Asian "Squat" Loo

[Muntu]

ferrari spider said:

Any one who has traveled to France, will recognise them same hole in the ground toilets in the lay by rest rooms. Its not just an Asian thing.

Indeed. They are pretty common at "motorway" services. I think they may be reducing in number at le Mans though, thankfully I haven't seen a long drop there for a few years now!

[grumbledoak]

ferrari spider said:

Any one who has traveled to France, will recognise them same hole in the ground toilets in the lay by rest rooms. Its not just an Asian thing.

True, but even I would struggle to blame this one on the French.

Still, must be a big demand somewhere to have so many campaigning 'sites...
www.givemebackmydarkagesplumbing.org.uk
www.takeawaymytoiletpaper.org.uk
www.ilikehavingasmellyhand.org.uk

[Parrot of Doom]

Some real prudes on here. The water closet is barely 100 years old, before that, if you lived in an urban area, you shat in a bucket beneath a plank of wood, and poured sand over the top of it once you were done. No running water either.

It was called a pail closet, and before we had pail closets, we had midden closets, and believe me you really didn't want to use one of those.

The difference between this toilet and the toilets we're used to is that you don't sit down, you squat—and squatting is by far the most effective way to lay some eggs.

[croyde]

Muntu said:

Pesty said:

Bill said:

Muntu said:

The UK is turning into a 3rd world sthole.

It's very small parts of a Rochdale shopping centre.

Two factories I worked at in the midlands the toilets were unuseable.

Asians would squat on the seats which meant most were broken and covered in shoeprints but the bigest probem was lets just say their 'aim' in case people are eating.

The dirty fkers shat all over the seats? Disgusting.

Does not explain why people shat all over the seats in the loos at Reading, Glastonbury and V. Not many Asians there.

[dilbert]

They shouldn't be allowed.

Elfin safety.

What happens if your foot slips?

You break your ankle.

[Muntu]

croyde said:

Muntu said:

Pesty said:

Bill said:

Muntu said:

The UK is turning into a 3rd world sthole.

It's very small parts of a Rochdale shopping centre.

Two factories I worked at in the midlands the toilets were unuseable.

Asians would squat on the seats which meant most were broken and covered in shoeprints but the bigest probem was lets just say their 'aim' in case people are eating.

The dirty fkers shat all over the seats? Disgusting.

Does not explain why people shat all over the seats in the loos at Reading, Glastonbury and V. Not many Asians there.

It doesn't, does it? Load of dirty stoner hippies probably.

I hope they dont st all over the toilets at work, like the demographic that this topic is discussing tend to.

[remedy]

Parrot of Doom said:

Some real prudes on here. The water closet is barely 100 years old,

Yep, you said it.




It's now 2010.

[JohnnyJones]

Funny thread.

These things would be a luxury in some places I have lived.

They are no less sanitary, if kept well, than the facility you will use after walking away from your computer shaking your head after reading this.

[catso]

Zod said:

Pickled Piper said:

Finally, as someone else pointed out, it probably should be called a "French" loo.

pp

The French call them "toilettes turques" - Turkish toilets.

As kids we used to call them 'Frankenstein toilets' because of the two big footpads...

[Mojooo]

1) IMO there is no doubt that wahsing your arse with water is cleaner than leaving dry stuff on there with toilet paper (FFS!)

2) These kinds of toilets are being replaced in many parts of asia by british style ones (ironically)

3) the type shown in the DM link are quite hard to use, often they will have two blocks that you can rest your heels on



I have used both types and prefer the British type.

[tinman0]

article said:

With one in ten of Rochdale's population of Pakistani or Bangladeshi origin, centre managers say they have been told some members of the local Asian community prefer them for cultural reasons

I would suggest that the operators better be very clear that within 6 months their trade could well be 1/10th of what it originally was.

As soon as the average female works out that she'll be crapping in a hole if she has to visit the bogs in this place, she'll shop elsewhere.

And thats exactly how the fairer sex will see it - crapping in a hole. They'll see it as degrading and humiliating.

I reckon this plan will be reversed within 6 months.

[tinman0]

Mojooo said:

1) IMO there is no doubt that wahsing your arse with water is cleaner than leaving dry stuff on there with toilet paper (FFS!)

In the days where people didn't wash, I can well imagine a bit of finger action round your arse hole clearing it out was quite a "clean" thing to do.

But since the days of the modern western human race having a bath or a shower once a day, I really don't see the point of fingering myself just after a good hard poo.

And as for all the places with grotty sanitation and a bit of "hand" washing, if you had to clean your arse there was usually precious little else to wash your hands with. Leaving your hands smelling absolutely gusting. If they can't afford bog roll, don't bet they can afford soap either.

I learned that lesson in Thailand and North Africa thanks!

[Mojooo]

tinman0 said:

Mojooo said:

1) IMO there is no doubt that wahsing your arse with water is cleaner than leaving dry stuff on there with toilet paper (FFS!)

In the days where people didn't wash, I can well imagine a bit of finger action round your arse hole clearing it out was quite a "clean" thing to do.

But since the days of the modern western human race having a bath or a shower once a day, I really don't see the point of fingering myself just after a good hard poo.

