Toilet Talk
One of the many things we’ve been learning about recently: bathrooms. A recent language lesson featured kitchen and bathroom nouns. It turned out to be harder than we thought to nail down the local word for “toilet” because it’s considered a shameful thing to talk about. Our language helper offered “WC” and “latrine,” but couldn’t come up with a native language word because it would be something they would never say!
The “Anglo-Indian…”
Meanwhile, work has been continuing on our own bathroom; since we arrived we’ve been using our landlord’s bathroom downstairs. He has the type of toilet we fondly refer to as a “squatty potty.” This type of fixture is familiar to us, but we now find that our aging knees make the squats difficult. When Brad went with our landlord to purchase fixtures for our bathroom, they came home with something we’d never seen before- a hybrid toilet, which they call an “Anglo-Indian.” It looks like an American toilet, but when the seat is lifted up there are footpads for those who like to squat!
… a hybrid toilet!
So we’ll be able to preserve our knee joints while offering bathroom hospitality to our local guests. The “Anglo-Indian” is one of many examples of creative connection between cultures here and there!
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