Are westerners being robbed of TP when we get the hollow rolls? Is communism the right path after all?

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[–] 151 points 2 years ago (16 children)

I've been on Lemmy for about a year, so I'm certain that communism is the only right path.

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  • [–] 115 points 2 years ago (10 children)

    Same, I've installed Arch on my ThinkPad, shaved my legs and put on knee high stockings. I also give every car a middle finger and swear when walking past parking lots. Lemmy has radicalized me in surprising ways.

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  • [–] 48 points 2 years ago (3 children)
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    [–] 119 points 2 years ago* (39 children)

    Don't go to Russia. Every once in a while you can encounter this atrocity. Yes, it has holes right out of the roll, no perforation whatsoever and not even a hole that you could hang it on and therefore outer layers are always dirty. And, of course, feels like a sandpaper, tears when wiping, but stretches when you actually try to get a piece. Please don't tell me that this exists outside of Russia, that'd be way to much assrash for this world.

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  • [–] 99 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    when you take brutalism so far that your toilet paper looks like concrete

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  • [–] 36 points 2 years ago (5 children)
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  • [–] 68 points 2 years ago (19 children)

    Don’t go to Russia.

    There's a very tall list of reasons to not go to Russia and their toilet papers isn't very high on it.

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  • [–] 34 points 2 years ago (18 children)

    I don't know...

    My list goes:

    1. Their toilet paper

    2. I might criticize Putin

    3. I might criticize the government

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago* (16 children)

    Well, I wouldn't worry about 2 and 3 that much. It's just that as a foreigner, especially if you are from the US, you will most definitely fall under the surveillance of FSB and the cops will look at you twice, but they're not paid half-decent enough to actually give a shit and do their job properly. They might harass you here and there but if you don't do anything stupid like protesting in red square or doing selfies in front of military bases, then they'll have nothing against you. I imagine that's not that much worse than living in the US under CIA's umbrella and trigger happy cops. Other than that, it's not nearly an extreme hellhole like NK, Afghanistan or Syria that people make it sound like. In fact, you can get by in Moscow or St. Petersburg without a guide or translator just fine. I'd rather advise to watch out for the tourist traps(the usual), and to avoid getting out of the city limits and into the suburbs because of the much increased crime levels.

    Ah, and put the fact that for every dollar you spend there, you put 20 cents straight into Putin's pocket into that list...

    And also that you'd probably need a visa and it's a hassle...

    And that you'd probably need a Russian friend to get you hooked up with the basics and avoid going through the bureaucracy - like with currency exchange, credit card, carrier plan, etc...

    Also that weather is rather harsh there...

    And also that it's probably the dirtiest country on earth because city planners didn't zone out lawns and parks properly therefore the mud gets spread absolutely everywhere...

    And that internet is half-broken, with half sites censored while the others block everyone from Russian IP's because sanctions...

    And that Ukraine might not let you in afterwards...

    And that you'd for sure be questioned by your homecountry's intelligence services...

    And that's about all that I can think of.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I encountered this in Ukraine, often combined with those toilets in the floor and/or extremely rickety, extremely "well-loved" outhouses. Once, we stopped in what appeared to be a stranger's yard and my hosts advised we were at the rest stop. I asked where the restroom was. They all started laughing. They are a hearty bunch.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    The one that's just like a concrete block with few holes in the floor? God that shit's terrifying. Grew up in Russia and luckily never had to use one of those as they were never the only option. But if I had to, I'd rather shit my pants instead. Had to use shoddy garden toilets, squat toilets and toilets with no stalls before a few times each, all were awful experiences, but this thing, it combines all three for the ultimate discomfort.

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    [+] 77 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (16 children)
  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Tbf I can't remember the last time I used a toilet paper holder.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Do they not have holders specifically designed for it? Could just have two rollers that support it from the bottom.

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  • [–] 62 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

    We used to have one at home. It's like a clam shell -- the roll sits in the bottom half, the hinged top half closes on top, and the paper is threaded through a wide gap.

    It was popular in former Soviet territories. My guess is that many households only had poorly-built outhouses and no reliable supply of toilet paper, and this design protected the roll from water damage.

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    [–] 68 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    It's so hard to use toilet paper after getting a bidet.

    I mean sure, I use TP to double check the bidet did it's job and to dry. But wiping twice as opposed to dealing with a marker butthole has spoiled me.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Only reason you have a marker butthole is because you ain't eating enough fiber motha fucka. Get some fiber powder and drink that shit bro wtf don't spread misinformation like you spread your ass to shoot water up there to enema douche the bit of poop you left pinched off up your buttholy hole because you ain't eating some God damn fiber my man!! EAT FIBER YO POO BE ONE BIG OL UNBREAKABLE LINK ITS WONDERFUL 👍

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    [–] 55 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That’s cuz you gotta bring your own TP with you instead of it being provided to you for free. No need for a TP holder tube if you’re not gonna share.

    Wait, are US bathrooms communist???

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  • [–] 39 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

    Food so spicy, they give you a roll of bandages as toilet paper. Patch yourself up.

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago

    There are some commercial rolls I've seen in the US that seem to be a happy medium...the holder itself in the stall has a thin plastic rod for the TP to go on, and the rolls have a very small opening in the center (and no cardboard) to go on that rod.

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago

    Here in Vietnam we use the whole toilet paper! That’s 65% more toilet paper per toilet paper!

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    You can buy something like this here in the US.

    The roll is smaller, and they market it as being made for camping (takes up less space in the pack, etc). It also, of course, costs more because of this, since modern camping gear loves to price gouge.

    If you’re going to pack TP though, just spool what you need around something smaller in diameter (like a skewer). Or if you know what you’re doing then just use leaves instead, those are free.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago

    Shitposting is being taken a little too literally lately

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I used to buy rolls where the center of the tube came as a little personal roll you could put in your purse. I can't remember which brand anymore.

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    [–] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    In China it comes stacked in bags and you pull it out sheet by sheet like paper hand towels or a box of tissues. You can hang the bag up.

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    [–] 15 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    I dont think i saw any TP in VN. Everything was bidet and wash hands.

    wasnt terrible. Cold showers constantly and no water pressure were by far more of a culture shock to me. It was more similar to when I would go and hike for weeks on end in college.

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    [–] 14 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    As a household that doesn't use a toilet paper roller, this would be amazing. I hate throwing away all those empty rolls

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    [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    In Brazil I saw a toiled paper that the center was filled with another roll, so you'd need to remove that center to put it in your bathroom and use it as a "portable toilet paper" to carry with you

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    The toilet paper I used in Taiwan was in the form of individual pieces folded up like American tissues for blowing your nose. I even accused my host of making me use tissues, but she showed me that they were actually marketed as toilet paper. Oh, and I couldn't flush them. That was not embarrassing at all.

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    [–] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Just yesterday I was reminiscing with my wife about how TP rolls used to have no tube when we were children and how hard it was to find the center to put them on the holder.

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