Toilet usage can be confusing

@DaddyEvil (139972)

• United States

14 Feb 21

@JudyEv I know it's disgusting, but was meant to be funny.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Feb 21

@DaddyEvil Fair enough. I should have put a

after the

. It's all good.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Feb 21

Oh, my goodness. It's hardly even a joke!

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Scott Andersen

@DocAndersen (54402)

• United States

14 Feb 21

that sign made me laugh. So many great captions! sit don't hover this is a NO GAP zone geez i could go on forever

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Feb 21

You could go into the sign business.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Feb 21

@DocAndersen It is a sign. I can vouch for the fact that it is a sign. I took the photo myself.

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Scott Andersen

@DocAndersen (54402)

• United States

14 Feb 21

@JudyEv i should! perhaps this is a sign...

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Notlilie

@prinzcy (32305)

• Malaysia

14 Feb 21

Most of the times, I would search for the squat toilet. But if I am traveling and am certain that such toilet is rare, I would bring the toilet bowl liner with me. No matter how clean it is, I couldn't seat on it. I don't even use the Western toilet at home.

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Notlilie

@prinzcy (32305)

• Malaysia

15 Feb 21

@JudyEv Mom said the same thing. She's the only one who use the Western toilet at home.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Feb 21

Oh really? I hadn't thought about that aspect. I can understand that you wouldn't like that. Now I'm older, I have trouble getting up from a squatting position.

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Ma. Lourdes Macaya

@macayada (1497)

• Cavite City, Philippines

15 Feb 21

@prinzcy. I wipe the seat with toilet paper before sitting.

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rakski

@rakski (130072)

• Philippines

14 Feb 21

the old, old folks I think used to have that kind of toilet minus the flush. I saw some in some provinces. But I grew up in a normal toilet set up which is the one with check.

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rakski

@rakski (130072)

• Philippines

14 Feb 21

@JudyEv traveling opens up to a lot of other things we did not know.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Feb 21

I wasn't something I ever thought about until I started to travel.

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Ma. Lourdes Macaya

@macayada (1497)

• Cavite City, Philippines

15 Feb 21

@rakski minus the flush and also seat cover

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (13218)

• Ireland

14 Feb 21

@JudyEv We have standard sit-upon style facilities, trees in the countryside behind which to perform and darkened doorways for late night expeditions in cities after closing time. The trick with squat toilets of course is to empty ones pockets first or ones wallet and phone might fall out end up somewhere undignified.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Feb 21

Haha. True - not nice to have to go fishing for your phone and/or wallet.

We were surprised to find squat toilets in France too especially in some of the country areas.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Feb 21

@xFiacre Charming!

I guess maybe we didn't go to too many toilets in Parisian cafes. I don't remember any of that. In one camping ground the men's urinals didn't have doors. That was about as bad as it got.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Feb 21

@xFiacre I saw one in broad daylight just turn his back and pee up against a wall.

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Nevena Zivkovic

@Nevena83 (65277)

• Serbia

14 Feb 21

I have not seen such signs, but it is strange that someone would climb on the toilet.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Feb 21

I guess if they've always used squat toilets and never seen a western one, they're not sure how to use it.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Feb 21

@Nevena83 When we camped once, we cut a hole out of a milk crate and used that for a seat. We dug a hole under it.

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Nevena Zivkovic

@Nevena83 (65277)

• Serbia

15 Feb 21

@JudyEv Yes, you're probably right. I used to use a field toilet that consisted of a hole and it was necessary to squat.

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Kareng

@kareng (65549)

• United States

14 Feb 21

Haven't seen anything like that here.

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Kareng

@kareng (65549)

• United States

15 Feb 21

@JudyEv True!

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Feb 21

I was surprised to see the sign but I guess if you're not used to western toilets, perhaps you do need guidance.

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May2k8

@May2k8 (18445)

• Indonesia

14 Feb 21

I never saw the sign, when I wanted it I immediately put my butt on.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Feb 21

Some who are used to squat toilets, don't like to sit where someone else has sat.

