Ninety Nine... No, not my age...

I sense a food blog coming on :-)

Can't understand what the big issue is with the bog seat being left up....
We need it up, you need it down..you don't ever hear men moaning when they find the seat down....

This is why a gay relationship has always appealed to me....no arguments about the toilet seat.

deborose: I discovered that bit about urine splash-back many years ago, so at the risk of outing myself as a wuss, I can tell everyone here now that I always kneel down to have a pee. If I'm in a public, I never use the urinals, and will wait till a cubicle is free. This has the added advantage of avoiding public shock and incredulity when I whip out Dixon. He hates being stared at.

SueChris: I've been to southern Spain three times in the last 10 years and can testify to your account. Made me feel embarrassed to be British. Some parts of Spain are like Blackpool, although I'm sure there are many other places that are fantastic. By the same token, I tend not to hang about with expats here in Japan, and have sort of "gone native".

I was thinking that there wasn't anything that really got my goat, there was only small things that mildly irritated me and would never bring on a full rant...
Rubbernecking..annoying but then they usually end up in an accident of their own, i find pointing and laughing at them and their dented car has a similar effect on their ego and also deals with the frustration of the traffic cue i have just sat in.
So i am mild mannered.... Well i was until someone mentioned the Benidorm Brits!!!!
What a damn embarrassment, for locals to see those ignorant, flabby beetroots drinking Watneys red barrel and singin' "I luv the costa brava" whilst cewing on calamari and complaining that "the bloody onion rings in England aint chewy like this, bloody Stavros is trying to poison me, OIH STAVROS, YER ONION RINGS ARE SHITE!"

And the other thing that really pisses me off is when you are using a touch pad to type a massive rant and you hit the +Comment tab instead of the preempted word sitting directly below and get cut off in yer prime....grrrrr

Now chill, relax and breath...

Apparently there are more and more men that prefer to sit rather than stand to have a jimmy..
Gotta admit, i am one. Gives me a chance to catch up on the days events and have a giggle at the blog comments.
And Deb, you are correct about closing the bog lid. Apparently the nasty water droplets can spray upto 20ft, covering your bathroom in urea and fecal matter, but more so the person leaning over the bog to flush it...
Lid down please, i would rather not get a face full.

Welcum: Think that just about covers everything, doesn't it? :-)

Deb,
Is it not possible to create a place where they can go so we don't have the wetherspoons crowd in the UK either?
I am thinking maybe an island somewhere, build high rise tower blocks with swimming pools and every other building is a bar serving wife beater on tap and a roast dinner with proper yorkshires like we ave back 'ome!
I am thinking the island New Britainit would be ideal, cos it sounds like Britain, its far enough away and it has an active volcano there.
Was a shame about Krakatoa!

Can't help but ask.....are Sisy & Skebbie the new Fran and Anna double act? :-) x

I will openly admit i'm 'The Grinch' when it comes to all things christmas Grrrrr Bah Humbug and all that.....

I visited one of those toilets where they played piped music. All was fine, I listened to all the beautiful melodies wafting around the cubicle. Then disaster struck ! They played The National Anthem and I immediately stood up without thinking !
Sue, there is no question that The Daily Mail is more xenophobic than The Sun......Sun readers would not even know what xenophobic meant !..and at least the Mail crossword taxes the brain a bit more !

"are Sisy & Skebbie the new Fran and Anna double act?"

I would answer if I knew who they were :-) Been away too long :-)
However, I would say any perceived interaction is entirely coincidental :-)

...Gosh!!! I am now picturing many bathroom moments here...img src="imagesadultemoticons026.gif" ...It brought memories of my time in Harbin (ciy near border with Russia). I was going skiiing and someone needed the toilet...It was minus 35. The driver stopped into what it looked like a Stone Henge Wall...We all got off the bus...I went in and OMG, one everythng freezes in two seconds and two, the flush does not work....img src="imagesadultemoticons025.gif" I run away...

Now, OP. Well, Buying gifts for people for sure...lol...But when you live in a place where there are so many cultural differences, it teaches you, there is no point to be stressed about things. Therefore, I usually go with the flow, meaning I block, ignore, or join and enjoy. lol

Open, honestly I don't know where we got the idea Chinese are shy....Even today in Beijing, we get toilets without doors...

I prefer to die by bladder than going into one....lol

Manners. I like to be polite, and if politeness is returned with a smile it more than doubles the pleasure - can make the day!!

Sisyphuss,
Gotta love Oz, brilliant idea the bottle stop.
Getting a case of ice cold VB loaded straight into your car on the way home on a Friday night is great...
Couldnt understand why my Falcon didn’t have a bottle opener already fitted into the dash.
Ford are missing a bloody trick there!

So creative with your time hey, genius!

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