Japanese toilets actually have such a purpose

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Didn’t Sister Wai recently travel to Japan? Having fun alone is not as good as having fun with others, so I also want to share my travel notes with you before the Spring Festival, mainly based on fun and thoughts. Lord.

In fact, everyone has heard about the incredible cleanliness of Japanese toilets.

The most common example is:

With a child seat:

If the mother is bringing a slightly older boy or girl, it will not Awkwardness can be very calm.

There is "Odeji", which is used to "mute the sound" when peeing a woman:

However, this time I was still surprised.

At Tokyo Haneda International Airport, I went to the restroom and saw that there were handrails next to every toilet. Did I go to the disabled restroom by mistake?

When I exited, I saw that there was no other restroom!

I suddenly realized that not distinguishing disabled people from normal people is the greatest respect for them!

After careful observation, I discovered that there was information about the purpose of the toilet room on the door of each compartment.

For example, whether to bring a child's chair or not, whether it is a squat toilet or a toilet.

What makes me even more curious is this. I just saw this "shower head" and I thought, maybe it's because people shower their heads in the summer? Or do you wash your hands inside?

Looking carefully, I found the answer.

Originally it was specially designed for patients with stoma.

Since Sister Wai had been a reporter in the medical and health industry for 10 years, she immediately understood this notice when she saw it, and couldn’t help but immediately post on Moments to like the design.

Ostomy is generally performed on patients with rectal cancer, bladder cancer, intestinal obstruction, etc.

In order to save the patient's life, the doctor surgically removes the diseased area and then makes an opening on the left or right side of the patient's abdomen.

Stool or urine is discharged from the body through this artificial stoma. The patient needs to attach a bag to the stoma to contain the discharged matter, so it is commonly known as a "hanging feces bag".

The embarrassing thing is that patients with stoma can’t help but excrete. This brings endless troubles to their lives.

Therefore, although ostomy is technically mature, it has changed the physiological channels, especially psychologically, causing greater harm to patients.

In medicine, among the five psychological barriers regarding the psychological care of stoma patients, the number one one is the fear of social acceptance.

Patients will be concerned about what people around them "hear or smell" and view themselves with a discriminatory eye.

Therefore, they choose not to go out and stay at home.

Long-term mental depression is even more detrimental to physical recovery.

If calculated based on the entire population, the proportion of ostomy patients traveling by plane may not be too large, but we do not choose to ignore it just because it is rare.

That is equivalent to telling them: You should stay at home and don’t come out to cause chaos to society.

In addition to the dedicated bath head, there is also a dedicated multi-functional changing room with a bed where patients can lie down.

Therefore, it can be said that Tokyo Airport’s approach is really thoughtful.

Allowing disadvantaged groups to live with dignity is the greatest expression of social civilization.

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Starting from Tokyo, Sister Wai went to TOMAMU Resort and then to Noboribetsu Hot Spring.

Along the way, not to mention the hotel toilets, the toilets at the train station and the toilets in the restaurants passing by were all clean.

After careful study, it turns out that the Japanese believe that the cleanliness of the bathroom is directly proportional to the thickness of the wallet. The cleaner the toilet is, the more civilized the city, unit or family is, and the more "money-making opportunities" there are. Therefore, in Japan, "toilet cleaning people" are very respected.

Even some well-known entrepreneurs will think: "A company with a clean toilet will be a good company."

"Panasonic School of Political Science and Economics" is the cradle of cultivating politicians in Japan. It has a famous saying: "Politicians can't live without voters just like they can't live without toilets. Treating toilets is as important as treating voters."

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The dean of Panasonic School of Political Science and Economics once held an opening ceremony in the school’s public toilet. After cleaning the toilet with his own hands, the dean actually took out a handful of water from the toilet with both hands and drank it in public Just to prove that the toilet he cleaned was as clean as a bucket.

Equating voters with toilets is not acceptable except in Japan’s toilet culture, but not in other countries.

Japan’s “toilet culture” has a long history.

In 1985, Japan specially established the "Toilet Association" to improve public toilet facilities through communication and cooperation with various social groups and individuals.

The "Toilet Association" put forward the slogan of "Creating a Toilet Culture". Since 1986, it has held an annual toilet symposium and selected the "Top Ten Public Toilets" at the meeting. Activity.

The first seminar also designated November 10th as "Japanese Toilet Day" every year.

Some toilets also enshrine toilet gods, who appear in the form of goddesses in most areas.

In the Tohoku region of Japan, every year on the evening of January 15th, mothers have to turn off the lights in the toilet, light candles, and place a rectangular rice cake on a tray and enshrine it in front of the toilet. .

It is said that this can ensure a safe and sound year.

Every country has its own customs. Beyond curiosity, we can just respect them.

PS: Tomorrow is the New Year’s Eve, and Sister Wai has to take a break from updating!

Where will you celebrate the Spring Festival? I will spend the long vacation in Japan and start work on the official account on February 26th at the latest.

I wish everyone a happy new year, good health and a happy mood~~