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Ma. Lourdes Macaya

@macayada (1497)

• Cavite City, Philippines

15 Feb 21

@JudyEv Yes true most especially outside.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (472433)

• Switzerland

14 Feb 21

I have never seen squat toilets here in Switzerland, in France, particularly in old Parisian Restaurants, they were pretty common.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (472433)

• Switzerland

14 Feb 21

@JudyEv We came across more in Paris than in other parts of France.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Feb 21

We came across some in France too, especially in the country towns.

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Jo Ann

@akalinus (43919)

• United States

14 Feb 21

I have not seen any squatty potties here. I only used one a couple of times. We have the ones where you sit.

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Jo Ann

@akalinus (43919)

• United States

15 Feb 21

@JudyEv I would not know how to use that thing in the photo.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Feb 21

I think most western countries do.

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Sunrise Fan

@sunrisefan (28524)

• Philippines

15 Feb 21

I think a squating toilet would be safer but not squating on the toilet seat. Perhaps the one on the photo attached by JJ.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Feb 21

Most of the ones I saw had sort of footplates either side so it was easy to tell which way you had to face.

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Sunrise Fan

@sunrisefan (28524)

• Philippines

15 Feb 21

@JudyEv Yes, having the foot plates would be much better and helpful too.

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Dr Souvik Chatterji

@sathviksouvik (19919)

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15 Feb 21

We never have these signs in India.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Feb 21

So do you mostly have western toilets there?

@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Feb 21

@sathviksouvik It is the same here. Almost always there are women's and gents' toilets.

Dr Souvik Chatterji

@sathviksouvik (19919)

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17 Feb 21

@JudyEv yes we have and there is mention about the genders

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (95308)

• United States

14 Feb 21

Just regular toilets here, but I have never seen a sign like this. Lol. I would probably laugh hard enough if I did to pee myself.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Feb 21

You don't think about people not knowing how to use them but I guess it's understandable if you've never seen one.

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (95308)

• United States

15 Feb 21

@JudyEv Very true.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

14 Feb 21

We have so many unnecessary signs in our country it is ridiculous.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Feb 21

A photo of a street scene is full of all sorts of signs. It does start to get ridiculous.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

14 Feb 21

@JudyEv Indeed.

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Bojel

@jobelbojel (36443)

• Philippines

15 Feb 21

When I was a kid, our toilet does not have the typical modern bowl. It is a type that was mounted flat on the floor. We squat to use it. Now, we have the modern sit-upon.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Feb 21

Reading the comments, it does seem the sit-upon western toilet is more popular now.

Mary Guice

@Elizaby (6902)

• Pensacola, Florida

15 Feb 21

I haven't seen those signs or the style of toilet below here (which looks like a urinal that was lowered and stretched a little in some countries where the women don't sit but squat to use the bathroom)

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Feb 21

If people are used to a particular style of toilet then I guess they wouldn't need any signs.

Shiva

@Shiva49 (26877)

• Singapore

15 Feb 21

When I was young, there was only squat toilet but nowadays western type is in vogue and much preferred. People dirty toilet seats when they squat on the western toilets. I still find a few squat toilets in Singapore air terminals and shopping malls.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Feb 21

I've seen the squat ones mostly in airports too.

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Dena Miller

@Dena91 (16797)

• United States

15 Feb 21

I have not heard of a squat toilet before, guess I have lived a sheltered life

I haven't ever seen any sign like this here in the Eastern part of the US.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Feb 21

If there are no squat toilets in your area then I guess you don't need these signs.

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Winterishere

@thedevilinme (4219)

• Northampton, England

14 Feb 21

public Unisex toilets are upsetting to me..As a middle aged I do niot want to be sharing a toilet with women and young girls as is not fair on them

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Feb 21

I agree. We have some unisex toilets here but not too many.

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Arunima Singh

@arunima25 (88414)

• Bangalore, India

14 Feb 21

Now it's western toilets everywhere. Though we do have those asian ones but very few these days. Today's generation is more for convenience. And squatting is not that convenient while doing your business

Moreover these days people take their books and gadgets there

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