Thread: Is it true that water down the drain spins the other way down here?

I think the water spins the same way but their farts smell differently:eek:

who cares so long as the bowl emtpies when the button is pressed????

who cares so long as the bowl emtpies when the button is pressed????

Push button toilets aren't common in the USA. They have these leaver thingies. Also, don't have Half-Flush toilets and the bowls are soooo full of water that you can't pee quietly and if thats not enough they call them bathrooms even when there aren't any baths around.

OK, well since we're on the subject, the oddest toilet pans I ever came across were in Austria. A 'normal' pan has a bowl with steep sloping sides. These ones we had in our hotel in Vienna had a flat platform with the 'hole' at the front. You did your business and it was sitting there for all to see until you flushed it away. I don't know what that was all about, some strange European custom perhaps. I don't know if I really want anyone to enlighten me :eek:

another spanner in the trough,
if your on the equator it doesnt spin either way , just straight down the old ole!
seeyasoon mik.

Originally Posted by silentC

You did your business and it was sitting there for all to see until you flushed it away. I:eek:

Dunno about your place, but we don't usually have an audience during this activity.:eek:

Well I'm glad I was able to provide some entertainment for all you wood workers from down under. Careful don't let the toilet lid slam at the wrong time.

Dunno about your place, but we don't usually have an audience during this activity

Nor do we but our kids haven't learned to flush yet

Don't worry, Bart (mind if I call you Bart?), it doesn't take much to entertain us, as some of your fellow coutrymen have discovered

Originally Posted by silentC

OK, well since we're on the subject, the oddest toilet pans I ever came across were in Austria. A 'normal' pan has a bowl with steep sloping sides. These ones we had in our hotel in Vienna had a flat platform with the 'hole' at the front. You did your business and it was sitting there for all to see until you flushed it away. I don't know what that was all about, some strange European custom perhaps. I don't know if I really want anyone to enlighten me :eek:

I too have seen these in Austria. I'm not 100% sure, but I think they are called inspection shelves. The idea behind it is that you are able to inspect your stool before you flush it, thereby gaining valuable information as to your health or anything that you may have passed.

Common in Holland too,

serious skid mark problem though

Originally Posted by johnmc

I too have seen these in Austria. I'm not 100% sure, but I think they are called inspection shelves. The idea behind it is that you are able to inspect your stool before you flush it, thereby gaining valuable information as to your health or anything that you may have passed.

I think I'll leave that one upto the doctor!

The japanese have some of the weidest toilets (but then they would, wouldn't they).

See this link:
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2003.html

and this picture


I remeber in some of the fancy hotels, they have foot holders either side of the toilet so you know where to stand.

When I first visited japan, there was a tap and a bucket next to the toilet and you did yor stuff, then filled the bucket and sluiced it down towards the hood.

These are common all threw Asia. A real bugger to use when you're p!ssed.

Simon

Most people, when they visit Japan, take photos of Fujiyama, cherry blossom, Shinto temples - even bullet trains. What's with the dunny shot? Did you get bored or is there another reason that you don't want to tell us about? Hmmmm?