Funny Friday Feast

The Piraeus harbour near Athens, Greece
@Inlemay (17712)
South Africa
December 11, 2015 12:10am CST
Its actually all Robin's fault @troyburns . . . . as the first post i read this morning was "It's time to laugh again" Find it - and then add your thoughts. Seeing its my Greek Friday and my thoughts go to a time gone by when Katerina was teaching me some Greek phrases before I actually visited the Greek Isles, I remember her giving me some advise . . . Sto leo yia to kalo sou (which translates to I'm telling you this for your own good) Beware of the TOILETS - dont flush anything! Its hard to handle, but in most places in Greece, you cannot put toilet paper down the toilet (so why is it called toilet paper?), it goes into the bin alongside. ... Eeeeeeeeek - and so it is!! Stelios - is Greek and the name is given to honor St. Stylianos, an orthodox saint, protector of the children just some random information on the Greek Mythology. I hope Katerina is well this week.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502177)
• Italy
11 Dec 15
I remember the toilet problem in Greece and our friends told us that the problem is that much of Greece’s sewage systems were isntalled by the British betewwn 1930 and 1940. They used small bore pipe-work that simply cannot cope with paper waste. I hope there were at least pedal bins...
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
11 Dec 15
Oh yes Anna, blame the British like everyone else does.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502177)
• Italy
11 Dec 15
@Inlemay I can understand, I would have done the same.
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
11 Dec 15
some had pedal bins the others were open - EEEEEEK - i did not enjoy that at all - I would wait to get back to the ship or just (pee in the sea) - sorry friends down stream
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Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
12 Dec 15
japan had what my sister in law named squattie potties....was also terrifying
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Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
12 Dec 15
@Inlemay I can handle things as long as I get a throne to sit on, TP, and a place to wash my hands, lol
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
12 Dec 15
@Jessicalynnt YES your Highness - a throne?? he he he washing the hands is also vital
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
12 Dec 15
oh no - I believe India have holes in the ground and a hose pipe - i can do anything except primitive TOILETS!~
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
11 Dec 15
The plumbing in Greece was the one thing that I disliked. Like yourself, it seemed so wrong to me to place used paper in the bin that way.
Judy Story
@jstory07 (148720)
• Roseburg, Oregon
11 Dec 15
That thing with the toilet paper is gross.
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
11 Dec 15
But its true - I thought Katerina was yanking my chain - but alas not!
S George
@shshiju (10342)
• Cochin, India
11 Dec 15
The plumbing system should be changed to user friendly.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381810)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Dec 15
What lovely bits of information here! Especially about the toilet paper. In Egypt you're sometimes handed a couple of bits of toilet paper as you go in the loo as there is none inside.
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
11 Dec 15
I normally carry wads of tissue papers in my bag, whenever and wherever I travel - every country has its own ways - eeeeky ways
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381810)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Dec 15
@Inlemay I do this too. It's the only way to go - so to speak!
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