Friday, June 24, 2011

The curious case of Korean bidet accidents

I’m discovering an unusual trend in Korean airport restrooms – puddles under the cubicle’s door. I don’t mean near the toilet itself, but right under the door several feet away.

The clue to solving this problem was one very large puddle and on the inside of the door itself streams of water running down and dripping onto the floor. No broken pipes above cubicle so how did it get there?

Well it seems some folk get confused between the toilet flush and the start button on the bidet. Perhaps Korea is the melting pot for folk who have no knowledge of bidets and hence the high incidence. I can only imagine the surprise when they ‘flush’ and a fountain of water jumps out at them – perhaps the size of the puddle is indicative of how lucky or agile they were…

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