Squat ????

[jimsan]

During my recent trip to Ukraine I encountered these dreaded squat toilets.
Can anyone explain to me why, in this day and age, do such toilets exist ?
:Laie_72:

Thankfully I've never had to use one.

:biggrin:

[Gabber]

During my recent trip to Ukraine I encountered these dreaded squat toilets.
Can anyone explain to me why, in this day and age, do such toilets exist ?
:Laie_72:

Thankfully I've never had to use one.

:biggrin:

what is that? a hole in the ground? seriously, I don't know

[jimsan]

It's a public toilet with normal urinals but to have a No. 2 you have to squat down over a hole on the floor.

And me with a painful back.

:biggrin:

[huney]

It's a public toilet with normal urinals but to have a No. 2 you have to squat down over a hole on the floor.

And me with a painful back.

:biggrin:

You should try the countryside in France. It's always only a hole in the floor.

[Gabber]

It's a public toilet with normal urinals but to have a No. 2 you have to squat down over a hole on the floor.

And me with a painful back.

:biggrin:

who's the poor guy who cleans the hole?

[huney]

who's the poor guy who cleans the hole?

I think that's the point. With nothing but a hole there is nothing to clean but the rim. A quick swab with a mop soaked in disinfectant and you are done! :)

When it's full, simply cover it up and dig a new one elsewhere.

[bryangriffiths]

next time have a shovel and a board and a couple of buckets)))))

[kentuckydan]

There actually are some things worse than those "squat" toilets


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Like finding out where the meat patty in your sandwich came from AFTER you've eaten it?

"we might even eliminate the meat industry "

I think that is premature

[jimsan]

Dan, this is nothing new, I know some restaurants that serve up shit every day.........:biggrin:

[Andylad]

I've eaten worse, :biggrin:

[kentuckydan]

Y'al need to find a better class of places to eat.