Don't feel badly, even though I read sufficient Japanese to know the difference between these two types of toilet paper, it took a long time (years) for the penny to drop about why the lower one had a W on it.They are, simply, "Single ply" and "Double ply".
S obviously equals Single.
The W is a little more complex. The word written on the packet is a Japanised "Double", it turns out like this (phonetically): dabooroo. If you say that quickly, it sounds a bit like "W", don't you think? At least that is my reasoning.
I hope you didn't waste too much time pondering it, although I did hear that someone spent an hour researching Japanese toilet paper . . .
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I'm too late for the guessing comp, but I did find it a bit amusing that the brand name is an orchid :) Cattleya toilet paper sounds most luxurious....
So disappointed there was not wasabi involved.
Dabooroo- that's hilarious! I love it.
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