realmayo Posted February 16, 2009 at 02:01 PM Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 at 02:01 PM Is flushing used tea leaves down the toilet appropriate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted February 16, 2009 at 02:18 PM Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 at 02:18 PM Come on, give us the full story. Who told you you were being disgusting and culturally insensitive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realmayo Posted February 16, 2009 at 02:20 PM Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 at 02:20 PM Nono, nothing like that. At the back of my mind I've got a feeling that lots of people do it, but then again I could have misremembered dire warnings not to do it. What's the score? EDIT: Am I being disgusting and culturally insensitive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted February 16, 2009 at 02:42 PM Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 at 02:42 PM I could have misremembered dire warnings not to do it. Sure you're not thinking of toilet paper? Easily confused. I flush tea leaves. Nothing worse than trying to get the last cold damp tealeaf off the bottom of the mug and into the bin. Swill 'em into the toilet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougou Posted February 16, 2009 at 02:43 PM Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 at 02:43 PM I learned not to flush any edibles down the toilet, as it will attract rats. They are able to climb up vertical pipes, and if your pipes don't have something to block them, they might eventually show up in your toilet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted February 16, 2009 at 02:45 PM Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 at 02:45 PM I learned to flush edibles down the toilet to keep the rats well-fed. Otherwise they leave little wet footprints on their way to the kitchen. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted February 16, 2009 at 02:58 PM Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 at 02:58 PM Keep a cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted February 16, 2009 at 03:02 PM Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 at 03:02 PM Skylee, you forgot to answer the question. What do you do with your used tea leaves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted February 16, 2009 at 03:05 PM Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 at 03:05 PM Uh, I don't drink tea now. I drink wine and water at home, so no tea leaves troubles. But I do flush away all the soup of my instant noodle dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realmayo Posted February 16, 2009 at 03:13 PM Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 at 03:13 PM Ah, so a toilet can be a reasonable place to dispose of such, erm, non-digested waste. I knew I wasn't making it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realmayo Posted February 16, 2009 at 03:23 PM Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 at 03:23 PM Sure you're not thinking of toilet paper? While we're on this topic, has anyone actually blocked up Chinese plumbing this way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted February 16, 2009 at 03:26 PM Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 at 03:26 PM No, and since seeing the attendant in a hutong public toilet take the waste paper basket full of stinking toilet paper, upend it, use his mop to jam the contents down the hole-in-the-floor and then flush, I don't worry about doing so either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougou Posted February 16, 2009 at 03:30 PM Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 at 03:30 PM take the waste paper basket full of stinking toilet paper, upend it, use his mop to jam the contents down the hole-in-the-floor I suppose that also helps against rats... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbradfor Posted February 16, 2009 at 05:48 PM Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 at 05:48 PM Nope, it just makes them stronger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiao Kui Posted February 16, 2009 at 10:39 PM Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 at 10:39 PM While we're on this topic, has anyone actually blocked up Chinese plumbing this way? In the older buildings in Kunming (or even new buildings with narrow pipes) my friends and I have definitely blocked up the toilet with paper - in Chengdu it doesn't even take paper It's so disgusting having to take out the bathroom toilet paper garbage out every day. I'm happy my new apartment has a Western toilet with a turbo flusher so the toilet paper goes down along with everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randall_flagg Posted February 16, 2009 at 10:50 PM Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 at 10:50 PM I am not a rebel, but I flush down everything whenever possible! Even against my ex-landlords' advice. And nothing has ever happened....knock on wood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowdh Posted February 16, 2009 at 11:52 PM Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 at 11:52 PM Even at some of the hostels that advised against flushing stuff down the loo I still did and had no problems... thank goodness... no super rats nor blocked loos... btw some of the funniest stuff is in this thread... woohooo... :mrgreen: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABCinChina Posted February 17, 2009 at 02:11 AM Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 at 02:11 AM I also flush food waste down the toilet! It sure beats that food waste from stinking up the place. My GF said that I shouldn't do that because of blockage but since we have no "sink garbage disposal" unit, old habits die hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.demoman Posted February 17, 2009 at 02:26 AM Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 at 02:26 AM the general worry is blockage. If the pipe is wide enough, no problem i guess. hehe, sometimes it blocks in my home,becuz Dad pour whatever into the toilet, and then Mom almost raises the roof. is the thread in food section? hehe:mrgreen: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted February 17, 2009 at 02:28 AM Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 at 02:28 AM Wait, food waste? What are we talking here? Noodles? Orange peel? Bones? Milk bags? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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