Comments on: Lota Stories

By: Paul Rasid

Paul Rasid — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:41:39 +0000

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By: cncz

cncz — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:51:09 +0000

Salam alaikoum
North Africans have what I call the “Empty Evian Bottle” lota, it creates a lot of plausible deniability, but I personally hate carrying one around (gaah). However, NH and I usually buy a drink when we are out and then “share the bottle” if we are away from home for a day. At work it is harder.

By: UmmFarouq

UmmFarouq — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:33:46 +0000

Several months back Hijab Man wrote a post on breaking the silence: the coffee pot lota. This one is a real belly buster. Come on, hotel visitors who need to go potty, be honest. Have you done this?

http://hijabman.com/journal/coffee-pot-lota-breaking-the-silence

By: shine87

shine87 — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:25:36 +0000

ROFL hahahaha that was funny,
My experiance happened when i visited Japan with my family last year, in the hotel rooms needless to say we coudnt find a lota.So my dad ordered a 2 liter bottle of coke and a pair of scizors.We cut the bottle in half and than carved out a sort of triangle poking out on the top for pouring,.we had to make do with that for the rest of our stay :) .

P.s : Cleaning directly from a lota is GROSS, in pakistan we use tissues and than apply water.

By: Farhana

Farhana — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:32:26 +0000

As-salaamu’alaykum wa Rahmatu Llahi wa Barakatuhu my dearest sister Baraka,
I pray all is well at your end.

Interesting post! Who knew there was so much to say about this topic. :D

Wa’alaykum as-salaam
Love Farhana

By: Umm Salihah

Umm Salihah — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:26:52 +0000

Salaams Baraka,
when we were house hunting a few years back, we’d look at pictures on the internet and you could always tell which was a Muslim house because in the pic of the bathroom there would be a lota peeking out from somewhere.

At the moment its a empty water bottle at work for me, although I keep finding empty water cups in the loos, so obviously other people miss their lota too.

Love the comments on here, everyone at work is wondering why I have got the giggles, but I don’t fancy explaining about lota’s to them.

By: TwennyTwo

TwennyTwo — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:23:10 +0000

Salaams,
I seem to remember a discussion via Akram on lotas? I need to go search it out.
As a person of non SA descent, I love lotas ( hint, anyone who knows me, can I get one!) esp. after I learned of the Muslim cleaning practices. They look better.

And yeah, I keep either an empty bottle or the refillable purse-pack of wipes with me. You have to work it even in the Western context. Bump those who look askance- they don’t launder my unders.

peace
TwennyTwo

By: Maithri

Maithri — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:37:58 +0000

Haha!! This is so true and hilarious too…

Water is the south asian way… and the cleaner one at that ;)

Trust me I’m a doctor lol,

Love and peace, M

By: A musing muslim

A musing muslim — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:31:24 +0000

Aha! Thanks for bringing the lotta out of the closet. Now if only finding them here was as easy.

See here:
http://www.thehindu.com/mag/2008/05/04/stories/2008050450140500.htm

By: Achelois

Achelois — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:15:41 +0000

Haha! I like you friend’s research.

A second hole has been drilled into me unexpectedly no thanks to the high pressure of a “Muslim shower”! They are dangerous.