Funny and Strange Plumbing in Developing Countries
Plumbing reached a hysterically funny new low at the Muong Chanh Hotel, Lai Chau, Vietnam. Just to clear the record, no one has ever referred to me as a "Princess" and I'm as at home peeing behind a bush along the road...squatting over holes... as sitting on a" white throne" in an average Western-style bathroom.
I've puked alongside a major highway in Pakistan while semis stopped to watch me... stayed in a Chinese dump where the toilet hole was cut into a 3-foot high, raised marble slab and a person had to lay on their back with butt in hole to use ... learned how to use and cope with an all-in-one shower. One of these usually has a wall shower head located between the toilet and sink without a shower curtain or shower door to keep the water from spraying all over the entire bathroom. Remove toilet paper before using! But just as we learn to adapt, there is always another new experience waiting around the corner.
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