Kiran Jonnalagadda’s Blog

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Toilet training for grown-ups

It is somewhat telling that we live in a society where one can’t be trusted to know how to behave.

On the one hand these are places of entertainment and consumption, where you are the supreme being, the entity to please whom all this exists. On the other hand, you are being constantly reminded of what acceptable behaviour constitutes.

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  wild_guy — Mar 11, 2008 4:17:18 PM — # ↩

  I was on the look for the *How to keep your toilet clean* poster for quite some time. Now I will take print outs and paste them in all the toilet rooms in my office. Thanks..:-)
  
  -Krish
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  Anonymous — Mar 11, 2008 7:07:23 PM — # ↩

  What’s wrong with you? Most indians still use Indian style toilets and really have no idea about how to use the western. I, on the other hand, now know exactly how US returned people feel since I am no longer comfortable in using the Indian style. :)
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    Kiran Jonnalagadda — Mar 11, 2008 7:22:56 PM — # ↩

    It’s not the instruction that is a bother, but the implicit assertion of what they think of their customers:
    
    “son, welcome to civilisation. this is for all your comfort (and we really do want your money), but first you’ve got to lose your disgusting rustic habits. here’s how you’re supposed to behave.”
    
    The mall’s not at fault. They’re doing what it takes to keep the place running. The curious bit is in the image the mall projects (sophisticated, luxurious, etc) contrasted with their expectation of an actual customer as revealed by such signs.
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  thaths — Mar 13, 2008 8:17:17 AM — # ↩

  What the hell is sick figure in coordinates (3,1) doing? And isn’t (3,2) a repeat of (1,1)?
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    Kiran Jonnalagadda — Mar 13, 2008 11:20:50 AM — # ↩

    (3,1) is washing bottom sitting on the floor using the provided bidet pipe. (3,2) is washing bottom while squatting on the pot. (1,1) is merely crapping while squatting.