Everyday Details in Korea
Being away from home for 10 days meant a trip to a Laundromat. It turns out that they’re very scarce. This closest one took 1 hour on the subway. (We got smart and took a taxi instead.) The proprietors were very nice. They loaded our clothes for us and offered us water. The shop was VERY small and we had the place to ourselves.
My husband ASSURES me that you’ll want to learn about the high-tech toilet in our hotel room, so here goes.
When you sit down a fan comes on. Plus, there’s a seat warmer which you can adjust to your comfort level. But wait, there’s more. You can use all these buttons! (But, be careful what you push.)
Not up on your Korean? Thankfully, the hotel provided an instruction booklet with both English and Korean text. If you click on this image you’ll see that some of the features are very interesting.
As high-tech as the hotel toilet was, the public plumbing was woefully lacking. We won’t talk about that.
Speaking of toilets, do you have any idea what this is? Located in the LADIES’ RESTROOM?
I saw several of these and they had me completely stumped. Finally, I asked Andrew’s Korean friend and she told me they’re urinals designed for little boys. Oh!
Ah, the joys of experiencing a different culture.
Ellen Lindner
