The first squat toilet I came across made me laugh and almost cry. I laughed when I first saw it and I was choked when my pants got wet in an area that made me look really foolish. Here are some tips from my experience.
First, your apartment will not have a squatter. These are really only found in public areas.
Second, if you are in a public bathroom and you encounter a squatter, look in the other stalls – there are often several squatters and a couple Western-style toilets. The Western-style ones are often way more popular and are used more often; just wait your turn and check them all out. If there well and truly is no other choice, the instructions below will help.
Third, if you want to be safe, plan your bathroom stops at relatively nice hotels – they always have Western-style toilets.
Assuming you have no choice and you need to use the squatter, here is what you need to do:
- Squat facing the rounded porcelain hood of the toilet as if you were going to play leap-frog – you wouldn’t want to suffer the embarrassment of someone discovering you using the toilet backwards!
- Make sure your pants and undergarments are out of the way and try not to splash, or you may have a distinctly uncomfortable rest of the day. ;)
- Squat down so that your hamstrings are touching your calves. Basically sit down as low as you can get. It's actually quite a comfortable position. The only real down side to this is that it is way more difficult to read the paper. :)
I hope this info helps in some small way.
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