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Korea¡¯s Zaytun Troops stationed in Irbil, Iraq plan to introduce a new bathroom culture to the war-torn country as part of their peaceful reconstruction project.
The troops plan to install ceramic bidets in all public offices and schools in the Kurdish region starting from March.
In the Middle East, toilet paper is virtually unheard of, and people use their left hand to clean themselves after they have done their business, though Asian-style ¡°water guns¡± are gaining popularity. The 310 bathrooms within the garrison are all equipped with bidets.
"Because Iraqis are already using water after their toilet, we predict they will easily adapt to bidets,¡± an officer with the Zaytun troops said. ¡°We plan to put them in all new buildings."
Korea¡¯s bathroom accessory maker Woongjin Coway is donating 1,000 bidets for the project, each valued at about W700,000. They will include some prototypes besides brand-new products. ¡°If the response is positive, we plan to increase the number of products,¡± a company spokesman said.
(Jang Il-hyeon, ihjang@chosun.com )
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