JAPAN - COMMODE,COLA AND CRAZY STUFF ..!!!!

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JAPAN - COMMODE,COLA AND CRAZY STUFF ..!!!!

My wanderlust and deep curosity to know different cultures in the world, forces me to travel from one country to another and once in a while when I see those numerous stamps on my passport I feel so very accomplished.If anybody wants to know my greatest dream ,then it is to see myself in a new country every quarter of the year.

Japan was always in my bucket list. One thing which attracts me the most about this country is that probably they are the only nationalities in the world whose final destination is not "AMERICA" . Japan is an extremely self sufficient country and there is no derth of anything .They have enough employement for everyone and each is assured a very secured life ( at least thats what I could sense) and they give a damn about english.

Now a days when the world is using english as a yardstick for measuring your intelligence, japanese stand out differently, thumping their chest and proving this theory wrong. Japanese are quite comfortable and proud of their culture and language and don't feel need to embrace english. The 3rd largest economy in world and the second largest developed country they have proved that they don't need a language to be successful instead its the skill that matters the most.

Well, there are many catchy things about japan that I can recall from my this trip but the most important one which I felt like mentioning is about their high tech toilets.I still remember first time when I entered the washroom in airport,my eyes started rolling in my head and I found myself in a completely awkward position. Without wasting much time and feeling totally perplexed I rushed out not using them. I decided to ignore the call of nature and wait till I reach home.After reaching home again I encountered the same set of washlets .My sister-in-law instantly sensed it and gave a brief training on using these high tech tiolets and now I can proudly say that I am fully toilet trained..lol.

The toilets in japan ,which they call washlet ,have a control panel with many buttons on it. This control panel or a remote you may wish to call it, is either mounted on side of commodes or is attached to it .Each button on this control panel has a different duty to perform.These toilet seats has a integrated bidet which gets activated by pressing a button .

The two very intersting buttons on the control panels are music /sound buttons and a warm button. The warm button always keeps the seat warm and The music/sound buttons are used to conceal the sounds while using washroom Japan is a highly patriarcial society and women's position in society is secondary, very much like in India and so women are expected to behave in a particular way .There are many social protocols and norms that they need to follow and using toilet is one among them.They need to conceal the sound while using washrooms and hence this sound /music buttons. Well the history has another version of story which dates back to eras when there used to be feudal lords. Its believed that when these feudal lords visited temples and used toilets then the servants used to conceal the sounds by turning on the tap.Well, quite intersting,is'nt it ?? So next time anybody visiting japan ,can surely go tru my blog to get accquainted with the toilets there.

Another interesting thing that happenned was my bro-in-law introducing me to coca cola plus, a new aerated drink which is sold only in japan. Coca cola company claims that if this drink is consumed with food,especially fatty food then it helps in wt.loss.If every time we drink this our fat reduction expedites. I being a food addict, wanted to blindly believe my bro-in-law and without fail drank one cola with each of my meal. Have I reduced wt ?? well, you need to judge me on that now.

Flavoured water ,Ilohas,is yet another very polular drink avaliable here.
This is mineral water but with different flavors added to it like mango,peach,starwberry and many more. I guess, people who are a bit calorie conscious can go for these kinda of flavoured water to quench their thirst.
In japan putting on wt.is considered "ILLEGAL" and the companies whose employess go beyond the given waist line ( by govt.) are penalised and fined. Well I guess thats why such innovation in beverage industry find place in society like japan.

An amalgamation of extreme modernism and extreme superstition makes japanese culture quite interesting and this country rich in culture,heritage,culnary skills,fashion,discipline and innovations leaves me awestruck in all the possible ways and climbs on the no.position in the list of my favorite places.