It's always nice when a Dominican explains that toilet paper should not be flushed in the toilet even though the name "toilet paper" suggest just that! It will plug the toilet and it's not the fault of the toilet they are designed that way. Its the dumb gringos fault. Like expecting electricty in an zone that states 24/7 electricity....Maybe toilet paper should be renamed "paper you-throw-in-a-bucket-beside-the-toilet-after-you-wipe-your-ass". Its also very pleasant when you enter someones bathroom to enjoy the sight of a bucket filled with "**** paper" and the obvious pleasant smell.
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Missing toilet seats
It's always nice when a Dominican explains that toilet paper should not be flushed in the toilet even though the name "toilet paper" suggest just that! It will plug the toilet and it's not the fault of the toilet they are designed that way. Its the dumb gringos fault. Like expecting electricty in an zone that states 24/7 electricity....Maybe toilet paper should be renamed "paper you-throw-in-a-bucket-beside-the-toilet-after-you-wipe-your-ass". Its also very pleasant when you enter someones bathroom to enjoy the sight of a bucket filled with "**** paper" and the obvious pleasant smell.
I live in a houseful of women...
A ****ed on or left up toilet seat is a major offense..... very punishable.
In my next house here in RD, I will install a urinal...
and hope the women don't start to prefer it.
Imagine, just hike that skirt up a bit , genuflect ......... and voila !!
Job done....
If I put in the right sized one.... they can face either way
https://www.google.com.do/search?q=...iVuH4M:;Pz9iHKskDLH7tM:&imgrc=Yip6oxcxiVuH4M:
A ****ed on or left up toilet seat is a major offense..... very punishable.
In my next house here in RD, I will install a urinal...
and hope the women don't start to prefer it.
Imagine, just hike that skirt up a bit , genuflect ......... and voila !!
Job done....
If I put in the right sized one.... they can face either way
https://www.google.com.do/search?q=...iVuH4M:;Pz9iHKskDLH7tM:&imgrc=Yip6oxcxiVuH4M:
I saw a *septic* tank installed a month or so ago. 6'x6' and two cinder blocks deep for an apt building. They covered it with roofing, then poured a couple inches of mortar on top.
I remember not that long ago(15 years?) when the TP wasn't anything that would dissolve or break down. We use Familia brand and it's almost as good as some American brands. But the cheap stuff will still clog pipes and won't break down. Fifty to a hundred pesos a week for TP is a lot for the poor folks. Mi esposa insists I'm gonna clog up the pipes, but I haven't had any problems in over a year.
I remember not that long ago(15 years?) when the TP wasn't anything that would dissolve or break down. We use Familia brand and it's almost as good as some American brands. But the cheap stuff will still clog pipes and won't break down. Fifty to a hundred pesos a week for TP is a lot for the poor folks. Mi esposa insists I'm gonna clog up the pipes, but I haven't had any problems in over a year.
you can expect electric power 24/7, all the time, IF you are lucky enough to have a neighbor that is a V.I.P in the government............
*Tambo, you just gave me good laugh thinking about an advertising campaign in Spanish for Toto in the Dominican Republic.
I was also curious about that. I went to hotels that had signs in the bathroom that said please don't flush the paper. I was like "Yeah Right". As time went on I noticed used paper in buckets in many toilets private and commercial locations. Then one day in Juan Dolio down near Banco Popular some poor soul was digging in a pond of black water with a hooked pole pulling what appeared to be toilet paper and other garbage out of the sewer. I have seen that in the capital also. I don't know if it was the TP that causing that. But I started throwing the TP in the bucket so if its connected, the problem may be avoided. I just ball it up good and dump it regular.
Asked mi girl fren about the problems with Dominican bath rooms.........She said that always happens, first they steal the toilet paper( if there is any) then they steal the toilet seat( if not broken)........then they come back and steal the door(if there is one)......what do they do with all this stuff????
that?s easy...they build toilets.
if you ever go to a chica bar, you can always tell when one of them has to take a slash. she goes to the cashier, who gives her a paper napkin to wipe her suzy. they can?t leave toilet paper in the head, or the first girl in there will put it in her handbag.
And I am told by reliable sources,
Women's toilets are much filthier than the men's.
Go figure.... applies to all continents and countries*
Women's toilets are much filthier than the men's.
Go figure.... applies to all continents and countries*
known fact. one would have thought otherwise, but the reality is that women?s toilets are disgraceful by comparison.
We have toilet paper control at the school for the same reasons. Actually mainly so kids don't waste it but also to make sure none goes home in purses. We have toilet seats.
My rule...always carry some tissue/toilet paper and wipes when venturing out. I try very hard to avoid using public restrooms in most places but when nature calls what can you do.
except for places like La Sirena, don?t expect to find tushie paper in a Dominican public restroom.
And that's the reason I make sure and carry some wipes in my purse at all times when traveling to the DR.