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discovery is how automated everyday appliances are. This is an electronic
bidet meant to clean refresh and relax your bottom after you relieve yourself.
Problem is we can't read the Korean and don't know how to turn it off. They
must be new in Korea because even the hotel management couldn't help us.
A heated toilet seat in the middle of the night can really make you feel
disoriented. |
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Did you know you could
do this much to your bottom? These are the options for operating the bidet.
The TV commercial advertising this product shows a man and a woman, fully
clothed in business suits, floating in the air with two jets of water squirting
from the bottom of the screen onto their bottom. The couple, who never touch
or communicate, smile with pleasure while we hear off the sound track "ohhh,
ahhh, hmmm...". And the bidet comes in a variety of colours. |
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Unlike many countries
where finding a restroom becomes a journey of it's own, restrooms off
the Korean highway stops are as prominent as the restaurants and shops.
Many of us have confused them for shops.
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From
the ultra electrified to the basic squatter. Yes this option is available
to the adventurous. It's probably cheaper than a regular toilet and it
works as efficiently. It flushes too! Not recommended for people with
bad knees or baggy pants or flowing dresses.
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One rest stop had
a small child and mother toilet in the same cubical. Women's washrooms
include change tables. This urnal may seem out of place in a women's washroom
but when you realize how convenient it is for a mother with a little son
you realize how practical it is.
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This is a men's rest
room beside a freeway. Note the shine and the flowers. You may not always
find a western style toilet but you will find all washrooms impeccably clean.
Many are beautifully tiled in marble, doors in etched glass, plants (real
and plastic) and well equipped with soap and paper. Toilets can be found
at most tourist sites and they're all free. |
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rest room. Notice the two sink heights. Children are always considered in
all aspects of life. It is now a regular activity for everyone to check
out the rest rooms whether we have to go or not. We were rarely disappointed. |
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