The secrets of doing the laundry

Here in Gulu, a lot of common people wash their dirty linen in public.

Notice how they do the laundry? They bend...... not squat.  I guess squatting, particularly for women is considered undignified here. 

Although our houses do not have outdoor plumbing, we are able to wash our clothes in private because of our green gate.

Liz has her way of doing her laundry.  She has a bench outdoor where she puts her basin, sits beside the basin and does her washing sidewise.  At the end of the task, she not only gets a tan, but a stiff neck as well.

In my case, I would have done the washing using the bathroom or kitchen sink so I can do my act while standing.  But the thing is, the sink is too small that even a dinner plate will hardly fit. So I devised a way.  I put my wastebasket on top of the toilet seat, then place the washbasin on top of the wastebasket.


That way, I do not have to break my back.  I drain the water into the toilet bowl to avoid flooding the bathroom.

I don't know how Angie and Judith do their laundry.  They could be standing up or squatting or bending.  Who knows?