Comments on: Over Food: Culture shocks http://wanderinggourmet.net/miscellaneous/over-food-culture-shocks/ Food, travel and culture Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:13:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: angie http://wanderinggourmet.net/miscellaneous/over-food-culture-shocks/comment-page-1/#comment-1607 angie Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:30:54 +0000 http://wanderinggourmet.net/?p=361#comment-1607 Maybe everyone should bring their own personal portable toilet to China... Maybe everyone should bring their own personal portable toilet to China…

]]> By: Penneigh http://wanderinggourmet.net/miscellaneous/over-food-culture-shocks/comment-page-1/#comment-1491 Penneigh Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:29:42 +0000 http://wanderinggourmet.net/?p=361#comment-1491 I know! It was getting there. Got to the point that I held on until I really couldn't bare it anymore. The salvation being that the restaurants are a little cleaner as they monitor their facilities more. :) Hope that helps. :D I know! It was getting there. Got to the point that I held on until I really couldn’t bare it anymore. The salvation being that the restaurants are a little cleaner as they monitor their facilities more. :) Hope that helps. :D

]]> By: Sinterklaas http://wanderinggourmet.net/miscellaneous/over-food-culture-shocks/comment-page-1/#comment-1427 Sinterklaas Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:59:55 +0000 http://wanderinggourmet.net/?p=361#comment-1427 Omg, constipation would be second nature to me by then! Omg, constipation would be second nature to me by then!

]]> By: angie http://wanderinggourmet.net/miscellaneous/over-food-culture-shocks/comment-page-1/#comment-1384 angie Sun, 01 Feb 2009 04:33:52 +0000 http://wanderinggourmet.net/?p=361#comment-1384 either that, or it was their way of telling us that we stink! either that, or it was their way of telling us that we stink!

]]> By: Penneigh http://wanderinggourmet.net/miscellaneous/over-food-culture-shocks/comment-page-1/#comment-1383 Penneigh Sun, 01 Feb 2009 02:42:51 +0000 http://wanderinggourmet.net/?p=361#comment-1383 Maybe Ange, they were trying to show off to Australia that NZ isn't that behind, and in the process they gave away their best stuff to us and forgot about themselves? Hehehe! Maybe Ange, they were trying to show off to Australia that NZ isn’t that behind, and in the process they gave away their best stuff to us and forgot about themselves? Hehehe!

]]> By: angie http://wanderinggourmet.net/miscellaneous/over-food-culture-shocks/comment-page-1/#comment-1371 angie Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:13:51 +0000 http://wanderinggourmet.net/?p=361#comment-1371 Yes we do have the automatic toilets. Apparently the 1st one was a gift from NZ, or so the newspapers claimed even though some NZ'ers I have met have said there's no such technology in NZ. Hmmm... Yes we do have the automatic toilets. Apparently the 1st one was a gift from NZ, or so the newspapers claimed even though some NZ’ers I have met have said there’s no such technology in NZ. Hmmm…

]]> By: penneigh http://wanderinggourmet.net/miscellaneous/over-food-culture-shocks/comment-page-1/#comment-1353 penneigh Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:07:02 +0000 http://wanderinggourmet.net/?p=361#comment-1353 Ooo!! I think we have them here in Aust too... Or maybe it was just suppose to be a plan for the future? I know here in Perth, the public toilet booths in Northbridge(ie our main nightclub area etc), the doors are suppose to open up automatically after 10min too. I think it's for the same reason. Ooo!! I think we have them here in Aust too… Or maybe it was just suppose to be a plan for the future? I know here in Perth, the public toilet booths in Northbridge(ie our main nightclub area etc), the doors are suppose to open up automatically after 10min too. I think it’s for the same reason.

]]> By: Sam http://wanderinggourmet.net/miscellaneous/over-food-culture-shocks/comment-page-1/#comment-1339 Sam Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:58:13 +0000 http://wanderinggourmet.net/?p=361#comment-1339 You might also want to be careful with using those public toilet booths in Paris. In order to deter junkies and the homeless from spending too much time in them, the booths flushes themselves from above walls and everything after 10 minutes (I could be wrong with the time). It just reminds you of how much we take for granted in the Down Under... You might also want to be careful with using those public toilet booths in Paris. In order to deter junkies and the homeless from spending too much time in them, the booths flushes themselves from above walls and everything after 10 minutes (I could be wrong with the time).

It just reminds you of how much we take for granted in the Down Under…

]]> By: Maguro http://wanderinggourmet.net/miscellaneous/over-food-culture-shocks/comment-page-1/#comment-1334 Maguro Sun, 25 Jan 2009 09:25:02 +0000 http://wanderinggourmet.net/?p=361#comment-1334 I too experienced the oddity of minature bath towels in Korea...also where we were staying we weren't allowed to flush the toilet paper... I think Japanese toilets are the coolest! i would totally import one ;) heated seats, sensor lids which open automatically, multiple wash and dry functions and auto flush...some of them even play etiquette noises whilst you go, and have a sensor operated tap on top so you can wash your hands...the only problem was i couldn't read any of the instructions so it was all trial and error :( I too experienced the oddity of minature bath towels in Korea…also where we were staying we weren’t allowed to flush the toilet paper…

I think Japanese toilets are the coolest! i would totally import one ;) heated seats, sensor lids which open automatically, multiple wash and dry functions and auto flush…some of them even play etiquette noises whilst you go, and have a sensor operated tap on top so you can wash your hands…the only problem was i couldn’t read any of the instructions so it was all trial and error :(

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