Indians don’t use toilet paper
Learn how to use an “eastern latrine” from Wilbur
If you want to learn how to use an Indian toilet, and have a good laugh too, watch this hilarious video from Wilbur Sargunaraj. If you travel in India, you may find you actually need this information: Aside from modern homes and high-end hotels, most of the toilets in India are holes-in-the-floor with water and no paper. This is a good skill to learn; trust me on this one.
By the way, Wilbur is actually a very talented musician, as well as a cultural ambassador extraordinaire. This is from his Wikipedia entry: “He is widely known as India’s first YouTube sensation. He has racked up nearly 3.1 million views for his unique music and instructional videos. And he comes with the added promise of ‘Quality, First Class, Sargunaraj Trademark.’ What his videos lack in production sheen, they make up for in unabashed entertainment.”
I will be profiling him on Breathedreamgo soon. We had a chance to meet while he was in Toronto and I found him to be a warm and wonderful person – and also very good-looking, behind his comic persona! Click more to watch the video.
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Lol. Indeed it did not fail me to laugh. But seriously, they do not use toilet paper? Wow. I’d be really surprise if I get to India especially in their toilet.
Thanks for comment Realtree. On a serious note, the world should be glad that India — with 1.2 billion people — does not use toilet paper. In fact, Indians use a small fraction of the world’s resources, compared to people in North America and Europe.
By the way, once you get used to this system, you will never go back!
I love him and am jealous that you met him!
watching him always brings me back home to Tamil Nadu….sigh….
ok folks there are western toilets in india not everywhere. But I have never gone to india without taking my toilet paper a must for your packing list. Trust me easy to pack
Yes, I carry tissue too, but sometimes you have to go with the flow
it is good to see…
I can see the logic in using the toilet this way, but I’m just not used to leaving the toilet with my butt wet! How do you deal with that? Or do you just get used to water (and what else) dripping down your legs?
To Donna,
If your wait a min, in the squat position, water will drip off. If you wear underwear, it will absorb some.If not you will feel a little wet. You can always wipe it with a cloth, like you do after a bath.If you dont wipe, its any way cool.Since India is a little hot place.
did anyone ever tell you, that u look gorgeous in the garb u r wearing in this pic! Ravishing! and that Kate Hudson looks like u… just a tad… just a tad… and ya ur blog is wonderful… just need some elephants……. cheerios!
Thank you for posting this informative video…I live here in the States and stumbled across a website by accident advertising the “Squatty Potty” and after watching their video explaining our new Western Civilization in regards to our bathrooms w/commode and compairing the correct way to use the bathroom in regards to how our bodies are Anatomically…sure makes a whole lot of sense Health-wise. All the reviews were “POSITIVE” in regards to those who used the “Squatty Potty”. We here in the States could learn something from these guys. Our method here in the States with the modern toilet/commode, is not a healthy way for the human body to defecate. Again, thank you for sharing & God Bless!