WHY MALAYSIA HAS THE WORST TOILETS IN THE WORLD
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5666/20791769386_bdc489cc57_b.jpgHaving lived in a number of different countries, I can safely say that even though certain parts of Asia have developed and progressed at a tremendous rate, their plumbing systems have not. I thought that Thailand and South Korea were bad enough with their little sanitary bins BESIDE the toilet to throw your disgusting, used toilet paper in (isn’t the entire reason that toilets flush things away, to prevent all these unwanted germs AND SMELLS spreading?!)But it turns out that Malaysia actually tops these countries with the most unhygienic toilets we’ve ever seen. Even our local Malaysian friends agree with us on this point. So here’s why we think that Malaysia has the worst toilets in the world…
[*]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/581/20752065752_d71907aa10_b.jpgA toilet in a nearby kampung( village). No bum gun. Just a shared bucket.
[*]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/754/20573864198_b0dc4f3595_b.jpgThis is the bathroom Vaughan had to use at a students home for a year.
1. YOU’LL ALWAYS LEAVE THE TOILET WITH WET FEET.There really is no reason in God’s green earth why your feet should get wet in a public toilet stall, but in Malaysia this is almost unavoidable. I have never entered a toilet stall that doesn’t look like it’s been showered in. What I affectionately dubbed the ‘bum gun’ is the water hose responsible for this. It is custom in many countries to use this hose instead of toilet paper to clean your unmentionable bits.Which is fine, but that doesn’t mean I want to walk or dip my toes into the water you’ve just cleaned yourself with. Gross.
[*]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5619/20735596746_798f33d34c_b.jpgA typical shopping mall toilet.
[*]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/771/20761864515_e523b611ee_b.jpgMcDonalds. The water is coming from the toilet next door!
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5756/20140502053_ae59c8444e_b.jpgWater in the general hand washing area.
2. SHOE MARKS ON THE TOILET BOWL.For every 5 squatter toilets in a shopping mall bathroom, there is 1 “sit-down” toilet bowl. Once you see the shoe scuffs and marks left behind on the toilet seat, you will go running to find a squatter. A friend of mine from the Middle East explained that he grew up only ever seeing squatter style loo’s so once he saw a western toilet bowl as a child, he continued to squat up onto it ( an incredible feat I imagine).But you must be joking if you think I’ll sit on the same spot where you’ve just put your dirty shoes. And worst yet, when squatting that it’s common make certain…erm…“errors in judgement” and those errors usually land up on the back of the toilet seat *runs screaming for the hills*.
[*]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/652/20768418191_7b8fda3b4f_b.jpgThe result. A toilet on a Malaysian Train. – Seth Mazow
[*]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/65/218837394_c926c8cf23_b.jpgThankfully they are educating the people about the dangers.
3. THE SMELL.There is no photo in the world that can accurately convey the smell of Malaysian bathrooms (which we have endured here nearly everyday) and living in rural Malaysia only makes matters worse, but not even top end malls in the big cities are free of these disturbing smells. Sure, it’s a toilet so we can assume it should smell bad. But there are limits!In our home of Cape Town, South Africa most toilets have all unwanted scents masked by fragrant air fresheners or germ-killing cleaning detergents, here that doesn’t seem to be the case. The fact that so much wee-enhanced water stagnates on the floor, (and some squatters are literally just long-drops) means that the smell just wafts around, doesn’t help matters.Nor does the fact that everyone seems to smoke while in the loo too (again, extremely impressive!) The smoke hangs thick in air and the scent sort of sticks to you. Vaughan says it smells like prison toilets. I really would prefer a hole in the ground beneath a tree.
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8582/16705498862_f30a7641c0_b.jpgAfraid to lift the lid?
4. YOU MAY HAVE TO PAY.It’s always hilarious to me that the worst public toilets require you to pay an entrance fee. It’s customary not to use toilet paper here in Malaysia and most toilets frequently run out of the little toilet paper that there is. So some people have spotted this entrepreneurial opportunity and charge patrons for not only tissues (which is fine with us) but also for bathroom upkeep (which would be fine if they actually cleaned the bathrooms!)I came to close to tears of joy when I first entered a toilet in Vietnam (after living in Malaysia for a year) which had clean, dry floors, toilet paper and an air freshener – who knew these things could provide such unadulterated joy!?
