What did I miss about Japan?
When I was still in NYC on sabbatical in 2012, I wondered what I missed about Japan. All I could think of was sushi. While we had eaten sushi in NYC, it was not the same. It seemed dead for a long time. However, after returning to Japan, it came to me while sitting on the toilet. I really missed the washlet toilet. This is an incredible invention. It both warms and washes the behind. It is double W. Not this toilet. This one is an obstacle course for me. How do you use? Which way is the front? Which is back? How do I aim when I do a piss? Even more complicated is to squat. I am not known as Mr. Flexible, so my squat looks like a car driver. How do you avoid the splash effect with that squat? These questions run through my head, whenever I find myself stuck with this toilet, often in train stations. Enough on the low hanging toilet. This is the washlet I am talking about. As we arrived in Jap