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Old 26th May 2006, 07:53 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by allthai
Hi Rik,

The western toilet is only for the western visitors and they keep the door locked when no one is visiting. The villagers have their own Thai style toilets. The waist goes into a large holding tank buried underground. In the dry season a" honey dipper" truck comes and pumps the waist out and hauls it away to a sanation plant.

All the best Randy and Ning
Randy:

When I saw that their water came from a creek and they didn't have electricity, I assumed that they were less "modern" than that. Well, one shouldn't always assume.

Regards. -- Rik
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