Don't Malaysians use paper after going to the toilet? Did you just come out like that? This is one of the questions many Chinese come to Malaysia to travel or study.
Today, let me give you a popular science about Malaysian toilet culture.
In every toilet in Malaysia, you will see a small water pipe. This hose is not for you to flush the toilet, not to wash your face, but for you to wash yourself after the tuba.
Hold the hose with your right hand and wash your butt with your left hand
This is because in the Malay faith (Malays are a race, not all Malaysian nationalities are called Malays), you can pray if you keep your body clean, so you will wash your butt with your right hand and your left hand every time. Therefore, it is rude to use your left hand to pick things up in Malaysia, and Malays must eat finger rice with their right hand.
There are basically no small trash cans in the men's toilet, if you use paper, throw it into the toilet, unless it is a girls' toilet, there will be a small trash can.
Over time, local ethnic Chinese or foreigners living here have also integrated into their culture, many of which are cleaned with water.
I had a friend from Shanghai who studied here for three years and returned to Shanghai after graduation. One day he contacted me to say that an embarrassing incident had happened, he said that after returning to Shanghai, he was not used to bringing paper to the toilet for a while, and once he forgot to bring paper when he went to the toilet, he could only go out and buy paper. He said he missed the feeling of being clean in Malaysia.
At first he also felt strange, but then he got used to washing with water, he also felt relatively clean, and his small pants were not stained.
Isn't this disgusting for many people to ask? For Malaysians, paper is not so clean, like if you get hit in the arm by guano, do you think it is better to wash it with water or just wipe it with paper?
This is just to share with you the differences in Malaysian toilet culture, and I will share some different cultures in Malaysia in the future.