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Anyone notice one of the arrows is backwards?
That’s cause the urinal and toilet both end up at the sink. Its not backwards.
Ok, because my first impression was that when the guy upstairs flushes, the toilet empties into the pants/back pocket of the guy washing his hands.
I heard a flight attendant say that several times she has found people from a “certain part of the world” standing on the toilet and squatting. Hence the need for that diagram.
South Asia and South East Asia. Why be shy about it? I am from that part of the world, so I know.
In some parts, it is hard to find an apartment where neither of the toilets is of the squat type.
was going to say the same thing….So many Eastern countries use the squat toilet (supposed to be more sanitary, and probablly is when you get used to using them properly) I don’t see it being so unusual to have these signs posted …Not a FAIL.
yeah, i’ve lived in asia for a few years and i can totally understand why they put a sign like this. it’s just a cultural thing; when you grow up with a “squatty potty” you tend to think of the idea of putting your bare posterior on a public surface as more unsanitary than possibly splattering everywhere. hence people squatting to make it as comfortable for them as possible.
alternatively, there are also people i knew in college who would do a similar sort of thing with the intention of making a mess (“sky chipping” if you will). this could just be a sign warning off drunken university students.
you think your little sign is gonna stop me from droppin an upper decker? ninja please.
The FAIL is that the submitter doesn’t realize different parts of the world have different types of toilets.
Yeah, like in the last row of the diagram: that urinal is European (you’re a-peein’).
The arrows are fine, it just means there’s two things you might do before washing your hands. Like, number one, …
I must be dense, but I don’t see what’s fail about this… apart from the fact that it’s needed.
Notice the pic next to the FAIL text of a guy taking a dump on the floor? I’m pretty sure that’s the fail. Lol
i like better the pic next to that one, when the guy has climbed the toilet and is taking a dump…. from above?? dump-diving win!
It’s telling people to not use the toilet as a squat toilet.
Seriously. Squat toilets are popular in some Eastern cultures for one reason or another; probably because there’s no butt-to-surface-hundreds-of-other-butts-have-been contact.
Well atleast one person other than me knew what they meant!!
this isn’t a FAIL
Yes – seriously we need one of these in my bathroom at work – I work in a very multicultural company (in the US) and I can’t tell you how many times there are footprints on the toilet seats (it’s especially bad when it’s rainy out because there is muddy footprints all over the seat.) And especially gross because the pee is always on the seat too. Ick…
I second this one. I worked in a casino frequented by people that commonly used squat toilets. Signs like this ould have been a great help for housekeeping. lol
Yeah I don’t understand why this is a fail. Have you guys never been to China or Turkey or anywhere that has squat toilets?
No, they haven’t.
In fact they haven’t even heard of China or Turkey.
And if they did, they would demand that they have ‘civilized’ toilets, because anything other than the way mommy taught them is inconceivable.
Insularity FAIL.
The Turkey fell off the China into the Greece, causing loud Wales.
So long — Abyssinia.
somewhere in africa they shower in elephant semen
I hope your not insinuating that Wales might have squat toilets…
I’ve heard of China and Turkey. And squat toilets. And while I have no real problem with the concept, I don’t think it takes a genius to examine a western toilet and conclude that hey, you DON’T stand on it with the lid shut or squat down beside it.
If I worked in the multinational corporation mentioned by one of the posters above, I’d hope that Step 1 would be posting signs like these. Step 2? Targeted and private conversations with the offenders, identified through the use of cameras (and yes, I’m fine with that).
Step 3: Grab them by the collar, shove their nose in the mess, and whap them with a newspaper.
Oh well they can perfectly figure its correct use out, but having used the squatting position all their lives, they don’t get a bowel movement on a western type toilet. For them, it is like sitting on a chair, holding it down!
Another problem that they face is when they have to wash it, and there is only paper. If you have a spout in the toilet, it would definitely be used, and usually by sitting on the ring.
Well one day you’ll end up in a foreign country and you’ll be the guy posting that you took a dump in the urinal because you couldn’t find the sit toilet.
