Mad Maure

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Do Muslims use toilet paper?

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+3 Views: 1646 Answers: 16 Posted: 14 years ago

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leeroy

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It depends on what country you are asking about, some countries or towns don't have toilet paper available. Some countries use other things, toilet paper is a luxury in India. You shouldn't eat at restaurants, only 60% of their employees wash their hands after using the latrine/bathroom, outhouse etc.. That's a real statistic check it out on the web.

14 years ago. Rating: 11
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Vinny

I don't buy that statistic. Although there is really no way to monitor employees in a restroom I do believe that the better restaurants enforce this.

A few years ago i was with a party of friends, we went into an 'ethnic' restaurant, I went to the restroom first, as i was there, i saw a worker with an apron on come from the toilet stall wiping his hands on the apron and went right out the door without washing.. I promptly told my party we were leaving. I would hate not going to a nice restaurant due to a paranoia about something like this.. i agree it does happen but sometimes its best not to know what we don't want to know..

commented 14 years ago

leeroy

I think the report I read was 64% to be exact, but you know how polls are, never exact just estimates and there are opposing polls that have different opinions. This one was on fast food restaurants I believe, it was a while back and not fresh in my memory.

commented 14 years ago

Chiangmai

I have reason to believe that the "ethnic" apron wiper totally agreed with you. He's now the president and CEO of a major high tech company. Where's the subject apron? It's still being continuously wiped by the newer "ethnic" kitchen workers. Yep, they love to recycle! ....and oh yes, he now hires exclusively non-ethnic help to keep his food clean.

commented 14 years ago

leeroy

Thank you Chi.

commented 14 years ago

Vinny

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I do believe that 'some' traditional ones living in the middle east still practice traditional hygiene. (none) I do not think that stereotyping all Muslims is fair to those Muslims that are not traditional and living in a period 2000 years ago.

As one person said.. 'do you use a corncob?' well, at one time this was the procedure especially in the southern farmlands of the USA, as well as 'Sears Catalogs'.. I hardly think this is true today.. waddia think? Time to move on and quit stereotyping??

14 years ago. Rating: 9
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Chiangmai

I hope they did not believe in recycling corncobs in the pioneer days. Ditto with the catalogs.

commented 14 years ago

daren1

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lets put it this way i wouldn't shake hands with them especialy if their a lefty!

14 years ago. Rating: 7
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Tommyh

LMAO

commented 14 years ago

ed shank

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I now one that did, my father.

14 years ago. Rating: 7
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Chiangmai

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Shaking hands with anyone handling toilet paper is subject to and contingent upon the contents disposed onto the hu-flung-dung 3-ply Charmin and if his hands are subsequently and adequately washed in the Euphrates River.

14 years ago. Rating: 6
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Dollybird

mycatsmom,

Thank you for your reply,I have never been to Iran, or read the book, not even sure it is in UK, or Ireland. I have lived in Morocco, Turkey, and Tunisia, thoes are the countrys I was referring too.Bit unfair to tarnish all Muslim countrys on one book from Iran.

commented 14 years ago

Dollybird

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I find these replys very unfair. I lived for three yrs in Muslim countrys, and ate out often, never seen any lack of cleanness, or lack of toilet paper.

14 years ago. Rating: 6
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mycatsmom

In Iran, they think nothing of ants crawling in and out of their sugar for tea. Read the book '' Not without my Daughter '' It's like a documentary . When the women in Iran sneeze, they wipe their nose on the inside of their hood.

commented 14 years ago

bulletman

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Is the pope a catholic.

14 years ago. Rating: 5
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Tommyh

Does the Pope shit in the woods?

commented 14 years ago

nomdeplume

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The very long pinky nail is a Chinese custom indicating the owner is not a manual worker, thus high status.
Nothing to do with Moslems

14 years ago. Rating: 5
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eggplant

Try and tell a Lebanese he's really a Chinese.

commented 14 years ago

Yvonne57

I thought the long pinky was used for snorting cocaine.

commented 14 years ago

carmaxable

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yes. what do you use, corncob?

14 years ago. Rating: 5
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Chiangmai

Cheaper to use a dog to do the job?

commented 14 years ago

eggplant

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Yes, they only wipe the seat. Have you ever looked at their left hand. On males and females the pinky finger has a very long finger nail on it while all the others are very short. I suppose it's used for scraping. Finger lickin' good.

14 years ago. Rating: 4
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Tommyh

Eggy,Eggy,Eggy!!!...Too much information! Yucky!!!

commented 14 years ago

eggplant

Next time, take notice of the hands, especially the left.

commented 14 years ago

bulletman

that's a little rough eggie, they will think aussie's are uncouth. lol.

commented 14 years ago

pythonlover

I assumed the long nail was for picking their nose.

commented 14 years ago

mycatsmom

Knock it off. I just ate. And this isn't the 5th grade !!

commented 14 years ago

Chiangmai

I feel sorry for the poor forensic guy who does autopsies on these one-long-nailed deceased. He must be going nuts trying preserve what little crap left in the pinky finger in order to look for an "un-sub" who also has the same-looking pinky finger.

commented 14 years ago

mycatsmom

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Most developed big cities in all countries have toilet paper. But, for those that live out in the country with self made mud and straw huts, the woods is their bathroom and they all have worms. They use leaves to wipe with .

14 years ago. Rating: 3
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carmaxable

watch out for poison ivy and snakes.ha ha.

commented 14 years ago

Chiangmai

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Therefore, for hygiene purposes, Kentucky Fried Chicken's "finger lickin' good" commercials should immediately be banned in these countries? We are not going to encourage them to wipe, swipe, and lick, right?

14 years ago. Rating: 3
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melandrupert

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they do use toilet paper but everytime they use the toilet they must wash them selves thats wee and poo

14 years ago. Rating: 2
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mycatsmom

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Maybe shaking hands isn't part of their culture in the middle-east......as in Japan. They don't shake hands upon the first meeting. The hold their hands in a prayer like posture and bow slightly, and say '' HO ''

14 years ago. Rating: 2
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itsmee

"HO" ?

commented 14 years ago

Chiangmai

Strange, Americans love saying 'ho as well, as in my 'ho. And yes, they occasionally hold hands here too while saying 'ho!

commented 14 years ago

nomdeplume

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Ablutions prior to prayer are part of the Muslim religion, so I don't see how we can accuse them of unclean practices.

Muslims joke that Christians only wash once- when they are baptised !

14 years ago. Rating: 2
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Chiangmai

Hahaha. It may be true. When I was going to school in the midwest, I encountered students that bathed only once in a blue moon, especially when it's very cold. The scent can be overwhelming as well.

commented 14 years ago

mycatsmom

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to Chiangmai---your comment makes no sense ??