Indonesian Bathroom Hygiene Practices?

[chillyinCanada]

TP is much easier to transport if you remove the cardboard tube. You may not return home with the left hand habit but I guarantee that you'll be wanting to install a bum gun.

 

[plaamook]

Just use your hand and wash your hands after.
To be honest bringing a portable bar of soap might be a more useful option. Things can get messy out there if you're not used to the local bacteria. Washing in such situations is prob a way better option.

I've spent a lot of time in Asia. You get used to it. I actually prefer it tbh. Paper seems less clean after a long enough time. Everyone wandering around with micro **** stuck to them...just sayin.

 

[plaamook]

Wow, you guys have auto correct for words like **** here.
Interesting...

 

[RobinC.]

From my experience living in remote indonesia for years. Toilet paper is almost never provided, even in some "international kind of range" hotels. This being said , t is readily available in any of the small shops by the side of the road so no worries on that matter.

 

[Altamira]

You folks have never heard of baby wipes? Compact, great clean up with no "breakthroughs," and just as easy to dispose of if no flush/non-septic toilets are available using a sandwich baggie for carrying and disposal. They, and some hand sanitizer sure make it easier to keep hands and fingernails clean. Just don't get confused, and use the hand sanitizer in the wrong area! My wife and I each carry a pack of them in our backpack as well as backups in the suitcases when visiting less well developed countries such as the one discussed in this thread.

 

[plaamook]

Nah forget all that wipe shenanigans. The locals wash themselves, so can you. Don’t complicate are matters. Just be a big boy and get in there!
So to speak

 

[BoltSnap]

I forgot to tell you, be careful and make sure that the water isn't too hot before you use it on sensitive areas. Sometimes in hot climates, water gets very hot in pipes when under direct sun light. Same thing applies to cold water. You don't want boobos in poopo areas.

 

[Angelo Farina]

When in Rome do as the Romans do... they used sponges.

True, at the time. But now we have a bidet. Which is much more hygienic than washing with water directly on the WC. And usually we use soap with the bidet. Of course we move from the WC to the bidet after a first cleaning with toilet paper...
However, in countries where a bidet is not available, I find the way used in south-east Asia the more close to our Italian top-notch hygienic requirements.
The only thing I do not like is to dispose the dirty toilet paper in a trash can. If not kept empty, it starts to smell a lot...
After using the toilet paper, wash your bottom with water thanks to the hose placed beside the toilet. A small bottle of liquid soap is required for getting the degree of cleanliness we are accustomed to.
Then rinse with more water.
Finally dry accurately with larger paper napkins (these are fine to be disposed in the trash bin).
In many places you must be equipped with:
1) toilet paper (use the thin version if you plan to flush it in the WC, as the triple-layer one can clog it easily, they do not design the flush with our standards)
2) a small bottle of liquid soap
3) paper napkins for drying

 

[Centrals]

When I first went to India yrs ago the advice was to pack as many as possible. So I packed a few but could not use them all because I realized the local way was so much better. Luckily I never suffered "Delhi quick step" so plenty left over for some others to use.

 

[BoltSnap]

True, at the time. But now we have a bidet. Which is much more hygienic than washing with water directly on the WC. And usually we use soap with the bidet. Of course we move from the WC to the bidet after a first cleaning with toilet paper...
However, in countries where a bidet is not available, I find the way used in south-east Asia the more close to our Italian top-notch hygienic requirements.
The only thing I do not like is to dispose the dirty toilet paper in a trash can. If not kept empty, it starts to smell a lot...
After using the toilet paper, wash your bottom with water thanks to the hose placed beside the toilet. A small bottle of liquid soap is required for getting the degree of cleanliness we are accustomed to.
Then rinse with more water.
Finally dry accurately with larger paper napkins (these are fine to be disposed in the trash bin).
In many places you must be equipped with:
1) toilet paper (use the thin version if you plan to flush it in the WC, as the triple-layer one can clog it easily, they do not design the flush with our standards)
2) a small bottle of liquid soap
3) paper napkins for drying

Between you and I, this subject has never been discussed in such detail before at all. I should write a comprehensive manual and posted here and on FB.

You forgot carrying a small oil based perfume and baby powder and all will be clean and smelling nice hahahahahaha