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Toilet Seat
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Seat on a toilet
Needed
60%
 60%  [ 12 ]
Not needed
40%
 40%  [ 8 ]
Total Votes : 20

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MrSpice
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 1:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

jo jo 7 wrote:
Honestly, where do they have these types of toilets? I am curious to know who would go in these. Are they that common over the normal toilets?

I cannot imagine being in a dress, pantyhose and heels trying to use those toilets....eeeee!


I guess you really have not seen or experienced poverty. In some poor countries you'd be happy to get a hole in the ground Smile

In Russia, you won't see this in large cities, especially in the center. In fact, there are more toilets for tourists' use than in many large american cities. New York City only now finally getting paid toilets installed - thanks to our great major. In Moscow, paid toilets (small fee) are common in the center of the city. And they are decent (not a hole in the ground type).
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StephenB.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 1:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

surfguy wrote:
StephenB. wrote:
Jojo I agree with you about the toilet seats....they were made for a reason and that is to be comfortable. FYI not all men stand to go to the bathroom. Try standing to pee at 3:00am in the morning with two eyes in one socket and a hangover...it doesn't work. Unless you have a very good housekeeper that is willing to clean the bathroom floor. Brick wall


been there a few times LOL...almost to the point of passing out on my throne Laughing


too funny! Laughing
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RusskiCanadian23
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 1:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

jo jo 7 wrote:
Honestly, where do they have these types of toilets? I am curious to know who would go in these. Are they that common over the normal toilets?

I cannot imagine being in a dress, pantyhose and heels trying to use those toilets....eeeee!


Well they are mostly in villages, construction sites (as temporary/make-shift toilets, aka a board to sit on with a hole in it, and a bucket under it... lol on my Grampa's dacha in Ukraine they still have those in wiiiiide use! Laughing). Also they have the hole-in-the-floor type of toilets on most Russian Army bases. We had those on ours. Well, being the Naval Infantry, the Elite, eventually we also got the actual white ceramic flush-toilets, but only the "deds" had the right of privilege to use those. Luckily I was a "ded" by then! Hehe
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Daria
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 1:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

nikir wrote:
Jojo needs to try both the hole in the floor variety, and the older Russian toilets that have a shelf in them so you can view your "deposit" before she launches into too many complaints. Very Happy


Laughing Laughing Laughing
I remember those....
A big hole in the floor, no water to flush, well, you don't have to. It's just a hole, there are no pipes or water running...Oh! And there was usually a huge nail with pieces of newspaper on it ( instead of a toilet paper).
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RusskiCanadian23
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 1:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Daria wrote:
nikir wrote:
Jojo needs to try both the hole in the floor variety, and the older Russian toilets that have a shelf in them so you can view your "deposit" before she launches into too many complaints. Very Happy


Laughing Laughing Laughing
I remember those....
A big hole in the floor, no water to flush, well, you don't have to. It's just a hole, there are no pipes or water running...Oh! And there was usually a huge nail with pieces of newspaper on it ( instead of a toilet paper).


Yep, that's the ones we had in the Morpeh, and the ones the Russian Army still uses on many of it's bases... to this day... 21st Century! lol At least our "holes" were for salagas only... I sure hope that that situation is going to change soon... I mean that is just inhumane... I mean, fuck it, I was okay only using the darn thing for a year, and then getting the right to use the normal toilet, but think, many Russian soldiers don't even have that option waiting for them! Shocked
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nikir
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

MrSpice wrote:
jo jo 7 wrote:
Honestly, where do they have these types of toilets? I am curious to know who would go in these. Are they that common over the normal toilets?

I cannot imagine being in a dress, pantyhose and heels trying to use those toilets....eeeee!


I guess you really have not seen or experienced poverty. In some poor countries you'd be happy to get a hole in the ground Smile

In Russia, you won't see this in large cities, especially in the center. In fact, there are more toilets for tourists' use than in many large american cities. New York City only now finally getting paid toilets installed - thanks to our great major. In Moscow, paid toilets (small fee) are common in the center of the city. And they are decent (not a hole in the ground type).


How about the Moskovskii Vokzal in St Petersburg? Very Happy

I agree they're not as common as they were, still quite a few around though.
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nikir
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

RusskiCanadian23 wrote:
Daria wrote:
nikir wrote:
Jojo needs to try both the hole in the floor variety, and the older Russian toilets that have a shelf in them so you can view your "deposit" before she launches into too many complaints. Very Happy


Laughing Laughing Laughing
I remember those....
A big hole in the floor, no water to flush, well, you don't have to. It's just a hole, there are no pipes or water running...Oh! And there was usually a huge nail with pieces of newspaper on it ( instead of a toilet paper).


