to wipe. but why am I sharing this info? ^^;
(ID #398762) Posted on 2008/12/04 23:56
Director/代表取締役
LOL
(ID #398763) Posted on 2008/12/04 23:57
hahaha i just paid attention to the poll question ^^
(ID #398766) Posted on 2008/12/05 00:00
anyway, heated toilets + LCD screen + PS3 = let's live in the toilets :p
(ID #398767) Posted on 2008/12/05 00:01
Project Contractor
Ahhh....... I'll keep this part of sharing to myself ^^;
(ID #398774) Posted on 2008/12/05 00:05
TK-8316 / 宅男 Otaku / 工程师 Engineer
what i'm more interested to know is that do you after one wipe, fold the paper in half to wipe again, then fold in another half to wipe again and so on? ^^;
(ID #398775) Posted on 2008/12/05 00:06
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:30)
lol! You got me interested as well, how many fold can you do on a single handful of tissue paper? I usually fold twice, but on occasions of tissue scarcity, I can only fold up to a max of 3. Btw let me know if this be over sharing. ^^;
(ID #398783) Posted on 2008/12/05 00:12
TK-8316 / 宅男 Otaku / 工程师 Engineer
3 seems a fair number of folds before things gets er.. too out of hand. lol. ('~')
(ID #398859) Posted on 2008/12/05 01:24
Director/代表取締役
you mean "before it gets *on* your hand" ^^;
(ID #399131) Posted on 2008/12/05 06:23
Pseudo-Graphic Designer
Even after just one fold it gets on the hand... Err... TMI? XD
(ID #399211) Posted on 2008/12/05 07:56
oh gawd no. just no....
(ID #398787) Posted on 2008/12/05 00:15
Looking for work again
3, 4, 5 folds. I stop when I can no longer safely get away with a wipe. I very conservative with my paper :)
(ID #398791) Posted on 2008/12/05 00:17
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:30)
holee crap, 5 folds? Seriously? Can't imagine how small and stubby that paper would be. You definitely deserve an award for helping save the environment. Unless of course if you are actually using one of those bounty kitchen towelets as tissue paper. ^^;
(ID #398808) Posted on 2008/12/05 00:36
university film student
Would that not be very painful? ^^; I fold my paper until it's too small to sue safely without unfolding. Unless it was very messy to begin with. In which case it's one-use. ...This whole thread is one big example of Too Much Information. x_x"
(ID #398929) Posted on 2008/12/05 02:02
Looking for work again
I agree with you on all of your points litokid :) Especially the too much information hehe
(ID #399018) Posted on 2008/12/05 03:32
Looking for work again
Practice practice practice marvin ;)
(ID #399017) Posted on 2008/12/05 03:32
I think that its important to fold and its an art to do so. Right...Ok just kidding about the art bit. I fold only if I know my hands are safe. -_-
(ID #398802) Posted on 2008/12/05 00:31
******* SUPER IMPORTANT ********* how many times can you use the same piece of paper if you fold it X times ??? ^^ can you also do origami once you've finished folding and wiping and put your craftwork floating on the paper like Michael Scofield does in Prison Break ??? ^^ *********************************
(ID #398836) Posted on 2008/12/05 01:01
i wanted to say, "on the water", not "on the paper"
(ID #398837) Posted on 2008/12/05 01:01
terminating mosquitoes
rofl. that was funny.
(ID #399399) Posted on 2008/12/05 11:05
Blogger+Student
If that really help a toilet be more cleaner then I'll do like you just said.
(ID #399379) Posted on 2008/12/05 10:40
Looking for work again
I have yet to try a Japanese washlet. It sounds like it would take some getting used to...
(ID #398786) Posted on 2008/12/05 00:14
Have any of you guys ever used the squatting-style toilets? Really does wonders to the glutes, especially those erm... very long sessions
(ID #398797) Posted on 2008/12/05 00:26
former Emperor of Britannia
Bathroom innovation. Truly amazing!
(ID #398806) Posted on 2008/12/05 00:34
Freelance Web Designer, Actionscriptor
this guy loves japanese toilets also. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meD3O_6LLNQ
(ID #398809) Posted on 2008/12/05 00:37
i sprayed with water on my face the first time i tried one... but then after that, i am always looking forward to a nice warmed up seat after a whole day of shopping..
(ID #398811) Posted on 2008/12/05 00:39
Dryer.. Won't it hurt...?
