Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Our Korean House: Part 2

So you need to use the bathroom you say? O.k. I'll show you them first. The bathroom is usually the first thing people want to see/use when they visit a new home. I don't know why this seems to be true. Ours are extra fascinating though so come take a look.
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We have heated toilet seats and many other features for your entertainment. Our lovely realty agent is also our year long Korean advocate/translator/helper. The first day we moved in, she walked me through the house to help me write little cheat sheets for all the appliances. The text in the photo is what she had to say about our toilets....almost verbatum. There was some giggling involved.

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This is our master bathroom. We have found this set up to be a common theme in Korean homes. Basically, you shower out in the open and everything in the bathroom gets wet. There are special covers for the toilet paper and electrical outlets. You wouldn't want to store your towels, or anything you didn't want getting wet, in these bathrooms. The entire room is tiled; floor, walls and ceiling.
Andy seems to really enjoy this setup. He can shave in front of the mirror while showering. But I don't think I would ever build this into a home of my own because clean-up is a lot more labor intensive.
I'll leave you to your privacy and we'll finish the tour when you are ready.

3 comments:

zarina said...

I did not know the sophisticated toilets are in for residential use. Anyway, the total set-up is the same here. Except now when we did a major renovations two years back on our almost-30-year-old parents' house, dad separated the shower n the toilets

Anonymous said...

OK we're done and want to see the rest of the house. LOL Miss you guys. We are loving the blog.

Unknown said...

What a pain in the butt to deal with that shower, but now, the heated toilet seat...I will take that ANY day. WOW. THank you for sharing your Korean life with us. I feel like I am getting a REAL education, here, SHerry. This is awesome.