It's a 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a packet of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses. Hit it.
I have really not got a great deal to say today, but I felt I should post something and I kept a couple of 'Engrish' phrases that I've come across for such an occasion as this.
On my first trip to E-Mart I bought a bin and when I got home I realised that on the front of it there was a sticker that told me:
“MOBILLIAN UTILITY GOOD & CHIC CIRCUMSTANCE
MOBILLIAN feels that simplicity is essential
These gear will fit your lifestyle perfectly.
Peace and harmony are precious in the helter-skelter of modern life. Gracefully designed objects, no matter how small or humble, help create an environment in which beauty can flourish”
MOBILLIAN feels that simplicity is essential
These gear will fit your lifestyle perfectly.
Peace and harmony are precious in the helter-skelter of modern life. Gracefully designed objects, no matter how small or humble, help create an environment in which beauty can flourish”
I must say that it just looks like a small bin to me, and I don't see much beauty flourishing, but then I'm just a foreigner so what would I know? At the same time as buying that bin I was told that I needed a bin for the bathroom, as my boss was paying I didn't complain so I got this bin without really knowing what it's for.
I have since then noticed that all Koreans have little bins exactly like mine next to their toilets and this is for something quite horrible indeed. It seems that the pipe systems are not up to scratch in a lot of the buildings, so used toilet roll should not be flushed down the toilet, instead it should be placed in this small bin. I can only imagine what my tiny apartment would smell like if I followed such a practice, I'm just hoping that the buildings pipes can carry the 'load', as I will NEVER use the bin for this.
Since my discovery I have glued the lid on this bin just in case I have any Korean guests and they atempt to try and sully my flat in this manner.
posted by Alanowski @ 7:13 pm
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I've got a bin in my toilet it arrived when a person of the other sex moved in. I've looked at it a few times and been perplexed to its purpose in life. I am now worried! If she or any other person is to use it for the purpose mentioned above I shall be opening a whole can of whoop ass on the offender. Thank you for the warning Alan.
Blues Brother's not seen that in years. I may go seek it out and watch it. I've heard its good cold recovery material!
Chimp
The filthy foreign devils! A plumbing system not designed to carry toilet paper is not a plumping system, it is an obscenity to Man and God. And woman, presumably.
I'm sure -- I'm nothing short of 100% certain -- that a very similar phrase to the one you report can be found in every branch of IKEA the world over. I suppose the beauty flourishing bit is concerned with what you do with your crap wipe bin once it's full (for who would dare to empty it?). Clearly you take it out to a communal garden and plant a rose in it. Mystery solved.
Question -- are Scottish poos bigger than Korean poos? I wouldn't feel comfortable in the country until I knew it could cope with my throughflow.
DFP (3.5 day week, because I work for the coonsul)
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