Squat Toilet

[DGS49]

While I have traveled in the Far East on several occasions, I was only once confronted with a squat toilet, and fortunately I only needed to do the proverbial #1. It occurred to me that there didn't seem to be any toilet paper at that facility, which I understand is normal. My extensive research hints that people of the female variety carry their own supply of TP for just these occasions.

So I ask, has anyone reading this used a squat toilet, and how did it go? What about TP?

In my advanced state of decrepitude (76 y.o.), I literally do not think I could manage it. Bad knees.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

Gauhrouuus

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

it seems like there would be a high potential to ruining your pants

 

[SaxonJackson]

While I have traveled in the Far East on several occasions, I was only once confronted with a squat toilet, and fortunately I only needed to do the proverbial #1. It occurred to me that there didn't seem to be any toilet paper at that facility, which I understand is normal. My extensive research hints that people of the female variety carry their own supply of TP for just these occasions.

So I ask, has anyone reading this used a squat toilet, and how did it go? What about TP?

In my advanced state of decrepitude (76 y.o.), I literally do not think I could manage it. Bad knees.

I vacationed in Greece for two weeks back in the mid 90s. Many of the places my wife and I visited had squat toilets. I believe they all had paper. I can't say for sure because I didn't use all of them for that purpose. There were also some places that had bidet toilets.

 

[JGalt]

While I have traveled in the Far East on several occasions, I was only once confronted with a squat toilet, and fortunately I only needed to do the proverbial #1. It occurred to me that there didn't seem to be any toilet paper at that facility, which I understand is normal. My extensive research hints that people of the female variety carry their own supply of TP for just these occasions.

So I ask, has anyone reading this used a squat toilet, and how did it go? What about TP?

In my advanced state of decrepitude (76 y.o.), I literally do not think I could manage it. Bad knees.

Squatting and crapping is a common thing once you leave the borders of the US.

I would imagine they install those just to keep the locals from crapping in the streets.

 

[odanny]

I see two rolls of toilet paper.

One thing I miss whenever I return from SEA is the bum gun. Why in the hell has the West not adopted this?

Do you want to be clean? Use that and TP and you will. As far as squat toilets, the last one I used was gravity fed, you had a spigot and a bucket and you started pouring water in to flush. I only peed.

 

[petro]

It would make posting here while taking a crap that much harder.

 

[Winston]

I believe it is generally accepted that the squat posture is healthier, and more efficient. I remember when my grandparents got indoor plumbing. I mean they had a faucet in the kitchen, that was it. A shower house, a wash house, an outhouse. I got to tell you, strolling out in below freezing weather to take a shower in the shower house, it ain't for the faint of heart, especially not at four in the morning. But it was like 1976.

Didn't matter to Grandpaw. He had a toilet now, but he never even used the outhouse. He used a shovel, and leaves, always digging out to the woods, when he had the army shovel, you knew what was up.

 

[MarathonMike]

Those skinny Asians are flexible, big Americans like me not so much. Yet another reason to not go there.