Update from the front lines; Dec 11th.

**leaford** · 12-13-2009, 06:58 AM

Thanks once again for all your kind words, well wishes, and sympathy.

I am feeling quite a bit better today. Last night I even started to get my appetite back, and today I am thinking about going out to get some solid food. The factory owner sent over his housekeeper to bring me some chicken soup the other day, and the girls from the factory have been bringing me more chicken soup every day since. I appreciate their kindness, but I am getting a bit sick of soup.

There's a McDonalds a block away, and I've always had luck in past illnesses keeping down filet-o-fish sandwiches.

I may well be able to go back to the factory tomorrow. My only remaining worry is the diarrhea, which has slowed some, but is still a problem. The factory doesn't have western style toilets, you see. Only asian style squat toilets, like this:

Fortunately (kind of) I have two bathrooms in my apartment, and the guest bathroom has a squat toilet for me to practice on:

That would be just the icing on the cake if I wound up squirting all over my shoes, or worse, falling backwards and landing in the damn thing.

So, I'd better practice now, before I have to manage it at work!

**Lightgeoduck** · 12-13-2009, 07:06 AM

FYI Leaf.... when squatting you face the wall

**zdaddyl** · 12-13-2009, 07:09 AM

Originally Posted by leaford

Head and stomach, much better. Bowels, still not so hot.

Remember that old song/ jingle kids used to sing, "When you're going up the ladder, and you feel something splatter....DIARHEA!"

Sorry, I couldn't resist. I suffer from IBS, usually from eating ethnic foods, but the food is so good! Anyways, I was wondering if you could ask/tell them to start making an apple pie ala mode flavor while your there.
Hope you feel better Leaford!

**zdaddyl** · 12-13-2009, 07:12 AM

That squat toilet's "No punk b!tch" when it comes to a mean case of the squirts!

**leaford** · 12-13-2009, 07:14 AM

Originally Posted by lightgeoduck

FYI Leaf.... when squatting you face the wall

Wait, what? Are you serious? In over ten years of traveling to Asia I have always managed to avoid using squat toilets, so I really do not know, but that doesn't seem right.

**Lightgeoduck** · 12-13-2009, 07:21 AM

Originally Posted by leaford

Wait, what? Are you serious? In over ten years of traveling to Asia I have always managed to avoid using squat toilets, so I really do not know, but that doesn't seem right.

Hehe well I usually try to avoid em because I can't squat for 20min hehe

Well I learned the hard way when riding a train in japan.... it took me forever and my wife asked me whats wrong I said what I had to do and it was my FIRST time doing it... I was forced to.... I did it like i thought you know american way

but my wife (japanese) said you should face it... now I don't know if only females do it ,,, but I figured since they have to squat no matter what 1 or 2 and she being japanese... she was right....

So a very long time passes and I couldn't find a mcDonalds or pachinko parlor (the cleanest bathrooms ever) I was forced to use the ToTo floor model

anyway long story short facing the wall was much easier... especially if there is a pipe there for you to grip onto

I have been in japan for 5 some years and only used the floor model like 10 times...for the serious biz that is... and facing the wall was much better

NOW the hard part is taking the pants off of one leg with out getting you sock to touch the dirty floor hehe

**leaford** · 12-13-2009, 07:24 AM

Wait, I gotta take my pants off?!?!? I guess it would be easier to straddle the bowl that way but.... AW C'MON!!!

EDIT: I just realized I am going to need slip off shoes, the laces on mine would be damn near impossible in that situation.

**leaford** · 12-13-2009, 07:33 AM

OMG, you're right!!!

You know what? This is making adult diapers seem a more viable option.

**macscac** · 12-13-2009, 07:35 AM

seriously!!
i am so glad we have sit down toilets where we live..
i cannot EVER imagine having to take a dootie in a squat situation such as that
good lord, i feel for you leaford!!!

**Adrenalynn** · 12-13-2009, 07:44 AM

Yup, he's correct, you face the wall which also provides a balance point.

From a woman's perspective, it's not so tough. We would never let our body touch a public restroom toilet anyway, regardless of the sit-down-country. (Back me up here, girls!) And then there's porta-potty's where you try to stay at least a couple feet away anyway.

You think that's bad, try the open pit trenches in places like Nepal, parts of India, Morocco, or the worst I've found: Turkey.

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