The hole in the ground!!

So on our way from Bangkok to Koh Chang Jenna and I went to use the toilet at the bus stop...usually a horrendous experience, this bathroom however, was all decked out with flowers, decorations and was uber clean....but Jenna was a little shocked when she saw that she would have to pee in a hole in the ground!!! I saw that there was a western toilet at the end but didnt tell her as she needed to experience Asian toilets!!! When she was finished I gave her a 'lesson' including a demonstration of how to use the toilet, which way to face so that nothing splashes up at you, where to put your feet, and a full description of how bad the toilets can get!!! All the while our bus was apparently waiting for us!! We hopped on the bus and were telling Ash about our toilet experience when a guy came on the bus a few seats ahead of us...he sat down beside his friend and said "I just heard the funniest conversation in the bathroom...there were these 2 girls and..." He continued to tell his friend about our conversation in the bathroom....we were laughing so hard, it was hilarious!!!


And now Ashley's version...

Megan I were both surprised with Jenna not having jet lag
(probably due to her pill popping on the plane) and how well she was adapting to
Bangkok. Well there really isn't much to adapt to as it is like any other major
big city as it has all teh amenities of home, just a few differences like
language and street vendors. And since we really just took her shopping for
her first couple days, that wasn't much different than at home. She also didn't have the culture shock of arriving and having to hostel ight away with just a fan room and a cold shower. She had luxury at Sam's apartment with our own room, hot shower, own bathroom, cooking facilities, big screen TV, and air con. Can't get much better afteryou have flown for 24 hours and feel like crap. But her first culture shock happened when we stopped at the bus stop to use the bathroom and she was exposed to the lovely squat toilets. What a shock that was and she actually got a nice one on her first visit as well so I don't know about her complaining....hahah. I unfortunatly missed out on this incident as I went and waited for them on teh bus, but Meg decided to demonstrate and give a full in detail description on how to use them. Apparently you could them talking in the guys room as the guy who was
going in the men's side heard it all and burst out laughing when he got back
on the bus and was informing his buddies all about the weirdest conversation he
overheard in teh women's toilet. Way too funny as I new right away that it
would have been Meg and Jenna. It was a good thing that I stayed on
the bus because it tried to pull away with out them as they were taking forever
with this explanation and I had to tell teh driver to wait. Way too funny
but it was great to see a new persons reaction to something we have both gotten
used to. It was the same with always carrying toilet paper with you for
these lovely times and of course Jenna had no clue about this aswell and
it was another lovely surprise. This is the first real culture shock we have come across so far, but I am sure there will be more to come along hte way. We all got a good laugh out of this one for awhile which was great and I am sure the guys in
front of us will be telling that story to their friends as I am sure they
found it hilarious aswell. I just can't wait until we get to a bus stop break
where they only have teh toilets where you literally go on the floor and it
drains into a little hole in the corner....that will really make me laugh!


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