Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> >
> >"sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > > On Wed, 11 Nov 2015 13:37:22 -0500, jmcquown
> > > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > On 11/11/2015 9:28 AM, Gary wrote:
> >>>> jmcquown wrote:
> > > > > >
> >>>>> Also uncommon: urinals. We had a urinal in one bathroom when
> we >> lived >>>>> in Bangkok. My mother refused to let Dad or my
> brothers use it for >> that >>>>> purpose. She said, I'm not
> cleaning that. Use the toilet like >> everyone >>>>> else." LOL
> She kept a vase of fresh flowers in the urinal.
> > > > >
> >>>> Interesting. If she had thought more about it, a urinal is much
> easier >>>> to clean, vs men standing up and peeing in a toilet
> that's 2 feet away >>>> from the man part. Urinals keep all that pee
> right in there. Peeing >>>> (while standing up) in a much lower
> toilet get residual drops on the >>>> rim and the floor.
> > > > >
> > > > Actually she didn't have to clean it, we had a maid. It was
> > > > apparently just the thought of a pee trough that bothered her.
> > > >
> > > I wouldn't want that in my bathroom either. It's as repugnant as
> > > a bidet or a toilet with the seat left up. If there were his and
> > > hers bathrooms and a maid to clean them, I'd say go for it
> > > because I'd never need to step foot inside the one with a urinal.
> > > Otherwise, it won't happen in any bathroom I use.
> >
> > A bidet??? I can see you need educated! One doesn't pee in a
> > bidet! It is the place you wash yourself after you have peed!
> >
> > What? No bidet? So, tell me, how do you clean yourself
> > afterwards? Don't tell me you don't wash???
> >
> > No I am not having a go at anyone for not having one, but I will
> > not be sneered at for having one and having it likened to a
> > toilet!!
>
> I don't think anyone is sneering but seriously they are generally not
> used here at all. I don't think they are common in Canada either.
> At least not the parts where I've been. And no, we generally do not
> wash after. That's what toilet paper is for. And if needed,
> flushable wet wipes.

We had the swing out arm type in Japan. Nothing perks you up faster
than a shot of cold water on your bitties at 4am! That or you can
stand up, turn around and turn the nossle down and wait 3-4 minutes for
it to get warm then turn it off, turn the head back up, and sit down.

It was ok in summer though.

Carol

--