From:  Janet <nobody@home.com>
Date:  23 Sep 2024 05:32:51 Hong Kong Time
Newsgroup:  news.alt119.net/sci.lang
Subject:  

Re: OT: Converting miles/km

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In article , 
Silvano@noncisonopernessuno.it says...
> 
> occam hat am 22.09.2024 um 18:30 geschrieben:
> > On 22/09/2024 14:29, Janet wrote:
> >>   On my bucket-list;  test-driving a Japanese-style 
> >> washlet toilet.
> >>
> >>  Must be the whole shebang with voice activated commands, 
> >> warm water bum wash and hot air dryer.
> >>
> > 
> > Have you started learning Japanese for the voice activation part?  One
> > wrong intonation, and the seat may incinerate your privates.
> 
> 
> Just for your education, Japanese is NOT a tonal language. I do agree,
> though, that you'd better learn the relevant ideograms before you use a
> Japanese toilet, especially this one:
> 
> 
> Perhaps you're lucky and can use this one:
> 
> I wonder what's the difference between shower and bidet here. Spray
> height, as the picture suggests?

  I would think , spray direction. Front or back.

   Janet