yes, you read that right: i peed on my foot.
and don't pretend you're not interested in my toilet business. even though none of you dared to comment on my "what we do in the ladies room" post, you sure had a lot to say about it in private emails.
foot-pee'ing is an amateur backpacker hazard in asia. of course, this only applies to females. guys, you don't need me to tell you you've got it pretty easy when it comes to toilet business. us ladies don't exactly have the benefit of "aim" that you boys have. we can't just pee anywhere (believe me, i've tried, and only because i had no other options). i don't like to think of myself as an amateur backpacker after 13 months on the road. but i have yet to master the art of the aim.
as many times as i've used a bush toilet on camping trips/long hikes, and used a standard asian squat toilet (aka a hole in the ground), i've yet to strategize the perfect splash-free angle. it is damn tricky!
so yeah. i peed on my foot the other night. well, splashed is more like it. i was out drinking with some new vietnamese friends at one of those streetside hangouts where i already knew the restroom was gonna be a hole in the ground. so i was trying to hold it til i got home. but my tinkle basket was full to the brim. it was either hold it despite the pain (and possibly pay for it later with a dreaded uti - my ladies know what i'm talkin' about - ouch!)...or just go.
it was a go. and it was a marathon go.
and any good statistician can tell you that the longer the tinkle, the higher the splash probability.
it wasn't pretty, folks. that's all i'm gonna say.
here's a throwback photo of me doing toilet business on my first visit to the vietnam countryside in 2008.
splish splash.Labels: countryside, ladies room, no toilet paper, peeing on yourself, the loo, toilet business, vietnam, what we do in the ladies room