フランスのトイレ事情
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Oh
so
Out of the countries you've ate. Yeah, you think that it's just as great as japan
Yeah, france. Mm-hmm
so
Is there ever going to be a possibility of you?
going to france
Moving permanently. Yeah, is it is it there? It's it's
Possible like honestly, is there any demerits like yeah, that's something that cannot beat japan. Yeah, so, um
there's one huge factor, okay of
france, okay, I didn't
Like okay is um
toilet
Oh
I see. Yeah
the the
the quality of their toilet
is
Really low. Okay. Well, I mean japan's toilet quality is
Higher it's the highest. Yeah, and um, maybe that's one but um
I mean, I want to say
Something to the france french government. They have to improve that
How bad is it? So, um, first of all
basically like generally, um, they don't have
um, you know
Let's say this is the toilet sure where you sit down. Sure
um, so you have the toilet itself and then you have
Um the lid. Yes, right. Yeah, you can open and close and then you have the place you sit
Yeah, you know the benza this yeah
um
So generally in france
There's no lid and there's no benza
oh
there's
There's nothing. How are they gonna? How are they gonna poo? I don't know. Oh shit
shit, how do
Okay, if you go to like hotels or like proper house, yeah or
um good restaurant
They have benza. They have beds. Okay. Yeah, so they can sit down. Yeah, for example like stations or like yeah
Public public toilet. Yeah
It's they have nothing nothing they they just have the
The toilet itself. Yeah the sink and that's it. Yeah
and um
Well, there's obviously there's no washlet
Yeah, obviously. Yeah. Yeah. I mean you care about the quality. Yeah of the toys. Yeah. Um
So that's a that's a huge
huge problem to me
So I guess people so in those types of toilets, they just they they they use their muscles
They're like muscles to just sort of not touch or they just go and touch it. They just sit on it
Yeah, I have to ask about that to my friends, but yeah still this I don't know how they
Do that
but I had um some
from some of my friends, but I
um when I was in high school, they
Try not touching like they they keep like that
They use their muscles and then they don't
So that they don't touch the uh-huh
The actual yeah
They didn't do that. What?
They really have to improve it then. Yeah, what wow, I don't know why
I really um
I don't know why like honestly, yeah
フランスの公共トイレの状況
They're still living like a hundred years back. Yeah
like the place you have like
Louvre
museums
fancy as
Crazy places like the richest museum in the world. Yeah, like you have those like crazy beautiful things and then
But the the public toilet is just what is this? Oh, man
Yeah
that's I I
I
Don't like that. Yeah, honestly. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's a big thing. That's a big thing. Yeah, that's a big thing
You you use it every day, you know, I do right. Yeah, we do shit every day. Yeah
Uh, we got to make that we got to change that right? Yeah, I have to I have to I wonder I really wonder why
I mean if someone could just
Export it. Yeah, but then just
Who wouldn't love japanese toilets, right? Yeah
I don't know
Yeah
Why?
Let me let me ask chat gpt, yeah, see how how they use the uh, those toilets, okay. Yeah. Yeah
um, so
I
went to paris
the other day
But the public
Bathrooms. Yes
And the thing is did you also have to pay for that? Uh
You have to pay for it and then it's still shitty
Yeah
You have to pay for that and then you just get inside and just oh, come on
That's terrible. That is terrible
Is it clean? Well
It's not that dirty though
it's not that dirty the place itself, but the
The machine or like the the facility itself is like really old old. Yeah
It's not dirty. Uh, it's not. Um
Yeah, it's not dirty as like you can find even in japan you go to like some random yeah
And yeah, yeah, yeah, it can be cruel bathroom. Yeah, it's dirty as fuck. It's not something like that. Yeah, it's clean. Okay, but the
The toilet itself. Yeah
Isn't as good as this is like rusty and old and I see yeah
um
I went to paris the other day, but the public bathroom did not have
What do you call that?
