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Ceramic Poop Monsters Anonymous
OK, why do the Japanese continue to install these squat toilets? I can't imagine how these are any better then "Western" toilets considering they take up about the same amount of space.
When I was there it seemed like there was at least *1* western toilet in public bathrooms but were flanked by 3 squatters. Maybe I got lucky?
Anyone else confounded by foreign poop catchers in their travels (Asia or otherwise)?
>> Anonymous
took a while to get used to but i actually prefer them to western style....
>> Anonymous
>>49263
why?
>> Anonymous
>>49264

it makes him feel his latent eastern origins

also because he can easily spy on girls peeing
>> Anonymous
thought of one benefit to squat toilets: maybe they use less water due to lack of a water tank for flushing? Makes sense if you consider they have separate flushes for a #1 and #2 (or as they label it: "small" and "big")
total speculation though...
>> Anonymous
>>49266
in europe all western-style toilets have separate flushes: small and big
>> Anonymous
The biggest benefit is with public toilets I would believe. Much more hygienic since your body doesn't touch a toilet seat that thousands of people sat on before you. Besides the squatting position makes pushing poop out of your butt easier.
>> Anonymous
>>49284
"Besides the squatting position makes pushing poop out of your butt easier."
lol, didn't consider that but I concede to your point. Although the potential for smeary shit stains seems dangerously high...
>> Anonymous
>>49300
it would seem that "backsplash" would be a much bigger problem than in western style toilets (mostly just water; can wipe it right off and get on with daily business until you can take a shower and take off and wash underwear) if the shit is runny
i guess if you have the option, pick the western style toilet and put toilet paper on the seat if you think you're having the runs.
/toilet wisdom
>> Anonymous
>>49284
yeah this is why. the only downside is that i usually took my whole trousers and pants off just in case i pisssed on them or worse....
>> Anonymous
You'd almost never fine such a toilet in someone's home or any even half decent hotel. You find such toilets in public places like train stations and schools because the both the cost to build and the cost to maintain (i.e. clean) is lower.
>> Anonymous
>>49347
correct, the Japanese homes I've been to all had western toilets (w/ the 2 flushing options of course) but also had some toilet seat cover like a rug. Comfy, but definitely different.
>> Anonymous
Saw them in Japan, China, and Egypt.
And there's always piss splatters everywhere from previous users. :C
Never wear opened toed shoes in there.
>> Anonymous
my friend had the runs and bent over too far (as people tend to do on western toilets), spraying the wall
>> Anonymous
OP here and after much deliberation I have decided that squat toilets are still inferior to the pristine shapeliness of the Western toilet, and apparently are not as hygienic when you consider the piss/shit-spray/smear danger factor.
Next time I'm in Japan again I'm boycotting them. Well, I might man-up and try it once... when in Japan do as Japanese?
>> Anonymous
>>49408

hope there was a stall or something. then "it was like that when i got there"

>>49390

my grandparents had a rug on the top cover of the toilet. more specifically, red shag carpet from the seventies. just on the top seat cover. kept the seat a bit warmer, which is nice. (also, they weren't Asian they were like second generation Swedish immigrants, so American.)

also, in certain situations i would probably prefer the squat toilet. like when someone pissed all over the seat and you have the runs and you just end up squatting over the normal toilet. once i accidentally shit on the floor. luckily it was about 9:00pm in a university building, and i had the bathroom to myself till i could devise a suitable escape strategy.

and either way, it is probaly better than leaning up against a lodge pole pine to pop a squat. the bark kind of digs into your tailbone. that is travel related because i did it in a wilderness area on a 65-mile backpacking trip. but seriously, i can remember at least six or seven of my shits in vivid detail.
>> Anonymous
Only one I remember is when blood came out.
>> Anonymous
i used a squat toilet in japan just to say i had used one.

i believe the thinking is, they find it disgusting to sit on a seat someone else has sat on.
(shrug)