I especially like the part at the bottom. health.vic.gov.au/ideas
Now imagine that workplace; “Hey guys! Bear with me on this one, but I have a crazy idea. What if…”
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That’s what I’m looking at – I think we need a look at that sign.
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Please follow directions.
Now I know how to do it.
Using the bathroom for dummies.
not much, you?
anyway, this is kinda disturbing, even though i know some kids at my school who would probably do something like that, not a whole lot, but a few. (you know, special ed. kids)
oh, and i have nothing wrong with special ed. kids, just so you know, so don’t go flaming me for the stuff i write, okay?
fail, the guy who i was replying with the first sentence to is not there anymore. sad face.
The arrows are fine, it just means there’s two things you might do before washing your hands. Like, number one, …
I must be dense, but I don’t see what’s fail about this… apart from the fact that it’s needed.
Either that some people are so dumb they will shit right next to a toilet, or that we have to turn around before throwing away the toilet paper.
I just realized this: who s**ts, gets up – then puts the paper in the toilet?
I’m guessing, some people stand up to wipe themselves ???
gd1
Everything about this erotic picture made me so hawnee I fisted me poopie hole elbow deep. Then I licked the delicious corn laden poo off my fist.
the efff?
Hey Dragoon: RULE 14!
Thank you.
The sad part is such a sign is actually needed for some dumbasses that choose to s**t next to the toilet or all over the goddamn seat.
I worked in maintenance at Toys-R-Us in Irondale, Alabama. People did it ALL THE TIME. They would dump right next to the toilet. Discusting.
Sorry… “Disgusting”
I don’t see the fail…
the fail is (next to FAIL) the guy getting ready to take a dump on the floor.
Its FAIL because its a Victorian Government poster (Australia) and it’s directing people NOT to squat on the seats (ever seen those squat toilets in parts of Asia and Europe?)….we have a lot of foreign people in this state if you know what I’m saying….would love to see what that website link has to say about the matter ehehehee
Well let’s find out…
ht tp://www.health.vic.gov.au/ideas
Whaddafu? I has a confuzzled…!
In Europe? Which country might that be because the western part of Europe uses normal toilets…
Rural France, Greece, Bulgaria.. the list does go on. (these are just the ones I have used)
Everyone has a travel goal.
Yup, since falling into the one in France as a child, I had to get over my phobia!
BTW first time I read your post, I read, ” everyone has a travel goat”
*shudder* Let’s compare stories off-blog. *shudder* But seriously, it’s not a toilet without a pig gorging itself out the back of it.
Hahaha yeah, I have a nanny goat to travel with. Wha? You know I’m not gay.
I’ve seen them at German petrol stations.
No, the reasons you list are exactly why this is NOT a FAIL.
you guys totally missed the guy taking a dump in the sink
It’s actually common practice in a lot of Asian countries to squat instead of sit, so this sign is actually a pretty good idea. My work has a lot of toilet seats that are broken because people stand on them to squat over the bowl. It’s apparently better for your bowels and more hygienic than sitting for a dump. I prefer it my way, but each to their own.
To me it’s a fail do a number one stand up drop the paper in then do a number two and then wash hands…
It’s a WIN because SOMEONE has to say it. People should be given a manual upon entry to a new country regarding customs and mores of the host/new country. Shape up or go back to the third world!
Ok so countries that use squat toilets, like France and Japan, are the third world are they?
And I assume that when you visit a new country you know everything there is to know about all their customs? You can speak the language and wouldn’t exclaim WTF if confronted by a squat toilet?
Agreed, this is NOT fail or win.
Why does it say “Use of Male Toilets”? What on earth is a “male toilet”? An urinal, perhaps, but only graphic refers to that. All the other “directions” are equally applicable to male and female toilet users.
Old timers poop on the ground.
BUTTSECTS
Well, that’s the current Victoria Labor Government for you.
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I noticed, which I think is funnier than the fail. Because cultural or not, everyone knows at least one case where someone shat on the floor. Hell, I had someone take a crap in a freaking CHANGING ROOM at one of my jobs. Poop:floor::fire:face.
Kind of makes me wonder how many westerners have tried to sit right on the hole in a squat-toilet in China….EWWW.