(ID #398815) Posted on 2008/12/05 00:42
Unemployed, boooo
I'm sure you remember what English toilets are like Danny. Yep, they're still the same pretty much. I wish we could get a toilet more like the Japanese toilets. As for toilet paper, I use on;y what I need and well...you gotta check...its gross but, how else would you know if it was clean? You wouldn't.
(ID #398819) Posted on 2008/12/05 00:44
Internet Media
HAHAHA! The way you have of describing certain things is simply hilarious. "butterfly patterns" , "stubborn corn or spinach" hahaha!
(ID #398833) Posted on 2008/12/05 00:56
omgzzzz i know. i almost fell off my chair when i read that!
(ID #398983) Posted on 2008/12/05 02:44
Danny, your topics keep surprising me ^^
(ID #398838) Posted on 2008/12/05 01:02
System Design Engineering (UWaterloo)
Oh yeah, Fumika is going to work in Japan for a toilet company ^_^/ Japanese toilets are very useful. Used it once in HK when my uncle has one installed. Very accessible and easy to use ^_^
(ID #398841) Posted on 2008/12/05 01:06
Haha, when I saw this post I couldn't help but be reminded of Golden Boy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpkwoJiAks8
(ID #398848) Posted on 2008/12/05 01:13
Hilarious scene but the English dub its painfull to hear. Glad I got the Japanese version.^^
(ID #398960) Posted on 2008/12/05 02:28
How do they find out how much toilet paper people use?? That's one... awkward question to ask someone, let alone check x_x
(ID #398853) Posted on 2008/12/05 01:19
-Use toilet paper with care. -Think about the next person. -We can help our Earth starting from the toilet. All good and justified ideas:)
(ID #398858) Posted on 2008/12/05 01:23
Otaku / Student in Computer Science
Very high tech toilet...lol
(ID #398860) Posted on 2008/12/05 01:24
Student & Game Designer
"But hey, if you don't check, how do you know if you are clean or not?" Thats what I'm saying... Besides... if there is blood or anything dangerous you should notice it soon =P
(ID #398876) Posted on 2008/12/05 01:30
Unemployed, boooo
OMG Some people have voted never, that's so gross. How do you know you're clean?
(ID #398880) Posted on 2008/12/05 01:31
Maybe they presume that they are clean after 2-3 meters or something... or don't care :P Seriously... some people either don't care or think it's so gross that they will not look. You should check what you leave behind though. Sometimes there can be something wrong with your body and changes in what you leave behind can be a clear sign of this. A doctor once asked me if mine was ok 48 hours ago so and 48 hours ago I had no idea that I will end up being terrible ill and rushed to a hospital >.<
(ID #399109) Posted on 2008/12/05 05:52
The toilets are one of the things that stick out in my mind most about Japan. So clean everywhere you go, and ridiculously high tech. I'm all for a toilet revolution here in North America :P
(ID #398881) Posted on 2008/12/05 01:32
Student & Game Designer
"ridiculously high tech" doesn't exists there is no overkill in technological progress
(ID #399010) Posted on 2008/12/05 03:17
Actually Japan tends to make "ridiculously high tech". However I would rather call it "poor component usage". It's a bit hard to explain what I mean so I will make up an example instead. A Japanese device contains 7 components annd it has 12 features (1,71 features/component). A European device has 3 components and it has 7 features (2,3 features/component). Naturally this is generally speaking but the Japanese aren't the best at getting hardware with limited capacity and then maximise how many features to add to it. On the other hand using more components can make the features more independant from each other, so it's not like one solution is better than the other, it's more like a tradeoff.
(ID #399132) Posted on 2008/12/05 06:23
lol... Japanese toilet sure are nice... I remember when i stayed on my cousin home at Tokyo, i was surprised by the warmth when i sat down... they sure love their toilet... no wonder they have fetish for it... XD As for saving toilet paper while doing business... Let's just say that we Indonesians know the best when it comes to save toilet paper, but after hearing how people condemn, looked down, and avoid us after some of my friend decided to reveal the trade secret.. This time, i'd prefer to keep it a secret... for integrity sake... lol.
