On Saturday, some of my oldest and dearest friends from high school got together and gathered 'round a bonfire to eat hot dogs and drink adult beverages and play some rousing games of "would you rather?"- but the real intention for Saturday evening's festivities was to bid bon voyage to my friend Ty, who left for Afghanistan this week. [Tangent: It has been forever since I have been to a good quality bonfire and it was perfection. Although, I am pretty sure the inhaled concoction of smoke and deep woods Off! has angered my allergies. Oh well, you live ya learn.] My friend Ty joined the Army about 4-5 years ago, after she had graduated college and started a career- kinda the opposite of the way most people do it, but she has always been the gal to go against expectations.
this is my visualization of what Ty looked like in combat in Iraq- very troop beverly hills |
I am in no position to judge any other culture, especially given the US's ridiculous celebrated obesity epidemic, so I will just say that this news is fascinating to me.
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potty humor and puns. magnifique. |
I was a little in disbelief, and kinda thought some people had lied to my friend as a way of hazing her Army style, but no: I confirmed today per my friend Tyler, a teacher in Saudi Arabia, that indeed hand wiping is "a thing" in many cultures. He concluded that many bathrooms in his neck of the sand were consistently swampy and water-logged due to bathroom-goers hosing off their hands post poop. Consider my mind a bit boggled.
Before you get all judgey and weird and high-horsey, please consider that this is not the rule across the board, but is just an aspect of their culture. There are likely things about the US that other countries find illogical.
I'm going to pass on comments about the poop/hand thing. (I knew that) and say .....
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY TY! God bless you and keep you safe!!
just had to let you know that i have that rupaul book. and it's awesome. i've read it 3 times. the first chapter is devoted to his drag transformation. it is magical.
ReplyDeleteThis is also a thing in Asian cultures.
ReplyDeleteThe way it was explained to me is this...if you were walking along the beach and stepped in Dog shit, would you A) wipe it off with toilet paper or B) stick you foot in the ocean.
Most people choose B) which is the reason why water + hand is 'superior'. I still can't get behind it, but I understand the thought process.
This just exploded my mind grapes. Now if only I could find a paper towel to clean this up.
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