Saturday, July 19, 2014

Public Restrooms

[[sometime within my 1st week]]

Got a prepaid phone AND unlocked my phone myself! Had forgotten what freedom felt like. I definitely took for my phone for granted back home.I always knew where I was going. My aunt and I separate ways now that I can roam as I please. I venture out on the bus and metro to Yongsan where I need to purchase an universal electric jack plug thing. I may have just made up that word to describe a converter I need to plug in my computer, camera battery charger, curling iron and phone charger. So as you can see, this little plastic thing could not be more valuable to me.
As I'm on this conquest, I'm feeling mighty good- finding the right buses and reading all the signs. I could not be doing better. With a phone in hand, I've begun calling other friends in other cities to fix dates. I'm really doing it! I'm on my own, getting around with such ease former travel-only-with-a-buddy Grace would be proud! I might as well have been born here, or raised here!! At a station, I figure I oughta check to see if the public restroom is clean. Turns out Korea masters cleanliness. There's nothing that can convince me I may be finding things a little too easy, at this point.
Imagine my dismay when I saw this.
This is a toilet. It's kind of like a urinal, only installed horizonally in the ground. This is not a restroom for males. This is, however, the reason why my 11 year old self avoided using bathrooms while out and about. I mean, most girls squat anyway in any public bathroom but this requires a deeper squat. Don't worry, I've gotten better at knowing which restrooms have standard Western toilets. On a sidenote, I wonder how I appeared to passerby as I took this pic.

5 comments:

  1. At least you'll be getting a good workout for your thighs!
    Please tell me that there's a private stall though....

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    1. i wish it were...




      just kidding. most def. but I have gone to a restroom at a restaurant where the bathroom was coed and the stall dividers were full length. but still! walking out to wash your hands and seeing a male enter is suuuuuper weird.

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  2. Hahaha welcome to Asia grace :) I'm glad teddy gave me this address of the blog, I enjoyed reading your adventure.

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