\nWhat is a Tabo? Pronounced tah-bow, a close translation to English would\n be a water dipper. They tend to vary from the standard plastic dish \nwith a long handle to a small cup or other water holding container.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a Filipino household a Tabo is often used in\n place of toilet paper, and for many non-Filipino visitors this may be \nan item of mystification. While toilet paper is usually available, you \nwill typically find a Tabo next to large bucket or Timba (tim-bah) \nsitting within reach of the toilet. Don’t let this frighten you because \nnow you will know what it is and shortly you will know how to use it! \nThe Tabo is essentially a manual bidet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To start off, go about \nand get your business taken care of. \u201cDrop the kids off at the pool\u201d, \n\u201cTake the Browns to the Superbowl\u201d, \u201cBack the big brown motorhome out of\n the garage, \u201cFree your chocolate hostages\u201d or what ever term you use. \nOnce you are done pumping a clump of dump out of your rump you are ready\n to use the Tabo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Okay this might be a little intimidating or \nseem disgusting the first few times you do it, but to those who use the \nTabo every day, using only toilet paper seems quite revolting and less \nthan sanitary. From what I\u2019ve heard, some people like to put a dab of \nsoap on their hand to use during the cleansing, so you may notice some \nliquid soap dispenser near by. Take the Tabo in your hand and dip it in \nthe Timba to get some water. Slowly dump the water from the Tabo just \nabove the crack in your back while slightly leaning forward on the \ntoilet. Using your other hand, reach around and give your backdoor a \ngood quick up and down scrub. Repeat until you feel clean. When you are \ndone, if you have a bit of tissue with you, pat dry and wash your hands \nwell. It is not too bad at all, and after doing it a few times and \nrealizing how clean and fresh you feel, you will not want to go back to \nusing just toilet paper again. Before flushing the toilet it is common \ncourtesy to wipe down the toilet seat of any water that you spilled on \nit when you were using the Tabo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now you have learned to use the\n Tabo and do not have to worry about asking someone how to clean \nyourself or where the toilet paper is the next time you visit a Filipino\n house.
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