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5723/20573889430_cfc6ca823c_b.jpgPopular KL shopping mall – Publika. Yes someone decided to trim their dangly bits! They were all over the urinal, and the floor. Ewwwww…
5. YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE EQUILIBRIUM OF A KUNG FU MASTER.Even before I was pregnant visiting a squatter here was a precarious business. If it’s not the wet floors and slippery porcelain foot holds that are trying to kill you, it’s my clothes which I’m trying to save from being drenched in said water!Usually I’m clutching my bag under one armpit, holding my tissues in my one hand and hiking up my pants in another whilst perching astride the hole-of-death on my tip-toes.Vaughan, who is bigger than me and has less balance, admits that to avoid getting his clothes soaked he has to get almost completely naked and then if there’s no hook on the door, he has to hold everything was balancing!
[*]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5821/20575123449_d7c0ebbb54_b.jpgNo place to hang or put anything. This is for the experts.
[*]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5753/20138906604_ff76a7017a_b.jpgThis one always makes me laugh. Two guys simply cannot fit in there.
[*]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5791/20573494920_141c45d0c5_b.jpgThe “bum gun.” How would you feel about sharing this with others?
[*]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/711/20752085582_e3d15a6b53_b.jpgWhen there’s no “bum gun” you’ll have to make do with the bucket.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5667/20768410701_9c1a176b3b_b.jpgThe water goes down and the smell comes up. Lovely.
Yes, we will miss many things about Malaysia (like these things) but the toilets are not one of them!South Africa, we miss your toilets!Have you experienced shocking toilets like this here or anywhere else in the world?
Filed Under: Malaysia, TravelTagged With: asia, bathrooms, malaysia, toiletshttp://1.gravatar.com/avatar/dc51dda4f80a9630b566cfba6967d034?s=70&r=gABOUT LAUREN MCSHANELauren Manuel McShane is the Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of The Travel Manuel. Six continents later she still has itchy feet and wanderlust for adventure in all corners of the earth. She recently married the love of her life and together they are traveling the world pausing only to find work, take photos and write about it. Find her on Twitter @TheTravelManuel or here onGoogle +.
Paling terukkkkk tandas lelaki dekat sekolah..............hahaha 'Welcomes to Malaysia.....Malaysia Boleh!'. Belum tgk toilet kat restaurant mamak lg ew...:mad: Tgh sedap2 berendam dlm bathtub, sekali ternampak daki2 lumut kat bawah mangkuk jamban. Padahai otel 4star tuuu. Yucksss Who are the users? Malaysians la. Yg gebang besar mcm first class citizens, tp hakikatnya low class attitude. Iols penah singgah kat satu rnr nih. Nak terkucil je. Ada 5 toilet tp cam 2 je boleh guna. Org2 dok beratur tggu turn. Iols tgk toilet last tu jenis duduk..terus masuk, kembang tekak..nasib baik tak muntah. Minah bangang mana berak tak pam sampai dah kembang taik2 tu..yucckkksss! Iols igtkn pam rosak..skali iols tarik pam, elok je haa. Tak jd nak terkucil..anak plak berak. Iols basuh berak anak je. Yg lain pas iols masuk..baru la nak masuk. Td dok pakat geli. Tp mmg geli pun. Sial btl perangai :huffy: BuBuComey replied at 25-1-2016 02:08 PM
Iols penah singgah kat satu rnr nih. Nak terkucil je. Ada 5 toilet tp cam 2 je boleh guna. Org2 dok...
R&r selalu macam tu. Macam r&r tapah pun punyalah banyak toilet, tapi bermasalah sangat toilet dia. Dengan basahnya, dengan busuknya, dengan hancingnya. Padahal cleaners dia ada ja dok melepak dalam tu n kerap gak bersihkan toilet. Mentaliti orang2 malaysia ni kot agaknya. Toilet busuk n kotor then bilik kepam n kitchen kotor nak mampos xpa, yang penting baju tudung sluar kasut smua cantik2 n trendy. Dan oh, make up sekilo. BuBuComey replied at 25-1-2016 02:08 PM
Iols penah singgah kat satu rnr nih. Nak terkucil je. Ada 5 toilet tp cam 2 je boleh guna. Org2 dok...
