(Stupid) Bath In A Corner

I've loathed this bath since we moved in and would never use it - everything about it annoys the heck out of me.  It's in our stupid bathroom - the one with the bidet about 6 inches off the ground.

Why Blip it?  Well it's getting replaced (starting) next week.  Hooray for a far more functional bathroom.

And hooray for the fact that we're also getting rid of the German toilet with the ledge.

Time for Cultural Differences No. X+1.

It seems that the Germans were for quite a long time a nation of Scatomancers.  Your future could apparently be divined from what lay on the ledge.  And while I'm sure that it might have been of some use around 1900, it's not 1900 anymore. 

I believe it has 3 main functions now:- 1. to stink your bathroom out (for whatever reason) & 2. it pretty much forces men to sit down to have a pee. 3.  If you've accidentally swallowed your watch/housekey/wedding ring or all three then you get a chance to search for it (albeit with streaming eyes) The second reason is still not worth the smell but is at least some compensation to those who live with the type of person who cannot understand why the toilet seat has to stay down and must not be pissed on.  And if you live with someone who stands to pee in one of these toilets, he's either a gymnast or a big fan of solo golden showers.

Which leads us nicely (almost nicely) onto a gentle German word to describe someone who is a bit of a wimp, you could call them "ein Sitzpinkler" (someone who sits down to pee).

Now let's move on and go and do something much more illuminating.