Comments on: "Mum! FEET!!!"

By: MummyT

MummyT — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:25:02 +0000

In reply to wandering lass. I see your point. On the other hand, there's braving one's own footwear in the average Vietnamese public lavatory (there was one at the Lao border near Dien Bien Phu, which made both me and Z first gag then retreat to the bushes)... Swings and roundabouts. Or, maybe, squats and roundabouts.

By: MummyT

MummyT — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:39:51 +0000

In reply to Sandrine. I did it again in a tuk-tuk on the way to the train station. i will never, ever learn... It's weird, isn't it, the social stratifiers around these customs?!

By: marketingtomilk

marketingtomilk — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:05:57 +0000

Oh yes children really do have a thing or two to teach us, don’t they?

By: wandering lass

wandering lass — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:44:26 +0000

Reminds me of that public toilet at the bus station in Vietnam, we were traveling to Nha Trang [from HCM] then. I was really having second thoughts about wearing those “toilet slippers”. I was like…. how many people have worn them? 🙂

By: Sandrine

Sandrine — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:00:52 +0000

What a hilarious custom! Feet aren’t much loved in Turkey either, but shoes are probably worse. You can’t go in a house and not take them off. Except if it’s a house of well off, European Turks. Then you should keep them on. How are you supposed to work that out if you only staying a short time and don’t speak the language? Only thing you can do is try your best, and laugh!

By: New Mummy

New Mummy — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:19:07 +0000

I love how he remembers and you forget!! Great post

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:48:41 +0000

It is fascinating to learn about all of the different customs in different parts of the world. Z is getting quite an education in experiencing everything first-hand!

I continue to enjoy all of your postings–they are very inspirational for our own family journeys.