Comments on: I Miss the Old Andong Bus Terminal Bathroom http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/06/29/i-miss-the-old-andong-bus-terminal-bathroom/ Korea... in Blog Format Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:41:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: SomeguyinKorea http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/06/29/i-miss-the-old-andong-bus-terminal-bathroom/#comment-94416 SomeguyinKorea Sat, 30 Jun 2007 06:30:09 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/06/29/i-miss-the-old-andong-bus-terminal-bathroom/#comment-94416 sewing, Go to any provincial town to see that you can't hold Seoul as the standard...especially not when it comes to public restrooms. sewing,

Go to any provincial town to see that you can’t hold Seoul as the standard…especially not when it comes to public restrooms.

]]> By: sewing http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/06/29/i-miss-the-old-andong-bus-terminal-bathroom/#comment-94391 sewing Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:30:05 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/06/29/i-miss-the-old-andong-bus-terminal-bathroom/#comment-94391 Public washrooms in Korea have sure as heck come a long way from what they were. From hole-in-the-wall (so to speak) squat toilets that have existed (and never been cleaned) from the beginning of time, off of a sidewalk with nothing but a loose door for privacy—to the latest-generation rest stop washrooms along Route 1 that are so clean you could practically eat off the floor (not that I'd recommend that). This is <i>a propos</i> of nothing, but speaking of bus terminals in Gyeongbuk, my favourite bus station type thing is the 70s-pink-and-orange sign in the Gyeongju Sioe bus terminal for the 나그네 다실 downstairs. Never gone down there and the name ("Travellers' Tearoom") sounds pretty prosaic in English, but there's something intriguingly evocative about it.... Public washrooms in Korea have sure as heck come a long way from what they were.

From hole-in-the-wall (so to speak) squat toilets that have existed (and never been cleaned) from the beginning of time, off of a sidewalk with nothing but a loose door for privacy—to the latest-generation rest stop washrooms along Route 1 that are so clean you could practically eat off the floor (not that I’d recommend that).

This is a propos of nothing, but speaking of bus terminals in Gyeongbuk, my favourite bus station type thing is the 70s-pink-and-orange sign in the Gyeongju Sioe bus terminal for the 나그네 다실 downstairs. Never gone down there and the name (”Travellers’ Tearoom”) sounds pretty prosaic in English, but there’s something intriguingly evocative about it….

]]> By: SomeguyinKorea http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/06/29/i-miss-the-old-andong-bus-terminal-bathroom/#comment-94381 SomeguyinKorea Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:00:50 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/06/29/i-miss-the-old-andong-bus-terminal-bathroom/#comment-94381 I wouldn't brag too much if I were them. You know the washroom in Trainspotting? That was the typical Korean public restroom prior to the 2002 World Cup. I wouldn’t brag too much if I were them. You know the washroom in Trainspotting? That was the typical Korean public restroom prior to the 2002 World Cup.

]]> By: seouldout http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/06/29/i-miss-the-old-andong-bus-terminal-bathroom/#comment-94378 seouldout Fri, 29 Jun 2007 14:23:29 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/06/29/i-miss-the-old-andong-bus-terminal-bathroom/#comment-94378 I have to relearn how to squat? Anyway, puts <i>hallyu</i> back where it belongs. I have to relearn how to squat?

Anyway, puts hallyu back where it belongs.

]]> By: peninsular aborigine http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/06/29/i-miss-the-old-andong-bus-terminal-bathroom/#comment-94352 peninsular aborigine Fri, 29 Jun 2007 07:37:28 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/06/29/i-miss-the-old-andong-bus-terminal-bathroom/#comment-94352 Cottaging? Cottaging?

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