Rectified?! (ouch)

My mother was 68 and had osteoporosis when she did a back flip in the bathtub. Other than a few bruises, she was fine, even though she flew out of the tub and hit the toilet on the way down. A week or two later, she fractured two vertebrae picking up about a gallon of water in a bucket.

My worst experiences involve raised seats. Ever sit down IN a toilet instead of ON it? This came close to being a disaster when it almost happened in an outhouse. Luckily, I was moving slowly enough (it was dark, and I wanted to be sure I placed my ass upon the hole in the seat instead of the parts of the seat without the hole, because that can be inconvenient too, but that's another story) so I could stop from falling through.

If you're planning a trip to Korea, you need to bring your own TP when you go to public places such as restaurants. They may have some, or they may not. Do not flush the paper down the toilet - their toilets and sewer systems aren't designed for paper waste. There's usually a plastic bag near the toilet for asswipe disposal.

There was some country I was once in that had little shelves in the toilets. It was there the poop rested almost reverently, until you flushed.