Devan-
In a previous blog I had mentioned that several of my most embarrassing moments had occurred in Japan. I was asked to list some of the other moments. Really the only other one that I can share quickly was the Toilet Incident. Japanese toilets are really fancy. They have heated seats, self opening lids, and my personal favorite artificial peeing sounds. They also have a bidet option. You press a button and a little attachment comes from under the seat to "clean you off". Paul calls it the "kid in the toilet with a Super Soaker" function. The idea of using that function in a public restroom totally grossed me out so I didn't have the opportunity to try it until a few months ago. Apparently, when I tried, I wasn't sitting far enough back on the seat so a three foot stream of toilet water went shooting up my back and all over my hair. I couldn't figure out how to turn it off. I thought it was on a timer but actually you have to hit the off button...which is in another language so I didn't figure that out quickly. Paul pointed out that I could have scooted back in the seat and at least blocked the water but when you're being showered in toilet water you don't think of these things.
We are living and teaching elementary English in Japan.
3 comments:
Oh Devan, I miss you! :)
lol, no I don't imagine you could think so logically in that disaster. I've always been afraid of the bidet for that exact reason.
This whole ordeal was really funny for me. It happened when we were at a hotel in Tokyo and I was relaxing on the bed as she was asking from behind the bathroom door.
D: Paulie, what's this button with the stream and the skirt picture on it?
P: I think it's the bidet option for women. Try it out.
D: Okay...(water sound) Oh crap! Paul! It's everywhere...it's in my hair! Oh gross, it's toilet water!
P: (Laughing really hard) Umm, press the button again?
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