Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Toilets in Madagascar

What a subject hey? And so important! I just completed a review of sanitation approaches in Madagascar,  in plain words: I was visiting private and public toilets. Embarrasing subject? Not at all! People here were proud to show us their 'bathrooms', WCs, cans, johns, latrines, lavatories, outhouses, shithouses, privies and thrones!


© Pictures by Susanne van Lieshout and Mick Andriamarasoa. With thanks to Hasi!
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 13, 2012 at 12:09 AM

    Beautiful (memories)!
    Olivier

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  2. AnonymousJune 13, 2012 at 5:32 AM

    Hi Suzanne,

    You forgot one other name for a toilet - PK -short for piccanin kaia, which means "small house" in the Zulu, Shangaan, and Sindebele languages. This term was used in South Africa and Rhodesia (Zimbabwe).

    I enjoy your blog. Keep up the good work.

    Cheers,
    Hugo

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  3. Miss Footloose | Life in the Expat LaneJune 13, 2012 at 9:53 AM

    Oh, and then there is "de doos." For Dutch speakers only ;)

    Love your pictures!

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  4. DavidSeptember 13, 2021 at 9:37 AM

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