Man fired for 'un-Australian toilet habits'

Andrews
By Andrews

MELBOURNE: A man has been fired from his job, because he uses water instead of toilet paper.

Amador Bernabe, 43, is a machine operator in Townsville on a working visa from the Philippines, the Townsville Bulletin reports.

On Thursday, he claimed that his foreman followed him into the bathrooms questioning his toilet hygiene.

And later, Townsville Engineering Industries (TEI) the organization, Bernabe was employed with fired him over 'un-Australian toilet habits'.

"I went to go to the toilet and I took a bottle of water when my foreman saw me and he said, 'you can't bring the water in there'," News.com.au quoted Bernabe, as saying.

"I said it's my personal hygiene. I didn't break any law, I didn't break any rules of the company, why can't I do this, and he said he would report me to the manager," Bernabe said.

Following the incident Bernabe was called to the manager's office, after which he was fired.

"He asked me what had happened and I explained to him and he said if I didn't follow the Australian way I would be immediately terminated and I said 'sir, then you better terminate me'," Bernabe said.
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By LEB-XPAT• 26 Jan 2009 10:43
LEB-XPAT

we need that to be applied in qatar :P

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By Keith Brown• 26 Jan 2009 10:30
Keith Brown

Re "Toilet Bum Guns".

Nothing puts me off more if I am unlucky enough to need the loo in lets say "City Centre Mall" and the whole cubicle , walls included has neen hosed down . Why dont they have a sign on the back of the doeer with a diagram simply pointing out the "Arse from the Elbow".

By consciouseffort• 26 Jan 2009 09:22
consciouseffort

sick

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CONFUSE ............ if you cannot convince!

By GodFather.• 26 Jan 2009 09:16
GodFather.

Baldrick2dogs..that where our hash mate Pork prop is for the past 1 1/2 years now.. Will have to ask him what mis-cat has just posted..

he was offering all the mates to come and stay with him.. if they are passing by..Now read this I am not sure if I be heading down that part of the East coast..

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HE WHO DARES WINS

By Mis-Cat• 26 Jan 2009 09:09
Rating: 4/5
Mis-Cat

Townsville is a "Mining Community" in other words if you want to see a Stereo Typed Aussie there is no better place than Townsville. In other words Fit or F&^k off is their motto they work hard, they drink even harder, they drive Either a Ford Falcon, Holden HSV Commodores or Utes their best mate is Dazza who is married to Shazza, They drink VB or XXXX, they smoke "Winnie" Blues or Reds and will do anything for a mate, they watch Cricket in summer and Footy in winter, they don't even take to kindly to "Townies" unless you've lived their for more than 10 years. Ohh and they use Toilet paper when they take a S*&T....

"Your born, You Live, You Die, given this premise, one can conclude since we have no control over when we are born and when we die, the only thing that matters to us should be how we live, simple really?" Mis-Cat to her philosophy Lecturer.

By SPEED• 26 Jan 2009 09:08
SPEED

hahaha... thas so funny .... :-D

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By baldrick2dogs• 26 Jan 2009 09:03
Rating: 4/5
baldrick2dogs

Crazy! ... but ...

For a while I removed the bum hoses from my site office toilets as I was p!ssed off at going for a poo and finding the seat, floor, walls and ceiling - yes, ceiling wet from the previous user.

Once I got assurance from the 'users' that they would respect the facility for ALL to use I put them back.

Did you Google it first?

By anonymous• 26 Jan 2009 08:58
anonymous

LOL,

It must the British point of view.

Sand and leaves, that is like scalping your skin with sandpaper.....

By GodFather.• 26 Jan 2009 08:56
GodFather.

Hmmm Ausie way to cleaning your shite is to take some wool..Too much of it in the country..I guess..

Any other suggestions?

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HE WHO DARES WINS

By britexpat• 26 Jan 2009 08:54
britexpat

The Aussies are used to being on the beach or in the bush.. So the "Australian way" probably nmeans sand or leaves..

By Amoud• 26 Jan 2009 08:52
Amoud

Hmm, the word hygiene is used a bit loosly isnt it?

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"Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock - Will Rogers"

By Andrews• 26 Jan 2009 08:52
Andrews

RP Let some Aussies come up with the answer..

By anonymous• 26 Jan 2009 08:49
anonymous

What is the Australian Way?

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