Now you're taking the water. On 13 August 2015 at 16:51, Knarf <[email protected]> wrote: > Can I operate it from my smart phone? There must be an app. > > Cheers, > > frank > > On 13 August, 2015 11:34:55 AM EDT, "Daniel J. Matyola" > <[email protected]> wrote: >>One of the things I enjoyed about Japan is the way they embrace >>technology (beyond North America and Europe), while holding on to old >>traditions and habits. >> >>Toilets are an example. Although one still finds the traditional >>porcelain oval on the floor, this is the high-tech model we found in >>our hotel bathroom: >> >>http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18069314 >> >>Here is a close-up of the control panel: >>http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18069315 >> >>Both images were taken with the K-5 II S and DA 18-135 xoom. >> >>Benjo, or more politely obenjo, is the more traditional term for a >>toilet. Literally, it means "convenient place." More modern usage is >>tearai or otearai, meaning "hand washing place." Also in common usage >>today is toire, the Japanese pronunciation of "toilet," which is often >>used were Westerners are expected. >> >>In the airports and train stations, one is offered a variety of toilet >>choices. In a Narita men's room, there were urinals plus 6 stalls: >>three were high-tech toilets virtually identical to the one in our >>hotel room; one was the same, but also featured a car seat type of >>provision for holding a child while one used the toilet; the fifth >>was a typical American-style toilet, without the bells and whistles; >>the sixth was a traditional squat-on-the-floor porcelaian oval, for >>those who cling to the old ways. >> >>The Japanese people and culture fascinated me this year as much as >>when I last visited there, in 1967. >>Dan Matyola >>http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > -- > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions.
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