A Question- From A Non-armenian

[xBaron Dants]

Maybe so, but then again, you (and I quote) "love seeing birds doing it".

[Emil]

!eek, keep your flirting to one place.

[ilya]

thanks

thanks u every1 for replies. even the off-topic ones.
so i basically gather that using water after a bowel movement is not part of armenian culture although some armenians may do it. thanks.

yes , wiping with toilet paper and then washing backside with water is mainly an islamic practise, although, cultures that also insist on it r the japanese, they r shinto and animist religions, and many latino countries do it...which r catholic. thailand also which is bhuddist.

anyway guys, thanks so much for ur time, and i guess this is the end of the thread? this is a nice forum. i found myself checking other areas as well.

ya ssflames, ilya is a russian name, i am half russian and half iranian.

ok guys, guess i will see u soon on here maybe.
have a nice life people.
bye bye
God Bless.
ILYA

[Hayq]

Peace, Ilya. I would like to see your report if you are typing it or something.

[Thai-Samurai]

Wow, that was the weirdest xxxx ever.

[rickhd]

Here is a link you may find of interest, Bathroom Habits Study done by someone at the University of Alberta.

http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~davidson/bathroom/

Also I forgot again with the Islamic culture, something about you use only one hand to wipe your backside. To shake someone's hand with that hand is considered to be an insult.

If an Armenian does wipe his backside with water, we could call that a Turkish bath. Phrasing it that way could change the habits of an entire culture.

[IAmMadAtAC]

Also I forgot again with the Islamic culture, something about you use only one hand to wipe your backside. To shake someone's hand with that hand is considered to be an insult.

The insult hand your speak of, like in many cultures, is the left hand. You do nearly all things wit your right hand in Islamic culture.

[hyebruin]

that is so *&^%$ gross!!! 9% never wash their hands! and 40 some % sometimes wash! wtf! no wonder i wonder where people's hands have been when shaking hands with strangers (sometimes even people you know!) and carry alcohol wipes with me! people are just freakin grosss!!!

i don't even care about the statistical significance or the sample size or even the method of analysis of this study! as long as there are people out there who don't wash their hands, that's significant enough for me!

and this is MORE than just gross! hepatitis A is transmitted through the fecal oral route; that's why they have those 'wash your hands before returning to work' signs in public bathrooms! so the ignorant idiots who cook/serve/deliver your food WASH THEIR HANDS!

[rickhd]

[QUOTE=hyebruin]that is so *&^%$ gross!!! 9% never wash their hands! and 40 some % sometimes wash!

I totally agree however how many times have you seen someone walk out of a washroom without washing their hands.

To gross you out further I remember hearing about someone doing a test on common public things, banking machines, phones that kind some of stuff. Fecal matter was found on the keys of banking machines!

Locally where I live we just had an outbreak of Norwalk virus in our hospitals. Norwalk-like viruses are spread through food and water contaminated with infected feces. Those infected can then pass it on through physical contact with others.

[ilya]

ok

hello hayq, i will send u a copy of my thesis when i finish it if u want. will be ready in about 6 months! ok so i will post back then and let u know i have done it and then e-mail it to u as an attachment.

ok take care,
bye
ILYA