Did not have that seating that that
that
that
thing
you
you you you you
you can
flip
up and down
Yeah, we don't even know the name right we don't even care about right it's so obvious that we have them
This to sit on when we poop
Why
How do
People in paris. Yeah
use that when doing a
doing pooping
All right, let's see. Yeah, so 15 years ago my high school friends explained that to me
Some people stole
Stole them. They stole them. What do you mean stole them? I don't know they they stole their
They took out and they stole them
For what? I don't know
Crazy that's fucking crazy. Yeah, then you sell them maybe who the fuck would buy that shit?
フランスのトイレ文化
Yeah, but that's what they um explain that to me and I was like, okay if you say so but
So to from their perspective because people steal it
Yeah, the facility's just decided to install clothes that does not have the seating in the first right, right?
That's maybe for the first first few days. They have them but like but all the time
I don't know crazy. That's crazy. And I still don't know
If it's real or not
All right. Here's okay the answer that I got
A great question. You're not alone in being surprised by by this when visiting paris
Uh you what you're describing the toilet seat that flops up and down is uh is indeed a common
Uh in places like japan or u.s. However, and many public bathrooms in in france, including paris
Uh, there may be no toilet seat at all and here's why and how it works
uh
Why there are no toilet seats in black bathroom in paris hygiene concerns
Season public seats in public places can get very dirty quickly in high traffic areas
Many authorities believe it's cleaner to just not have seats at all rather than to deal with unclean ones
number two
Ease of cleaning no seat equals less things to clean or break it makes maintenance easier for the city or facility
three cultural habits many european especially public places tend to hover or
Squat slightly above the bowls to avoid touching it
So the absence of a seat doesn't matter, uh much to them for
vandalism and theft
Toilet seats in public bathrooms can get broken stolen or vandalized some places just gave up on replacing them
So how do people uh use poop without toilet seats?
Uh three one they hover many locals, uh will hover slightly above the bowl
Especially if they look dirty or doesn't have a seat at all two. Okay, they'll use a tissue or paper
Some people will line the rim of the bowl with toilet papers before sitting. Okay, three. Oh, they'll wait for a better toilet
What does that mean?
What does that mean if someone needs to poop and the toilet looks bad?
They might go to a cafe hotel or department store instead. Well, they have cleaner bathroom seats
That makes sense, yeah, so, you know, they're filling the same thing, okay, then why don't they replace I know that's why that's crazy
That's crazy. I mean honestly that's
If they improve that
They would be like a better city. Yeah, they would be a better city. I mean
Honestly, can you go to a department store and just use their bathroom or is that that you have to pay?
フランスでのウォシュレットの欠如
Uh, yeah, yeah pay you have to pay or they don't have they don't even bathroom provide. Oh, okay. I see. Yeah
Okay
So wow
So that was a huge problem
Yeah, yeah
They they have to they have to improve that have to improve that. Yeah when I arrived to Haneda
I then first went to inside the toilet
With the perfect toilet seat. Yeah wash that with that. Yes
All these buttons. Yeah. Yes my baby
I mean
Yeah, yeah, yeah, uh last week my ass started bleeding and I was like fuck okay, so I was like why am I
So and I and and I came to the conclusion i'm wiping my ass too hard. Okay. Yeah, too too hard too many times
And you know, I don't use washlets, right? So I then
Consulted a professional. Okay. Yeah professional ass
I they were like you should use the you should start using the washlet and they're like, yes, sir. Yes
I started using washlets. Oh, really? Yes. Okay. Okay ever since last week i've used uh, the washlet ever since okay
They're great
They're great
Yeah, they're great. I mean, you know, they get you clean without
Without you
You know frictioning up your your your anal yes
Uh, very comfortable. Yes, you know, all you gotta do is just like just tap it
Yeah, and then just wipe the water right? That's it. Very clean. Yeah, very clean
I guess that's one of the best inventions. Yeah human. Yes. Yes
Yes
Absolutely
I wonder if there's any like washlets in other countries
Um, yeah, well they don't have it in the u.s
Not in france. I don't know. What do you think about korea?
I don't know what i'm saying. I have no idea
Yeah, that's great. But I mean it can conquer the world. It can conquer. Yeah
I don't know why toto is not doing it. Yeah, right. We should go over everywhere. Yeah and just start fucking like
Yeah, just start doing it. Yeah
All right, thanks for listening guys, thank you. Bye
