Izindlu zangasese ze-Squat zitholakala kulo lonke elase-Afrika, futhi zivame kakhulu emazweni aseSulumane njengeMorocco, iTunisia ne-Algeria. Ngokuyinhloko, yizimbobo emhlabathini ohlonyelwe i-pan ukuze iqhubeke, kunokuba isihlalo nesitsha se-Western toilet systems. Izindlu zangasese ze-Squat zivame kakhulu eziteshini zamabhasi noma ezitimeleni, kanye nezindawo zokudla zendawo nezama- budget . Abasebenzisi badinga ukukwazi ukugcoba, bese bekhululekile ngokusebenzisa amanzi ukuze bahlanzeke kunamaphepha angasese.
Ngesikhathi sokuqala, izindlu zangasese ezincane zingasabisa kancane - kodwa ngokuzijwayeza, ukuzisebenzisa ngokushesha kuyinto yesibili.
Nakhu:
- Faka indlu yangasese ye-squat bese ubheka nxazonke ukuthola amanzi atholakalayo. Kufanele uthole itampu encane ibhakede noma isitsha ngaphansi. Uma ingagcwele kakade, gcwalisa isitsha ngaphambi kokuqhubekela esiteji esilandelayo.
- Beka izinyawo zakho ezinyaweni zihlala - izingxenye ezimbili eziboshiwe noma ezibhincini kunhlangothi zonke zendlu yangasese. Ubheke kude emgodini (ngokuvamile ukufika emnyango noma ukungena kwendlu yangasese).
- Uma ugqoke ingubo noma ingubo, ingxenye elandelayo ilula - kodwa uma kudingeka uqoqe izingubo zakho phansi, qiniseka ukuthi bahlala phansi. Iphansi lezindlu zangasese ezinogwaja ngokuvamile limanzi (ngethemba ngamanzi asetshenziselwa ukugeza, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi ngoba umsebenzisi wangaphambilini wayengumdlali ongenalo i-inexpert). Into ephephile kakhulu okumele ukwenze ukukhipha ibhulukwe lakho noma ukukhipha izicathulo ngokuphelele bese uzifaka phezu komnyango (uma kukhona).
- Ngena endaweni ye-squat futhi uqinisekise ukuthi izinyawo zakho zihlala phansi. Uma usezinzwaneni zakho, kungenzeka ukuthi uphumele phambili noma ubuyele emuva. Isimo esinezinyawo esisezingeni eliphansi sinomusa emisipha yezintambo - ikakhulukazi uma uzobe kulesi sikhundla okwesikhashana. Uma uzizwa ungahlali, fakaza izinyawo zakho ngokubanzi.
- Qedela ibhizinisi lakho ngokuhlosa umgodi, ulungise isimo sakho kancane uma uthola ukuthi ulahlekile ngokuphelele. Lona yingxenye ekhohlisayo kodwa ungakhathazeki - umkhuba wenza okuphelele.
- Uma usuqedile, sebenzisa isitsha ukuthululela amanzi phezu kwemfihlo yakho ngenkathi uzama ukugwema ukuchitha noma yikuphi ezembatho zakho. Uma kunesidingo, sebenzisa isandla sakho sobunxele ukusiza ukuhlanza nokuhlanza.
- Sebenzisa amanzi anikezelwe ukugcoba indlu yangasese. Zithulule eceleni kwepani, ukuze lijikeleze futhi lihlanze lonke isitsha ngaphambi kokuya phansi.
- Uma ibhakede noma isitsha kugcwele lapho ungena, yiba nomusa kumuntu olandelayo bese uyigcwalisa ngaphambi kokuba ushiye.
- Uma kukhona insipho etholakalayo, qiniseka ukuthi ugeza izandla zakho ngokugcwele. Uma kungenjalo, qiniseka ukuthi wenza njalo ngaphambi kokuphatha ukudla noma ukuthinta abanye abantu, ukuze umise ukusabalalisa kwamagciwane.
- Siyabonga ukuthi izindlu zangasese ze-squat zikhona, ngoba nakuba zilukhuni ukuzisebenzisa ekuqaleni, zihlanzekile kakhulu izindlu zangasese zasentshonalanga ezindaweni ezinamapayipi anganele.
Amathiphu aphezulu
- Uma usebenzisa amanzi (nesandla sakho sobunxele) ukuzihlanza kungcono kakhulu ukukhathazeka kwamasiko, cabanga ukugcina izicubu, iphepha lokungcebele noma ukuhlanza emanzini ngaso sonke isikhathi.
- Ungafaki iphepha lakho, kodwa, ngoba izindlu zangasese ezinamaqabunga ezinamapayipi ezincane noma ezingekho khona kanye nephepha cishe zizobangela ukuvimbela njalo. Esikhundleni salokho, yilahle kudoti eliseduzane.
- Gcina ibhodlela elincane le-gel-anti-gel esikhwameni sakho. Insipho iyimpahla engavamile emhlabeni wezindlu zangasese ezincane, futhi iningi ngeke libe namanzi ashisayo noma isitshalo. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu uma uhlela ukugcina izinto zendabuko bese usebenzisa isandla sakho!
- Qaphela ukuthi ungalahlekelwa isikhwama sakho sekhredithi noma noma yiziphi ezinye izinto eziye zafakwa esikhwameni sakho sangemuva ngenkathi ucabanga ukuma kwe-squatting ... ngoba usithemba, ukuzama ukuzithola ngeke kube mnandi.
- Uma kukhona umlindi wendlu yangasese, shiya ithiphu elikhulu - ngemuva kwakho konke, ngumsebenzi we-crappy.
- Uma usebenzisa indlu yangasese ye-squat ayizwanga njengendebe yakho yetiye, zama ukuthola i-upmarket yehhotela noma yokudlela yesitayela sase-Western. Ngokuvamile, lezi zizoba nezindlu zangasese ezishayayo kanye noma esikhundleni somusa wokugcoba.
Lesi sihloko sibuyekezwe nguJessica Macdonald ngo-Okthoba 25, 2016.