Tey,

You seem to be our resident expert on Mexician culture. I have a honest questions that was brought up to me be a friend last night, and something I have experience myself.

Is there a tradition or reason that most all mexician immagrants will not put soiled toilet paper down the toilet, and they always put it in a trash can in the bathroom. I saw this while working around many of them several years back, and a friend of mine brought it up to me last night about the ones he works with in North Carolina. .. I personally dont get it. but have been intrigued as to why they do it. Its rather discusting.

v

Dude I have never heard of that before and I lived in mexico city for quite sometime. Sorry to hear that some people are doing that but I doubt seriously that it is a cultural tradition. Again, I have never seen or heard of that before.

humm.. we worked for a company that housed quite a few. We re floored about 5-10 houses and every houe was the same. You would go to the john.. and there it was.. toilte paper in the trash can.

My buddy and i were talking last night and he said they do the same thing down there!

It too much of a coencidence..(sp?) I must research further!!

thanks,

v

I think it has alot to do with plumbing or lack there of sometimes...or fear of clogging up the toilet...

I also have seen that where people have septic tanks...

Lets see what you come up with VFR..

It has to be something else. To see the same behavior in many different groups.. and to see it in different parts of the country...its odd. lol

v

vfrtwice,

Sorry, but where on earth do you come up with some of your off the wall topics? From zits on the nose to toilet paper culture......LOL

Charlie

That's how they make tacos.

Hence the terminology, (Goin To The CAN!).

lol @ charlie!! haaaaa

just thing I encounter day to day that make me wonder why?? haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

prolly many things that others encounter but cast aside without much care or thought. I find them interesting to talk about!! lmao!!!

sincerly,

Mr. plethra of useless knowledge..aka..vfrtwice 😉

vfrtwice,It has to do with the plumbing in some areas. The sewer lines are not wide enough to accomodate paper and tend to clog easy.

However,the times they are a changin and as sewer lines are replaced,they are being upgraded but habits die hard. X

interesting!!

so... basicaly its just a carry over habbit from where they came from? they are use to doing this because they are use to sub par sewer systems, and they assume the same will happen when they come here! So.. to avoid the cost of calling the plumber and avoiding a major nasty backup in their toilet.. they continue to pratice the same habbits. Makes sense.. makes total sense.

I guess.. why would they know or think any different. The cross the border coming from squawler..hoop on a truck.. end up at some chicken farm working.. and living in this small house with 10 other family members.. and along the way.. I am sure no one gives them a guide of the place saying.. "ohh.. by the way.. your toilet will work fine if you go ahead and flush the paper down!! That has to be it!

We must educate these people. If they are coming to america for a better life they need to know this. I am sure whoever has the task of empting the trash can would love to know this method is no longer necessary!! 🙂.. i would bet money on that one!! lol

v

Hey?? WTF happened to Tey?? he get deported? I ain't seen his one line posts in two days? I'm kinda miss'n the lil fugger...

NOT!! ROTFLMAO!!

Hog

It's a plumbing issue. Problem is when they find modern plumbing they can't break the habit.

"Hey?? WTF happened to Tey?? he get deported? "

Nope I'm still here and so is every other mexican I know. Someone's gotta build white folks their wall.

Hey... howed you know the local mall's slang name?

The actual name is "White Oaks Mall" but through-out the years growing up.. reserved the name "White Folks Mall"...

Man if your gunna be helpin build this wall.. it'll probably take until 2115 to get it completed? I mean what's gunna get you out workin in the heat anyways?

Hog

A few of the guys I work with here in So Cal do this as well. As has been said, it's pretty much just a habit brought about by where they come from. Some still do it after being here for years while others have stopped. I've been in quite a few places in Mexico that have it posted not to put the paper in the toilet. Ha! Maybe ole tey isn't quite as brown as he professes to be...LOL

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

see.. i knew it had to be something!!