In ancient Rome, going to toilet was a social event. You would gather your friends, family and neigbours and go together to public latrines like this:
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You see the all the sticks lying on the ground, for now just remember those. I will come back to it.
Now some real photos of Latrines of the Roman era:
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You would sit on the holes doing your business. There will be flowing water under the seat. You can have an engaged conversation with the person sitting next. And obviously while fully watching, hearing and smelling everyone’s business.
Now one more photo of a public toilet.
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Now back to the stick on the ground. The stick would have a sponge at the end. Which the Romans will soak in water and clean their bum. Well, you did not expect them to have toilet papers or bidets, did you?
I am gonna go out on a limb and say we, modern people may find this quite weird.
[FONT=tahoma]* So ile design we huambia majamaa muende mushike kamoja, hivo ndo ungeambia majamaa muende muangushe kamoja. Slayqueens walikua wanapelekwa choo :D:D[/FONT]
Hehehehe, huko ushagoo ata sai kuna wasee hupanda certain plants karibu na pit latrines. Hizo plants hua na leaves conducive for that function, just incase hauna TP
In Beijing in 2014 after gesticulating to be shown where to pee, while taking care not to be misinterpreted as vulgar, I was directed to a structure 40 meters from the drink den.
Inside the structure were two rows of about 60 holes and above one was a squatter with a tablet busy doing his number two, I suppose.
I dumped my pee but I thought it was a very awkward arrangement.
But I guess better hivyo than the India way.