It’s a fail because it fails to weigh in on whether you should stand or tuck while wiping. It also fails to point out that you shouldn’t pee in the sink.
I’m surprised they didn’t show the figure masturbating.
So sh!tting on the floor is okay in the women’s bathroom then…?
someone had to find it:
http://www.health.vic.gov.au/ideas/resources/online_order/how-to-use-a-water-flush-toilet
Bathroom rule #45: No teabagging the floor/toilet!
Last!
from the public restrooms i’ve been in (emergencies)…these are much needed for BOYS/MEN who don’t know where to land their ‘business’
You’re an idiot. That’s just how they use toilets in some cultures e.g. Indonesia – Their toilets don’t have a bowl or anything, they’re set into the ground and people squat over them. Coming to a new country with modern toilets can be confusing and they sometimes try to squat on the seat, which is pretty understandable. And the toilet paper demonstration is because in these cultures they splash water onto themselves rather than use toilet paper.
And some dispose of the paper in the bin.
it’s because they use their hands instead of paper
Looks like someone has been watching A Very Potter Sequel. The first fail is obviously a reference to Draco Malfoy’s difficulty in using the potty. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, then you fail at the internet.
Agreed. Though, the first fail is a great way to converse with your neighbors.
My dad used to manage a Sydney university building (with high foreign student attendees) and toilets were always getting busted from people squatting on them. Eventually they just installed some Asian-style squat toilets as an alternative for those who prefer doing it that way.
I’ve also a friend who’s cabin crew on an airline and a number of times he’s had passengers from the boonies crap on the cubicle floor (or attempt to in the galley!) ’cause they’ve never seen a flush toilet before.
Don’t knock ‘em though. Even Sly Stallone didn’t know how to use the toilet in Demolition Man…
One for the muslims.
Another failbog failure. Half the world squat when going to the toilet. Stop trying to make everything a fail.
Wait… you people don’t use the three seashells?
What the hell is supposed to be fail here? This is a FAILBLOG FAIL.
I would like to know where this sign was.
It is clearly a government issue poster.
If it was in a immigration centre say it would make a lot of sense.
For the record many countries, including first world ones like Japan and France for example, use squat toilets.
To empty ones bowels in a squatting position is far more healthy and leads to a much more healthy colon.
LOL fail to me
Notice it shows the figure putting the toilet paper IN the toilet. That’s because many Eastern European/Middle Easterners put their used t.p. in the trash can beside the toilet. Had it happen here at my job in the U.S. with some of the foreign workers. Ewwwwwwwwww!!!!! Nasty buggers.
Typical Victorians…
I’ll agree that this isn’t a traditional fail, because it’s serving a necessary purpose, but can’t we all just have a chuckle at the pic? He he, a drawing of a guy using a toilet in an unusual way LOL!
Common sense tells you not to crap in front of the toilet rather than in…. so YES IT IS A FAIL!
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This sign was also up at the Materials Science Department of the university in Leuven, Belgium. Reason for that is that we have a lot of chinese exchange students. And I do think that a necessity for this sign is a fail. If you are smart enough te be allowed to go on an exchange program, you should at least be clever enough to figure out how these toilets work. All of the above forbidden positions have been encountered by the cleaning staff, and they were NOT happy.
I know, wtf? I mean, I can get the squatting bit – even some western germ-phobes do that. But dropping a deuce on the floor NEXT TO THE TOILET!? How exactly do these people sign their names on the forms necessary to get a passport?
Bonus: one of the chinese students decided it would be OK to take a s**t in the cloakroom at the departemental party, attended by students, assistants and professors alike.
Yes. It’s a Faith in Human Intelligence fail.
Of course, most Failblog entries also fall into this category.
This is next to a sign apparently about sexual harassment, so apparently it is at a workplace….
So why is stickman completely nude?
Not allowed to do yoga on or near the toilet.
Well, you just cant be clear enough
Yeah, yoga is not allowed there, lol! the fail one was the two with the read circles.
I think some poeple were getting ideas from Lauren Lopez in A Very POtter Sequel o__0
Who is still crapping on the floor? It’s 2010!!
I think there should be a similar leaflet to instruct Westerners how to use squat toilets in places like Turkey.
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