A few days ago I ordered a bowl of granola with milk and fruit for breakfast. I was quite surprised when my bowl of granola arrived with random fruits floating around in the milk. I guess I have seen people put bananas in cereal, but mangos and watermelon? I was surprised, but it was better than expected.
Shower time
The bathrooms in Thailand are a little different than what I am used to. First, the shower IS the bathroom, meaning the entire bathroom is one giant shower. The shower head is mounted to the wall, which by default means that the sink and the toilet bowl are in the shower. You can go to the bathroom while taking a shower-- talk about multi-tasking!
The bathroom experience
Next to every toilet bowl there is something that Dan and I call, "the butt sprayer." Basically, it is a hand-held water sprayer that is used after you go to the bathroom to clean up. At first I was surprised by this set-up, but after doing some research (perhaps I should delete my google search history) I've learned that this is used in many other countries as well (the Arab world, the Philippines and parts of Asia), and might in fact be a better method of cleaning up than toilet paper.
Sometimes there isn't a butt sprayer, but rather a bucket of water that will do the trick.
And oh yeah, this is a picture of a squat toilet. According to research, humans are naturally designed to squat when going to the bathroom.
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