When I walk in to a public men’s bathroom I hear a lot of noises I don’t hear in my own house, I often wonder what’s going on with other peoples bodies given I only know my own experience, clearly we’re all very different ;-)
I was also puzzled by those diagrams showing how you are supposed to sit on a western toilet seat. But then I watched some bits of one of those crual japanese tv show where their collapsed all the walls of some public toilets when a poor guy was at it (I hope it was an act). To my own surprise the japanese are sitting facing the flusher/wall, not facing the door. Plus you have countries where squat toilets are the norm.
Sex is another area where there are few social norms since you never learn by imitating peers (other than porn which is a terrible model).
You won the internet today, sir.
Yeah no, that is not a "Japanese" thing. I have no idea what show you were watching but it was probably just a gag, or a way to avoid having to show his genitals, or something that one person did for whatever reason.
There are some people who sit that way. For example, British comedian Bob Mortimer said on an episode of Taskmaster that he does it because his anus is unusually high.
Is it to avoid "mud" ejecting into / against the toilet seat?
Thanks for the link and timestamp info!
Now granted, traditional Japanese toilets are getting rare in Japan, it's mostly western style toilets now.
It was a slow and spiritual journey, like walking on knees to the Basilica of Guadalupe.
The exceptions seem to mostly be older fast food places and roadside taverns.
Plug your ears.
I don’t know exactly why it works but for me it’s magical in its ability to get things moving.
If you have stage fright while at the urinal, start going tricky math problems in your head.
In my country, where drug use is not such a big problem, bathrooms have actual brick walls, giving a person inside much more privacy.