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Hasn't this already been invented? With the problem being that most westerners don't like the solution because it looks unfamiliar: * You install a squat t
by avar 11y ago
Hasn't this already been invented? With the problem being that most westerners don't like the solution because it looks unfamiliar:
* You install a squat toilet
* It's cleaned by flooding the entire
toilet area with water, which once
turned off all washes down into the
toilet
* No toilet paper, you clean yourself
with water
- jacobolus 11y agoThe biggest problem is not even that it looks unfamiliar, but that the majority of “westerners” have insufficient ankle flexibility to squat, due to a lifetime of sitting in chairs and no experience squatting. You might be able to build a squat toilet where the feet rested on a ramp (i.e. raised at the heel side), though I suspect most Americans would still refuse to use it.
- thaumasiotes 11y agoYou don't need a ramp to squat on tiptoe. I squat with my feet flat on the ground, but I have been told that doing that is hard for most (US) people. Still, Americans do squat. They just don't do it with flat feet.
- vlasev 11y agoHave you actually tried pooping while on tiptoes??
- thaumasiotes 11y agoNo, for multiple reasons. But if you're looking for people with that experience, I suggest talking to some American backpackers.
- agumonkey 11y agoThat comes pretty fast with time. I was surprised I could crouch like a baby, after 3 monthes, something I couldn't do anymore for decades. I believe your back will thank you too.
- havill 11y agoNot just westerners; squat toilets, while in theory are good for the rectum, are not accessible to the disabled.
- vetler 11y agoSounds like a waste of water, though.
- sorbits 11y agoThat’s how many public toilets work in China. Many of those I saw were pretty disgusting, and my travel companion reported that it also applied to the toilets for the opposite sex.