Yep, that's the ones we had in the Morpeh, and the ones the Russian Army still uses on many of it's bases... to this day... 21st Century! lol At least our "holes" were for salagas only... I sure hope that that situation is going to change soon... I mean that is just inhumane... I mean, fuck it, I was okay only using the darn thing for a year, and then getting the right to use the normal toilet, but think, many Russian soldiers don't even have that option waiting for them! Shocked


And noiw the newspaper has gone, but I think that the grey or red paper on the roll with no hole in the middle, is rougher. Very Happy
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RusskiCanadian23
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, in any case, from what I gather, many communities in Russia, that didn't have plumbing and sewage before, are getting it all done now. So there's hope yet in the end of that dark, long pipe! Laughing
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Daria
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 3:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

nikir wrote:


And noiw the newspaper has gone, but I think that the grey or red paper on the roll with no hole in the middle, is rougher. Very Happy


Oh, yes..There is a big variety of toilet paper in Russia now Wink
Pink paper is more expensive then the white one Rolling Eyes They also have a scented paper. Great! you can wipe your ass with peaches or strawberries... Razz
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jo-jo-7
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 5:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Daria wrote:
nikir wrote:


And noiw the newspaper has gone, but I think that the grey or red paper on the roll with no hole in the middle, is rougher. Very Happy


Oh, yes..There is a big variety of toilet paper in Russia now Wink
Pink paper is more expensive then the white one Rolling Eyes They also have a scented paper. Great! you can wipe your ass with peaches or strawberries... Razz


Hahahahahahahahaha..I am laughing my butt off. That was a killer, Daria. Never ever thought that we could wipe our asses with peaches or strawberries...hahahahaha... Laughing
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jo-jo-7
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 5:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

When you guys talk about hole in the floor are you literally talking about a hole? What do you do, just sit down on the floor? What are you sitting on? To me that sounds really nasty and I cannot imagine having to go real bad and some drunk just pissed all over the place before I walked in. I couldn't do it. I have seen a bucket that looked like a stock pot here in Ky with a handle on it and people used that, but there was a lid built into it and the people used this in their outhouses back in the 1940' and 50's. This was the way it was, nobody had toilets in their houses. It was called a "slop jar" it was made out of porcelin.
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Daria
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 5:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I know it's rediculous, but it's true, there is scented toilet paper in Russia. In fact, my mom buys the peach one for her beauty salon. She says it's so cute. Rolling Eyes Well, you don't want to know what I told her in response. She doesn't usually gets my humor. Razz
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jo-jo-7
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 5:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Daria wrote:
I know it's rediculous, but it's true, there is scented toilet paper in Russia. In fact, my mom buys the peach one for her beauty salon. She says it's so cute. Rolling Eyes Well, you don't want to know what I told her in response. She doesn't usually gets my humor. Razz


I have bought scented toilet paper, but it smells like baby powder, but peaches and strawberries is the way to go. Laughing
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Daria
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 6:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

jo jo 7 wrote:
When you guys talk about hole in the floor are you literally talking about a hole? What do you do, just sit down on the floor? What are you sitting on? To me that sounds really nasty and I cannot imagine having to go real bad and some drunk just pissed all over the place before I walked in.


Well it's a hole in the ground flanked with feet shaped tread. There are also regular toilets that have been equipped with raised platforms, so you can step on them (not sit); basically, you have to squat over the bowl.
Those kind of toilets you can find on the trains. It's so much fun to use one when the train is moving.....You have to squat on top of the toilet, try to not to fall into it or next to it, try to not to touch anything around, make sure you don't piss all over your shoes, hold on to your pants ...and yes, you also have to hold the door, so no one pops in, bacause, there is always somebody rushing you out...
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jo-jo-7
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 6:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Daria wrote:
jo jo 7 wrote:
When you guys talk about hole in the floor are you literally talking about a hole? What do you do, just sit down on the floor? What are you sitting on? To me that sounds really nasty and I cannot imagine having to go real bad and some drunk just pissed all over the place before I walked in.


Well it's a hole in the ground flanked with feet shaped tread. There are also regular toilets that have been equipped with raised platforms, so you can step on them (not sit); basically, you have to squat over the bowl.
Those kind of toilets you can find on the trains. It's so much fun to use one when the train is moving.....You have to squat on top of the toilet, try to not to fall into it or next to it, try to not to touch anything around, make sure you don't piss all over your shoes, hold on to your pants ...and yes, you also have to hold the door, so no one pops in, bacause, there is always somebody rushing you out...


I think that is when I should invest in some adult diapers (depends)... Shocked Embarassed
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