Korean Washrooms

Filed as: Korea FTW! // Responses: 17

One of the things Iâ€™m always interested in when travelling to other countries (because, after all, I travel so much), is what the washrooms are like. Are Asian toilets different than Canadian toilets? Are there different rules, different techniques, different traditions? The answer, ladies and gentlemen, is a resounding YES!

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Alice
Ahhh I never use those squatting toilets when I go to Korea because I can't do the "kimchi squat" (both feet flat on the ground and you're "comfortably" squatting down) that most Koreans can do
I love all of your videos. I'm watching almost every one of them. They make me miss Korea so much! I wanted to teach English in Korea this summer but couldn't because of the whole TESL certificate thing. Maybe next year!

eatyourkimchi
Glad you like our videos! And, hell, we can barely do the kimchi squat either! It's not easy at all.
Kath
my daughter is there now doing esl, no tesl cert, just college degree. little foxes is name of schoool

dakewang
now it makes me wonder if y'all from north america sit on a sitting toilet?
i mean especially when it comes to a public toilet.. sitting on it seems to be unsanitary..
i don't know if people from other countries do this, but i actually squat when i use a public sitting toilet.
well not squating on it, just bending my knee and keep a distance between my legs and the toilet..
it's kind of like standing, but with ur back facing the toilet you know what i'm saying?
kind of like doing kung fu everytime i use a public toilet ><
http://www.twitter.com/starzlem93 Lem
Reminds me of China's washrooms :
Anonymous
hehehe this makes me giggle. When i was in School in Australia a lot of kids were put off going on a school trip to Japan because they had heard horror stories about the bathrooms (that they didnt have any “normal” ones, and only had holes in the ground haha). Interesting. Is this only mens rooms, or are womens rooms (is that how you say that..?) the same?

http://twitter.com/allnaturalle80 stephanie lee
they are actually in women’s bathroom here in Korea.. most do not have toilet paper… it is actually consider more sanitary to use…

foreigner
A bit lame. Try the neighboring countries – Chinese toilets sometimes have squatting toilets without doors or walls, and north koreans seemed to have forgotten locks.
Rachael Murphy
Oh man, squattie potties! My first experience with one of those was in Russia in a monastery. It was elevated from the ground by six inches with convenient foot pads to stand on so you knew where your feet were supposed to go. Everybody else on the trip was grossed out by it, but I was actually thankful because it was probably the most sanitary bathroom stop I’d made during the entire trip, even though the bathroom itself left a lot to be desired.
http://twitter.com/LoveinTokio Dilyara!
This is actually common in a lot of Asian countries, for example in Kazakhstan where I grew up, that is how the toilets are in schools and WE DON’T HAVE DOORS. We have side walls but the front is completely open and everyone sees. Also, no toilet paper.Â
http://www.facebook.com/people/Eunji-Choi/717322889 Eunji Choi
no this is not usual thing in Korea
But I know that you would know this too by now
http://twitter.com/Aimiewillard12 Aimie Willard
wow~
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_LRMGKOMKFKTJCS2XCC2SIWNJQQ Jonghyun
First, apologize my short English but plz understand that. As one of Korean, I’m pretty impressed about how shallow of these guy’s knowledge about Korea even though he has such a big blog about Korea. This toilet in video looks like a one in public schools. Surly, EVERY toilet has a wall. The last toilet without the wall is originally for the handicapped people but looks like somebody broke the wall. You can see the larger space of the last toilet compared to the ones next to it, the reason is that the last one has a space for wheelchair. In addition, this toilet is NOT a common thing in Korea. You probably don’t go to the high schools in Korea so I guess you never see this kind of scene in other places.

Anonymous
Congratulations on calling them out on a video over three years old.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001390973780 Mary Thao
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would be really shock,too…well, not shock but very surprise..
Anonymous
lol thats kind of unnecessary
Anonymous
eh???