I’ve heard that this kind of s(h)itting is (or was?) common in some Asian countries. Learned that when someone left shit all over the toilet at our company, in places where it would be basically impossible to get to unless you were sitting like this.
Many Asian countries used to have squatting toilets (if any). Those are becoming less common but I guess you’ll still find people who have never seen a western style toilet. This kind of sign is not at all common in Thai toilets so there must have been a specific incident that caused them to put those up. They also weren’t there when I was in the same place last year.
There are a few photos that were making the rounds on social media of what happens when the toilet rim breaks.
Really deep clean cuts across the back of the thighs.
I wouldn’t bet on them being clean cuts /s
That’s a shitty thing to say…
I used to do that as a kid. Made defecating far easier.
I still do it wrong sometimes if it’s going to be a hard poop, but I lift the seat and keep my shoes on. I don’t see how this could make a mess unless someone was heavy enough to break the toilet.
You too??
Get a little toilet stool! The different posture definitely helps, it’s just not safe or sanitary to do that on western style toilets.
The squat makes it easier to poop, but there are modern toilets that look similar to Western seat toilets, where if you sit on them, you sort of naturally squat (but not on the ground, but raised). That should be a good improvement.
Or, you put up something in front of the toilet, like one of those tiny sits, that you put your feet on.
Image description: a cropped in graphic of a man in a turban squatting on top of a seat-style toilet with an “x” notating that this is incorrect. To the right of that graphic is a similar graphic of a man in a turban sitting properly on the seat-style toilet with a check mark notating that this is correct. Above the graphic call to action appears assorted typed Indic languages, presumably instructing users how to properly mount this toilet.
The left diagram is how Indians used traditional toilets that were flush (I’m proud of that) with the ground. Squat toilets are still used in many parts of the world; even within the past decade, easy access to any toilet was a novel concept for around half a billion of India’s residents.
While India is far from the only country to use squat toilets, with many westernized countries preferring the convenient cleanability for public toilets, India is in a rare position where modern hygienic options are suddenly readily available and hygienic literacy is low—especially in communities where literal literacy is also low. So when your stubborn elderly uncle is told that he has to shit in the public bathroom, NOT next to the bus stop, and he decides that he’d be more comfortable squatting 12-16" above the ground on a slippery oval, you’re going to be very thankful that this laughable graphic prevented him from breaking his hip or neck.
Now one for showing W*sterners how to use a bidet.
I can use the bum gun like a pro.
That’s the one you’re meant to drink out of right?
