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[quote=APAULT,263764]The so called 'asian toilet' is also found in Europe as far west as France!   (I confess it is quite a few years since I was in France so maybe it has been superseded.)

How they came about is simple... humans squatted before they ever invented seats.   It takes a little getting used to, but you learn. many a local manages to smoke a cigarette and read the paper at the same time.  For me, it was far harder getting used to the open cubicles :(

No paper - well it gets stolen...remember the level of poverty, most couldn't afford it.  Think yourselves lucky.  In Papua New Guinea I was given coconut husks!

In many countries, to my knowledge - many arab ones for example, there is a tap in each cubcle.... you use your left hand to apply water and clean yourself.  Thus it is the height of discourtesy to touch anyone or to eat with your left hand.  Carry a bar of soap and it ain't so bad especially in times of troubled stomachs.  So, in China, if you find yourself without paper.... remember that urine is sterile, so don't waste it as soon as you squat!![/quote]

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