(ID #398886) Posted on 2008/12/05 01:35
I think I know the secret. At least I know what the secret is in other countries. People not using the secret tend to look down on it for hygiene reasons. This actually keeps some tourists (including me) away. (the tourists who are unaware of this secret tend to think they can't deal with the spices or something since it upsets their stomack... the reason is the chef's secret though)
(ID #399136) Posted on 2008/12/05 06:28
hahaha... lol. i'm not sure, but i think you got it right.... But you know what dude?? as long as you clean it thoroughly it's perfectly hygiene, at least in our eyes... Because to us, it's paper that's not clean enough.... XD And as for the food, please... of course it's not because of that... I've been living at Jakarta and i'm doing fine for 20 years eating everywhere here. I concede there's might be issue with hygiene, but it's not isolated to the 'lefty'... And of course the spices could play a part.... Anyway, it's culture, it's neither right nor wrong, right?
(ID #399254) Posted on 2008/12/05 08:35
terminating mosquitoes
i know what you mean. its the same trade secret here too. ^_^ i think i'll keep quite like you too.
(ID #399403) Posted on 2008/12/05 11:07
You think I got right, but I thought you used left XD "as long as you clean it thoroughly it's perfectly hygiene, at least in our eyes". Somehow it appears like it isn't the case. It's a well known fact in Europe that if you go visit a "paperless" country then you should expect to get to know the toilets in the country. Some people think it's due to unfamilar food, but this condition can spread to other people when they return home. The real is bacteria and knowing where they come from I think it's kind of gross. Maybe you guys can accept it because you are used to it and your body knows the local bacterias or something (making it more resistant), but it's nowhere like what we are used to in Europe (or at least Western Europe). Here it's headline stories every time somebody got ill from non-homemade food. The kitchen is shut down until the source of the contaminatoin is found and eliminated... yeah if "bathroom bacteria" is found in the food, then it's an instant forced closure. It may sound strict, but it means that you can buy food everywhere without health risk. To be honest I don't know if it is a problem in Indonesia or India, but I do know that it's a problem in northern Africa. Sure it's culture and I'm not going to take culture away from people. However culture shouldn't be that strong that you can't consider changing things if you realise that you are hurting other people. Poor toilet hygiene can even lead to colera, which is deadly.
(ID #400400) Posted on 2008/12/06 05:07
bad timing checking this post I was in the middle of eating XD
(ID #398889) Posted on 2008/12/05 01:37
I just finished lunch... ^^;
(ID #399143) Posted on 2008/12/05 06:40
Pseudo-Graphic Designer
No worries... it's only about the toilet... unless you were reading the comments XD As for me... I'm eating M&M peanuts as I'm reading these. :P
(ID #399213) Posted on 2008/12/05 07:58
Student; wants a job T_T
Haha, me too. But I'm still eating :P
(ID #399343) Posted on 2008/12/05 10:01
Meimi132 in Leicester of Leicestershire of England of Europe of THE WORLD!!(in Canada) (Registered on 2007/12/04 05:05)
(University)Student
Why would you even think of squidging it together to make a butterfly... OMG......
(ID #398906) Posted on 2008/12/05 01:45
Software Developer / Programmer
Yeah, that is grim.
(ID #398964) Posted on 2008/12/05 02:35
Part trooper, part santa, 100% loser
LOL this must be one of those awkward posts^^;...
(ID #398943) Posted on 2008/12/05 02:16
Software Developer / Programmer
too much detail, i agree #_#
(ID #398967) Posted on 2008/12/05 02:36
nanu (Registered on 2007/12/28 22:28)
awkward because everyone thinks it's awkward when in fact it's very mundane and shouldn't shock anyone ;-;
(ID #399094) Posted on 2008/12/05 05:27
yeah... it would be fairly safe to assume that everybody reading this tried at least one kind of toilet at least once. I'm not even trying to hide this fact: I will use toilets and toilet paper every day and I plan to do that for the rest of my life. Maybe somebody out there will think I'm awkward, but maybe that's the way I am :P
(ID #399137) Posted on 2008/12/05 06:32
Student, part-time Haruhi wannabe (that bit about godhood etc)
No matter how odd this sounds, it was fun playing with the air dryer:)
(ID #398952) Posted on 2008/12/05 02:24
Honestly I was intimidated by Japanese toilets. So many buttons and it was very complex. Didn't know which did what and I didn't dare try the water spray! My friend said it was nice though. Felt it would be weird. Wonders how Japanese feels when they have to use toilets overseas which are less advance.
(ID #398972) Posted on 2008/12/05 02:38
Japanese washlets are incredible. Warmed toilet seats are the best part about them.
(ID #398999) Posted on 2008/12/05 02:56
