شطافة is a self cleansing device used in several parts of the world
-it is a crucial device in the middle east for its association with the hygienic practices of the islamic religion (استنجاء) which means washing private parts with water after urinating or defecating is a crucial purity ritual in the islamic faith -for that شطافة are widespread, not only in households, but even in public restrooms -the common شطافة type is the handheld one, which is connected to a hose attached to a water fixture -the urinator/defecator holds the handheld شطافة after doing their deed and press on the press included in the device to shoot water to their private area to wash it off
-it is a common practice to use the شطافة during urinating / defecating to mask the unpleasant sounds of bodily fluids, solids, and fumes
-it is a very intimate, and trusting practice to separately share public restrooms, let alone use a device like mentioned very close to our private parts, especially when the person before us was using it behind a closed door
this create a strange “odd” relationship with the public, when thinking this public is from one of the most conservative cultures, it is even fascinating to think about
to have a device that is similar in shape, size and function of a sex toy in a public sector
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