Bathroom Slippers
Wednesday July 2, 2008
My mom came to visit me last week. As I mentioned in my previous blog, I am very close with my mom. It was nice to see her and we had a great time. Whenever she comes, she often finds some differences from home. She said to me that she felt a little awkward going into the bathroom without wearing slippers. What? Slippers? Yes, I totally forgot about bathroom slippers in Japan. The toilet is in a separate room from the bathtub and slippers are usually set there. It is kind of a funny custom to wear slippers even in a tiny bathroom.
Japanese Translation
Japanese Translation
Comments
That’s interesting. It also explains why I see footwear labeled “W.C.” in some of my manga.
I do the Japanese way of going to the bathroom with slippers on too. I know it is simple to have a toire and bathrub in same room but even I think it should be separate. lol
i also use slipper when go to bathroom. I think this has been practised by most asian people.
While having the toilet in the bathroom is common in the USA that doesn’t mean it is common everywhere. In Australia it is unusual to not have the toilet in a separate room.