Well I think it’s the tolerance level of what you term basic accommodation.
MPB have been on holidays with his friends and stayed in cheap hotels which he said I would freak out because of the state the toilet is in etc. I also think part of me not being a tree hugger or dirt lover is due to my allergies. If I’m travelling to places like even Sydney during Spring/Summer, I will have to see the doctor for medication and shots because flying pollen is really not my friend and dirt I think will just cause me to break out into hives -_-“
Originally posted by hisoka:if she's so outdoorsy, I'm sure she can take the accompanying dirt, mozzies and such? I don't know what other kinds of outdoor there are *shrug*
the water-borne kind.
Originally posted by elindra:Well I think it’s the tolerance level of what you term basic accommodation.
MPB have been on holidays with his friends and stayed in cheap hotels which he said I would freak out because of the state the toilet is in etc. I also think part of me not being a tree hugger or dirt lover is due to my allergies. If I’m travelling to places like even Sydney during Spring/Summer, I will have to see the doctor for medication and shots because flying pollen is really not my friend and dirt I think will just cause me to break out into hives -_-“
men has a much higher tolerance threshold. I suppose the army helped a bit. After you've slept on a muddy jungle floor with nothing over your head and rain falling onto your face and worn the same pair of underwear for 10 days at a stretch, there's not much accoms you can't take, really
Originally posted by Fatum:men has a much higher tolerance threshold. I suppose the army helped a bit. After you've slept on a muddy jungle floor with nothing over your head and rain falling onto your face and worn the same pair of underwear for 10 days at a stretch, there's not much accoms you can't take, really
yeap...and crawling on muddy terrains,doing pushups in the mud, sleeping with bugs and insects..
no one i know of can beat my sis. she absolutely refuses to stay in anything other than a 4* and up accomodation and quote my BIL "she must go to developed countries only". e.g. walking on the streets of vietnam.
I think if I have to go through the mud and dirt, my allergies would probably kill me
Originally posted by stellazio:yeap...and crawling on muddy terrains,doing pushups in the mud, sleeping with bugs and insects..
but then we men have a crucial advantage: we can pee standing up. That's quite a plus cos it means you can pee almost anytime, anywhere, without any more prep than undoing a fly.
Originally posted by Fatum:but then we men have a crucial advantage: we can pee standing up. That's quite a plus cos it means you can pee almost anytime, anywhere, without any more prep than undoing a fly.
we can shit anywhere too, although i personally dont like it..feels weird..
Originally posted by Fatum:men has a much higher tolerance threshold. I suppose the army helped a bit. After you've slept on a muddy jungle floor with nothing over your head and rain falling onto your face and worn the same pair of underwear for 10 days at a stretch, there's not much accoms you can't take, really
and yet i still hear from my friend who's a regular of wussy guys who freak out during their field trips; naturally these are the odd ones out.
Ok I’m slightly better. I can take 3 star accommodation. But that is the bare minimum I can take
I don’t think Vietnam is considered a developed country
But I’m not so bad la. At least I can do things like Glacier walk in New Zealand and hike up a mountain path
See the thing is that hiking and stuff I can do but they need a nice path :x because if they don’t, I will really end up killing myself
Latest one was at Blue Mountains whereby climbing stairs is a dangerous past time for me to :x
Originally posted by cassie:no one i know of can beat my sis. she absolutely refuses to stay in anything other than a 4* and up accomodation and quote my BIL "she must go to developed countries only". e.g. walking on the streets of vietnam.
how does she like the streets at parts of KL then ? say .... chee cheong gai on a rainy night ?
Originally posted by Fatum:how does she like the streets at parts of KL then ? say .... chee cheong gai on a rainy night ?
she doesn't head that way. in fact she doesn't even patronise hawker stalls! or at least not in the last coupla years.
guess what...eg in melbourne or any city she's holidaying in, she stays in westin etc. india was taj or the one next door (i can't remember).
ok, i'm off.
Originally posted by cassie:
and yet i still hear from my friend who's a regular of wussy guys who freak out during their field trips; naturally these are the odd ones out.
depends on the unit I suppose. We never had such people where I was from. One of the tricks in BMT for us was to be made to put on your wet and thoroughly muddy uniforms again after you're clean and nicely showered after a long day in the field ... no strawberry soldiers there.
the toilets after field camp has to be one of the most foul smelling and crappy places literally..
Originally posted by Fatum:the water-borne kind.
oh yeah forgot about those. oops.
but anyway from your descriptions, she appears to be more of a traveller/ likes to visit places. rather than outdoor in terms of woods/ fishing kind.
Originally posted by elindra:Ok I’m slightly better. I can take 3 star accommodation. But that is the bare minimum I can take
I don’t think Vietnam is considered a developed country
But I’m not so bad la. At least I can do things like Glacier walk in New Zealand and hike up a mountain path
See the thing is that hiking and stuff I can do but they need a nice path :x because if they don’t, I will really end up killing myself
Latest one was at Blue Mountains whereby climbing stairs is a dangerous past time for me to :x
no lar, i meant she nearly "died" on her Unc Ho Vietnam holiday.
Originally posted by stellazio:we can shit anywhere too, although i personally dont like it..feels weird..
I can shit anywhere .....
but squat shitting outdoors is where women has the advantage, if you're not careful, the pecker would touch the floor ..... and that definitely freaks me out ...
Originally posted by stellazio:the toilets after field camp has to be one of the most foul smelling and crappy places literally..
I refused to go use the field camp toilets. Just didn't go
Originally posted by hisoka:oh yeah forgot about those. oops.
but anyway from your descriptions, she appears to be more of a traveller/ likes to visit places. rather than outdoor in terms of woods/ fishing kind.
oh she likes fishing .....
she loves the sea as much as I do, her diving credentials more than rival mine .....
and oh, we got matching wetsuits ... v
Originally posted by Fatum:I can shit anywhere .....
but squat shitting outdoors is where women has the advantage, if you're not careful, the pecker would touch the floor ..... and that definitely freaks me out ...
now imagine a snake or rat on the ground that things the pecker is food
Originally posted by hisoka:I refused to go use the field camp toilets. Just didn't go
what kind of field camp toilet you guys had ? .......
not a hole in the ground kind ?
Originally posted by Fatum:oh she likes fishing .....
she loves the sea as much as I do, her diving credentials more than rival mine .....
and oh, we got matching wetsuits ... v
*declines comments on the over-display of affections*
Originally posted by hisoka:now imagine a snake or rat on the ground that things the pecker is food
you can see a snake coming .... but sometimes the rod touches the ground inadvertently ..... and there's nowhere to wash it off ! .... >.<"
at least at home, if you accidently touched the toilet bowl rim, you can rush over to the shower and scrub and scrub and scrub ....
Originally posted by Fatum:what kind of field camp toilet you guys had ? .......
not a hole in the ground kind ?
yupz big hole in the ground. But it stank to high heaven. Anyway didn't really need to go so spared myself the torture. + imagine if something dropped in
Originally posted by Fatum:you can see a snake coming .... but sometimes the rod touches the ground inadvertently ..... and there's nowhere to wash it off ! .... >.<"
at least at home, if you accidently touched the toilet bowl rim, you can rush over to the shower and scrub and scrub and scrub ....
not if it comes from the back. or if it's camouflaged