tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post7360861603443296825..comments2023-10-31T15:19:20.819+00:00Comments on Inspired to blog: Take a wash on the wild sud... (SO sorry, Lou Reed)Shammihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07905000396589717457noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-15602784957917933302010-03-31T22:12:22.430+01:002010-03-31T22:12:22.430+01:00I'm a south indian madrasi living across the c...I'm a south indian madrasi living across the channel in Normandie.We wash like you ; but waste a hell of lot of potable water.My french in-laws scrub as you say, but then they rinse in clean running water before wiping dry.Most of the households here have dishwashers now.<br />Saving on hot water is eco friendly too.<br /><br />PardeshiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-52084515993662349362010-03-31T14:10:44.063+01:002010-03-31T14:10:44.063+01:00totally hear u on the bath vs shower thing...
and ...totally hear u on the bath vs shower thing...<br />and yes I too need running water..cant think of anything being clean otherwise..shttp://forkbootsandapalette.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-67892536942336766862010-03-24T17:27:40.415+00:002010-03-24T17:27:40.415+00:00But the British are the same people who once thoug...But the British are the same people who once thought (a) bathing was bad for health and (b) if done at all, baths were to be had in the <i>same dirty bathwater </i> successively by all members of the family. All right, that was a few hundred years ago, but I suppose just one person soaking in a bath tub<br />counts as a remarkable improvement in mores? ;)<br /><br />Like you, I am also paranoid about rinsing off each sud from the dishes. I also rinse all dishwashed dishes before using them to remove any residue (thereby negating all water savings from using the dishwasher, I suppose)..<br /><br />Tamarind and coconut fibre is so much more eco friendly. I predict that one day we will have "premium" scotch brite made out of coconut fibre as the green alternative :)Lekhnihttp://elekhni.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-8432627937524275692010-03-23T22:13:36.345+00:002010-03-23T22:13:36.345+00:00Your post inspired me to write this one:
http://m...Your post inspired me to write this one:<br /><br />http://mobiustext.blogspot.com/2010/03/oil-boil-toil-and-trouble.html<br /><br />Cheers!Mobius Circlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056719756601175840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-58388543935533609892010-03-17T11:10:13.002+00:002010-03-17T11:10:13.002+00:00I once ate at the house of a somebody who had not ...I once ate at the house of a somebody who had not rinsed her plates properly.....blech! The entire meal tasted of soap.<br />Agree with you completely on the bath vs shower thing. I love the bucket and mug getup when I'm in India.Kaminihttp://kaminidandapani.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-25916960614974088882010-03-14T21:14:13.761+00:002010-03-14T21:14:13.761+00:00I couldn't agree more! Wash both dishes and se...I couldn't agree more! Wash both dishes and self till no vestige of soap remains - I vote in favour.fhttp://fortyfiveminutes.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-38816874138814595012010-03-14T17:20:59.577+00:002010-03-14T17:20:59.577+00:00running water for dishes. and most definitely buck...running water for dishes. and most definitely bucket/mug or shower. i love my bubble soaks, but have gotta finish with a shower. if not, yuck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-24793982291968143662010-03-12T15:50:59.520+00:002010-03-12T15:50:59.520+00:00On both counts, dishes and self, I agree. Soap and...On both counts, dishes and self, I agree. Soap and rinse in hot running water for dishes and hot till-lobster-like shower for me!30in2005https://www.blogger.com/profile/18355411393246220231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-26859830172985712492010-03-12T11:20:45.231+00:002010-03-12T11:20:45.231+00:00This is a topic on which I have thought of quite o...This is a topic on which I have thought of quite often . We went camping at Windermere and at the site's common washing up area , i was shocked and amazed watching these queues of women just loading up the sink , scrubbing frenzily, and then apparently finishing up by calmly loading their pots(!) in the tub to take back.<br />After coming back home I googled up this strange type of pseudo-washing, and found that Americans dont do it this way,(since an American had posted on yahoo answers about it), apparently only Brits do it this way..Dont know about rest of the western world though... <br /><br />I hope to God, that many Brits use a dishwasher so that atleast the pots are rinsed out automatically without their knowledge! And thank god, Restuarants have dishwashers !Umanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-67602700539346652752010-03-12T09:53:14.827+00:002010-03-12T09:53:14.827+00:00Shruthi: heh. I'll clean 'em with bleach i...Shruthi: heh. I'll clean 'em with bleach if that makes you happy :Dshyamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-82502537426944646912010-03-12T02:21:32.916+00:002010-03-12T02:21:32.916+00:00Great, I can eat in your home with peace in my min...Great, I can eat in your home with peace in my mind ;)Shruthihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00635222842257175541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-37029110322228273112010-03-11T19:51:04.048+00:002010-03-11T19:51:04.048+00:00My grandma used to do that too! I was going to men...My grandma used to do that too! I was going to mention tamarind, but brass pots (I've learnt to say pots too!) went out along with my grandma and I've never used them. Tamarind cleaned up brass really well!Shammihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07905000396589717457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-86407460140012089022010-03-11T16:53:05.804+00:002010-03-11T16:53:05.804+00:00You are sooo right. I just can't understand h...You are sooo right. I just can't understand how one gets out of a tubful of dirty water and is considered "bathed"!!<br /><br />Your coconut fibre descriptions brought on a surge of memories of my Grandma's maid - she would use tamarind and old coffee grinds to bring a real shine on the pots (have learnt to say pots instead of vessels)! Once she was done one of us would have to rinse them all over again before they could be used as they were still considered "unclean" having coming straight from the maid's hands!Anuhttp://www.mobiustext.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-11265261772018292232010-03-11T14:59:00.394+00:002010-03-11T14:59:00.394+00:00??! - That, too. Oh yeah.??! - That, too. Oh yeah.Shammihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07905000396589717457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-103564401472164482010-03-11T14:56:20.497+00:002010-03-11T14:56:20.497+00:00You are not alone.
That said, the worst (to me) t...You are not alone.<br /><br />That said, the worst (to me) thing about the English and water? Having 'a wash' instead of a shower. Please - if you're going to clean, clean properly. Or just stay like that. But don't 'wash'. Brrrrrrrrrrrrr.??!https://www.blogger.com/profile/03791417518093723373noreply@blogger.com