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There are lots of places here in SG that have these toilets. They ... freak me out, tbh. Mostly because I have not the faintest idea how you'd use them and "So,
by darklajid 9y ago
There are lots of places here in SG that have these toilets. They ... freak me out, tbh. Mostly because I have not the faintest idea how you'd use them and "So, how do you do your business" is not among the list of conversations I want to have.
This whole floor (hosting six companies I think?) in a prominent office tower has one shared male restroom.
Two booths. One is usable for me, the other one the scary thing. Most people, locals included, fight for the single seat..
- pzs 9y agoMay be a naïve question: have you tried googling the topic?
- darklajid 9y agoI honestly did. But the descriptions (just like the StackExchange link's replies) are utterly alien to me (squat..? How?) and I haven't found it in me to go on a video hunt (the StackExchange one links to something which supposedly is safe and helpful).
- Cthulhu_ 9y ago> (squat..? How?) This is a thing for westerners; the squat position (with feet flat on the floor) is really hard to do for a lot of them, iirc mostly having to do with ankle flexibility (for me personally anyway). In countries with squat toilets the people are a lot more used to the position / motion. I guess most people could get by with doing a toe squat, but that's harder to keep balance.
- pbhjpbhj 9y agoYes, ankles, after 18 months learning Shotokan karate I can almost do a squat now, kids can do it with ease. I think with a toe squat you can't relax as much, which makes it difficult to open your sphincter.
- moosekaka 9y agothis always amazes me...it is like telling me some population of humans cant raise their hands over their shoulders..
- Doxin 9y agoJust pretend you're taking a dump on the floor. You stand over the hole and squat down any which way seems comfortable and just let your droppings... drop.
- hsrada 9y agohttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dKkryfdtMNQ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dKkryfdtMNQ Not sure how I feel about sharing this here but yeah, this should answer some of those questions. The Youtuber is.. A 'comedian'..
- RichardCA 9y agoThanks, I was waiting for someone to post that one. :)
- inapis 9y agoFrom Travel SE - https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/3080/ok-were-all-adults-here-so-really-how-on-earth-should-i-use-a-squat-toilet https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/3080/ok-were-all-...
- onetimemanytime 9y ago>> Mostly because I have not the faintest idea how you'd use them Once you get a stomach bug and you should have gone to the bathroom a minute ago you'll figure it out :) . Hint: It's like the old days, like we've been doing it for millennia, if not millions of years. https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+use+squat+toilet https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+use+squat+toilet