Friday 14 May 2010

Everybody Poops


Australian women are funny about the toilet. I noticed it straight away when we stayed with my in-laws out first few weeks here and they had smelly spray in the loo...even the kids used it. On top of that stuff being carcinogenic, everybody poops, and everyone's poop stinks. In my workplaces here, the toilet spray has been present at all. Some even had automatic sprayers attached to the walls. (I'm not sure if they are motion, time or even smell sensored!) To be fair, Aussie loos (at home) are small; they only contain the toilet as the bathroom next door has the sink and shower and/or bath. And then there is the aspect of water consciousness - dual flush toilets and the lesser amount of water in the bowl. The other week at work, a sign appeared. It stated - "Be consider to your fellow toiler users. Remember to flush and brush!" Now, tell me what is worse, a bit of a skid mark on the bowl, or a brush, next to the toilet, with feaces on it? I would suggest that these women...pull their heads in!

5 comments:

Muddiah said...

Have the Aussies not heard of candles in the loo?

Arizaphale said...

The Brits taught me about the matchbox in the loo. V effective. But really, we can't help it Suzer....we're very coy when it comes to toileting. Not quite as bad as the Japanese whose toilet cisterns begin to 'tinkle' as soon as you sit on the seat, to cover the sound of......well......you know....*blush*.......

A Free Man said...

Australian women are funny about a lot of things, but not as funny about things as English women are.

Maya said...

I was at an Australian's house yesterday and when I went to the loo the first thing I looked for was the spay--yep it was there! I

Anonymous said...

In Germany, most public toilets have a toilet brush. The toilets are shaped in this funny way so that skid marks are common and people are expected to scrub them off.

If only they just made toilets like the rest of the world...

I'm Australian and I agree those sprays are yucky.