Today Wendy had a meeting with some of the staff at PPS to discuss ways of negotiating contracts. Sanjay continued to work on the budget for the social business. However, this fine work is not, needless to say, the reason for the title of today’s blog post!
Instead it’s because we thought our blog readers might like a description of some of the toilets we have come across in Battambang. We would separate these into three broad categories:
- Hole in the ground. Two spaces are provided for you to place your feet, then you crouch and do your business. See picture.
- Western-style. The toilets we know and love from home.
- Half a western-style toilet. Some of the components of the Western toilet are considered optional. Some toilets don’t have a cistern, so you can’t flush them; you can only pour water down them. Some also don’t have toilet seats on them either.
Some further features:
- There is always some sort of water dispensing device. Sometimes this is a geyser (a sort of small hose), sometimes just a bucket with a pan.
- Toilet paper typically seems to be added in venues where Barang (foreign) visitors are expected.
- Soap seems to be considered optional as well, and at times we’re not sure whether it will make our hands more or less clean!
Yet more optional extras
- Delicious smells (sometimes holding breath becomes a valuable skill!)
- Teeming mosquitoes
I can see that this is not your standard Savoy bathroom. At this rate you will really appreciate the comforts of home.
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