How to use the toilet in India
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….
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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…
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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?
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