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Malaysia has a very unique bathroom practice that is different from many parts of the world. Bathrooms in Malaysia have a metal water hose installed next to the toilets. Visitors might think that it is a water hose for cleaners to clean the bathroom with. However, it is for Muslims to clean up after themselves. Instead of toilet paper, Muslims in Malaysia prefer to use water to clean up after themselves. As a result, bathroom floors in Malaysia are usually wet rather than dry.

말레이시아에는 세계 다른 나라들과는 다른 아주 독특한 화장실 관행이 있다. 말레이시아의 욕실에는 화장실 옆에 금속 워터 호스가 설치되어 있다.
방문객들은 그것이 청소부들이 화장실을 청소하기 위한 물 호스라고 생각할지도 모른다. 하지만, 이것은 이슬람 교도들이 자신들의 뒤치다꺼리를 하는 것이다. 말레이시아의 이슬람 교도들은 화장지 대신 물을 사용하는 것을 선호한다. 이러한 이유로 말레이시아의 욕실은 대개 건조하기보다는 젖어 있다.

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unique practice install next to toilet instead of prefer as a result floor

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독특한

관행

설치하다

~옆에

변기

~대신에

선호하다

그 결과

바닥

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Q. Have you experienced bathroom cultures that are different than what you
are used to
?

A. Several years ago when I worked in Singapore, I experienced a bathroom culture shock. Instead of the usual toilet that a person can sit on, there were toilets that were in the ground. A person had to squat to use the toilet. Most bathrooms in Singapore have the modern sitting toilets. In the old building that my office was in, there was only one sitting toilet and several squatting toilets. It was something that I could not adjust to, so I always had to wait to use the sitting toilet. Although it was a shock, it was interesting to learn about the past of Singapore.

be used to several years ago culture shock ground squat sitting toilet squatting toilet adjust

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익숙하다

몇 년 전에

문화충격

땅바닥

쪼그리고 앉다

좌변기

화변기

적응하다

unique	독특한
practice	관행
install	설치하다
next to	~옆에
toilet	변기
instead of	~대신에
prefer	선호하다
as a result	그 결과
floor	바닥
be used to	익숙하다
several years ago	몇 년 전에
culture shock	문화충격
ground	땅바닥
squat	쪼그리고 앉다
sitting toilet	좌변기
squatting toilet	화변기
adjust	적응하다

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