Sujet : Re: OT: Converting miles/km
De : Silvano (at) *nospam* noncisonopernessuno.it (Silvano)
Groupes : sci.lang alt.usage.englishDate : 22. Sep 2024, 21:16:31
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occam hat am 22.09.2024 um 18:30 geschrieben:
On 22/09/2024 14:29, Janet wrote:
On my bucket-list; test-driving a Japanese-style
washlet toilet.
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Must be the whole shebang with voice activated commands,
warm water bum wash and hot air dryer.
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Have you started learning Japanese for the voice activation part? One
wrong intonation, and the seat may incinerate your privates.
Just for your education, Japanese is NOT a tonal language. I do agree,
though, that you'd better learn the relevant ideograms before you use a
Japanese toilet, especially this one:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilets_in_Japan#/media/File:Wireless_toilet_control_panel_w._open_lid.jpg>
Perhaps you're lucky and can use this one:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilets_in_Japan#/media/File:Modern_japanese_toilet.jpg>
I wonder what's the difference between shower and bidet here. Spray
height, as the picture suggests? I also wonder what you should do to
just flush your piss or poo.