Aku kalau jumpe yg mcm ni haruslah tgh makan pun aku terbayang :I She needs to check out toilets in her ancestral continent of africa. Then shell know what the worst toilets in the world look like mmg sgt jijik... dan masalah jupe taik x flush i slalu jupe...
msa kt rnr gak, toilet pack tp ada 1 ni xde sapa msuk pun.. i gigih bka tgk nape..
ada taik, dgn jijiknya i gagahi diri test flush tu, elok he cuma kna tekan kuat skit....
lega i sbb mmg nk trkucil sgt dah...
elok lpas i kuar, berpusu berebut la sbb dh bersih... puii
pengguna pemalas pengotor satu hal..
cleaner pemalas pun satu hal jugak..
pstu klu kena plak pengurusan yg mls baiki toilet rosak...
mydin mall BM tu, baru sgt buka, dah mcm2 rosak..
ntah apa yg dorg buat..
psl lantai toilet basah, klu bersih xpe..
sbb kt rumah i pun mmg basah je toilet sbb slalu i bersihkan..
dah basuh berak pun pkai air n sabun kan, nk elak basah cmne..
tp basah yg bersih la..
bkn jijik cm toilet awam tuh.. skinsandstars replied at 25-1-2016 02:48 PM
R&r selalu macam tu. Macam r&r tapah pun punyalah banyak toilet, tapi bermasalah sangat toilet dia ...
Kan..kesian + nyampah ngan org2 yg malas nak flush lepas guna. Bukannya boleh patah tangan kalau tarik pam tu kan. Kdg2 masuk tu tgk ada kesan tapak kaki kat tempat duduk. Gigih iols ambik tisu byk2, buh sabun sket pastu tonyoh sket then siram air. Pastu lap balik ngan tisu. Nak melepas pun tak senang :lol:
Kalau nak cangkung, pi lah melepas kat cangkung bkn tandas duduk. Jajabeans replied at 25-1-2016 03:15 PM
Aku kalau jumpe yg mcm ni haruslah tgh makan pun aku terbayang
Hahahah, mmg pun uols. Iols seharian kesurupan lepas kejadian tu betul la tu...kalau public toilet mmg hazab wei...kekadang bwk mak aku jenjalan p shopping complex die mst akn suruh kiteorang survey dlu tandas elok n bersih ke x...kalau kotor die gigih tahan sampai balik umah...dah la die OKU...kesian mak aku...pehtu yg tandas duduk ade yg bedul p cangkung berbekas wei tapak kasut...sengal tol.... Aku penah Q toilet Alamanda, bila turn aku utk masuk jamban cangkung dtg this Chin*s* lady out of nowhere terus masuk, tutup pintu & buat kerja. Dia finally bukak pintu & keluar tapi takde bunyi flush. Aku tolak pintu nak masuk, rupanya2 dia tinggalkn jongkong emas dlm mangkuk. Ni jadi in 2010/11... sampai sekarang aku ada banyak persoalan :mad: Celaka sangat perangai seorang lelaki celop, dia kata dia memang akan cangkung di tandas duduk sebab geli mangkuk tandas tu ada vontot lain penah duduk. KimK. Kemdian expect org lain gesel ponggong di bekas tapak kasut dia? Nk pki tandas pon xreti..sbb tu skrg ni me takkn gi giant tesco n yg sewaktu dengannya..yg rasa2 byk bangla indon or malaysian yg thp pendidikn darjah 3 banyak pergi..toilet sure busuk gila2.. https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8582/16705498862_f30a7641c0_b.jpg
paling horor ni la sbbnya aku trauma bila kena gi check toilet kat pasar yg mohon projek upgrading... sblm pi, isi perut ala kadar sbb x nak isi perut tkeluar blk bila pi check toilet.. lps abis check, pun tunggu berjam-jam dulu baru blh mkn... Itu le realitynya kebanyakan tandas2 awam kat Malaysia.Kadang kesian gak dengan akak cleaner ni, baru je dia cuci spray kasi kering kasi wangi datang geng ulu banat tah dari mana habis bersepai lecak balik balik tandas tu.Kot ya pun kat rumah dah besa dirus air kat lantai tandas tolong le jangan buat sebegitu masa guna tandas awam.
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