Bathroom Etiquette

India has a very interesting bathroom policy. Every home has a separate bathroom for #1 and for #2.  As a result everyone knows about your bowel moments. Most of my family is fortunate that both these types of bathrooms exist in their homes. There are other condominiums where there are common area facilities shared by all the residents on that floor. These are older buildings...when my dad was a teenager he had an uncle who lived in one of these buildings and told me about the tricks they would play on some of the elderly tenants in the building who would use the facilities.  The other interesting social norm is everytime you use the #2 bathroom you must bathe.  One time I was visiting my grandparents and my grandfather had the runs, well you can imagine how comedic it became when he would use the #2 bathroom and then go take a shower and change into new clothes and 5 minutes later repeat the cycle!  So it's best to get your system on a schedule so use the #2 bathroom in the morning and shower and are set for the day. However, not everyone has that regularity...so you end up knowing more than you'd like to about your relatives' bowel moments when visiting.