Wednesday 29 August 2012

Culture Notes - drinking fountains and handwashing


This is the drinking fountain at the mall in the big city of Coimbatore (actually they consider it to be a small town, only 1 million, 6 million if you include the surrounding area). Even has a handy dandy cup already there for you. Don't worry, we didn't actually use it. I only took a picture because I thought is was pretty funny.

In the upper left corner of the picture you can see the green sign for the hand-washing station. This is for those who come to the food court and eat with their fingers. It is also common for homes to have a hand-washing room adjacent to the dining room, equipped with just a sink, soap and towel (kinda like a half-bath but without the toilet, I guess you could call it a third-bath lol).  When eating with fingers it is important to wash first, and only use your right hand. The left hand is used for dirty work.


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