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0My friend told me a story of her boss today. It was his first trip to Asia and as an American, he'd always used a toilet bowl when he went to bathroom. What he didn't know was in the other part of the planet, it's common for restrooms to have 'bowless' toilets. In fact, some Asian countries only have bowless toilets in restrooms. For those of you who still have no clue what a bowless toilet looks like, it's sort of like a toilet bowl but [burried in the floor]( Is the description correct?). The surface of the bowl is at the floor level and another major difference is the brim... it's much wider! So, he happened to walk into a bowless stall. At first,02br
00he thought to use it just like a normal toilet bowl. Needless to say, it struck him. Though Westerners tend to have bigger butts, they are no match for the size of the bowl. <Smile> After thinking for some time, he decided it was wiser to swallow his [pride/dignity] and ask a local. The local guy found it funny but politely told him to use another stall with a normal bowl. He later found out how they operate- Squatting is the key. He had a good laugh.02br
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1font 01del 00My friend told me a story of 02del 00A friend of mine told me a story about 02font 00her boss today. It was his first trip to Asia01font 01b 00,02b 02font 00 and as an American, he'd always used a toilet bowl when he went to 01font 00the02font 00 bathroom. What he didn't know was 01font 00that02font 00 in the other part 01font 00(in another part)02font 00 of the planet, it's common for restrooms to have 'bowl01b 01font 00l02font 02b 00ess' toilets.

  • 1font 01del 00My friend told me a story of 02del 00A friend of mine told me a story about 02font 00her boss today.
  • It was his first trip to Asia01font 01b 00,02b 02font 00 and as an American, he'd always used a toilet bowl when he went to 01font 00the02font 00 bathroom.
  • What he didn't know was 01font 00that02font 00 in the other part 01font 00(in another part)02font 00 of the planet, it's common for restrooms to have 'bowl01b 01font 00l02font 02b 00ess' toilets.
  • In fact, some Asian countries only have bowl01font 01b 00l02b 02font 00ess toilets in restrooms.
  • 02font 00 [burried in the floor]( Is the description correct?
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1font01del00My friend told me a story of 02del00A friend of mine told me a story about 02font00her boss today. It was his first trip to Asia01font01b00,02b02font00 and as an American, he'd always used a toilet bowl when he went to 01font00the0
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0I tried to say "It hit/struck him that he wouldn't be able to sit on the toilet", but I thought it would be too wordy so I retained only the first phrase". What should I say to make it clear?02br
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