Hi all. This is my first post here. I live in Costa Mesa, CA at the moment but I’m relocating to Taichung at the end of August. My sister and I were having a discussion the other day about travelling - she’s been to Europe a bunch and I’ve been to the Philippines, China, and Taiwan. During the course of our conversation the topic of toilets came up. Apparently, the ‘squatter’ type of toilet is also popular in France. I thought before that they were an Asia specific thing.
So anyway, the question arose: Which way do you face when you use them? Do you back your ass in or face the plumbing?
Good to see you have got the important questions on the table first. My guess is, that the squat toilet is probably the most common type in the world, not just asia.
I face the plumbing, but I wouldn’t surprised if I don’t do it right. Sometimes you need to hang on to something for grim death…
You face the plumbing, i.e. your arse faces the door. In the case below, this allows you to while away the time by poking through the conveniently placed wastepaper bin at nose-level.
[quote=“Loretta”]Shouldn’t technical questions go in the technology forum??
When faced witha squatter I clench my buttocks and go home. It doesn’t take long to learn to go before you set out in a morning.[/quote]
There’s no sit-down toilet at my workplace. So when I need to, I go to the McDonald’s down the street for a McDump.