And as for all the places with grotty sanitation and a bit of "hand" washing, if you had to clean your arse there was usually precious little else to wash your hands with. Leaving your hands smelling absolutely gusting. If they can't afford bog roll, don't bet they can afford soap either.

I learned that lesson in Thailand and North Africa thanks!

well i dont shower everyday so prob not the best person to take advice from

i have stood next to plenty of peopel who have smelt liek st/poo so whilst they may have clean hands (although that is unlikely too) they have failings in other areas

yuk.

[RacingPete]

tinman0 said:

article said:

With one in ten of Rochdale's population of Pakistani or Bangladeshi origin, centre managers say they have been told some members of the local Asian community prefer them for cultural reasons

I would suggest that the operators better be very clear that within 6 months their trade could well be 1/10th of what it originally was.

As soon as the average female works out that she'll be crapping in a hole if she has to visit the bogs in this place, she'll shop elsewhere.

And thats exactly how the fairer sex will see it - crapping in a hole. They'll see it as degrading and humiliating.

I reckon this plan will be reversed within 6 months.

Little pop quiz for all over sensationalising this, just to check those that read the article... How many toilets are being changed for this new long drop: a)all of them, or b) one of them per loo? - doesn't seem that much different to adding a disabled toilet to cater for a demographic of the local population!

[OnTheOverrun]

RacingPete said:

tinman0 said:

article said:

With one in ten of Rochdale's population of Pakistani or Bangladeshi origin, centre managers say they have been told some members of the local Asian community prefer them for cultural reasons

I would suggest that the operators better be very clear that within 6 months their trade could well be 1/10th of what it originally was.

As soon as the average female works out that she'll be crapping in a hole if she has to visit the bogs in this place, she'll shop elsewhere.

And thats exactly how the fairer sex will see it - crapping in a hole. They'll see it as degrading and humiliating.

I reckon this plan will be reversed within 6 months.

Little pop quiz for all over sensationalising this, just to check those that read the article... How many toilets are being changed for this new long drop: a)all of them, or b) one of them per loo? - doesn't seem that much different to adding a disabled toilet to cater for a demographic of the local population!

Disabled people tend to have disabled access toliets at home. I wonder how many of the target audience these toilets are designed to patronise have squat holes at home. . . . . . I'd be willing to bet zero.

[GlenMH]

OnTheOverrun said:

I wonder how many of the target audience these toilets are designed to patronise have squat holes at home. . . . . . I'd be willing to bet zero.

You may be right about that but, as pointed out above by factory/office workers, they may well be using a "sitter" as a "squatter".

As for those worried about a clothing/crap incident, just take your trousers off before you start. At the very least, empty the back pockets of your jeans...

[thinfourth2]

RacingPete said:

tinman0 said:

article said:

With one in ten of Rochdale's population of Pakistani or Bangladeshi origin, centre managers say they have been told some members of the local Asian community prefer them for cultural reasons

I would suggest that the operators better be very clear that within 6 months their trade could well be 1/10th of what it originally was.

As soon as the average female works out that she'll be crapping in a hole if she has to visit the bogs in this place, she'll shop elsewhere.

And thats exactly how the fairer sex will see it - crapping in a hole. They'll see it as degrading and humiliating.

I reckon this plan will be reversed within 6 months.

Little pop quiz for all over sensationalising this, just to check those that read the article... How many toilets are being changed for this new long drop: a)all of them, or b) one of them per loo? - doesn't seem that much different to adding a disabled toilet to cater for a demographic of the local population!

Its the wail

What the wail readers imagine is that you will be forced at gunpoint by an illegal immigrant who is BLACK to use this hole in the floor and then you will have to give all your money to a BLACK person for the privilage

[croyde]

Suppose it will stop me wasting precious time each day reading magazines and browsing PH.

Edited by croyde on Friday 16th July 07:11

[V8mate]

GlenMH said:

OnTheOverrun said:

I wonder how many of the target audience these toilets are designed to patronise have squat holes at home. . . . . . I'd be willing to bet zero.

You may be right about that but, as pointed out above by factory/office workers, they may well be using a "sitter" as a "squatter".

As for those worried about a clothing/crap incident, just take your trousers off before you start. At the very least, empty the back pockets of your jeans...

Take your trousers off? Completely?

You'd have to take your shoes off to do that... in a public toilet...which is at ground level.

Are you sure you mean 'off'?

I guess you must mean 'off' as I doubt you feel that anyone needs reminding to take their trousers 'down' before commencing proceedings.

You can't be serious.

[Muntu]

V8mate said:

GlenMH said:

OnTheOverrun said:

I wonder how many of the target audience these toilets are designed to patronise have squat holes at home. . . . . . I'd be willing to bet zero.

You may be right about that but, as pointed out above by factory/office workers, they may well be using a "sitter" as a "squatter".

As for those worried about a clothing/crap incident, just take your trousers off before you start. At the very least, empty the back pockets of your jeans...

Take your trousers off? Completely?

You'd have to take your shoes off to do that... in a public toilet...which is at ground level.

Are you sure you mean 'off'?

I guess you must mean 'off' as I doubt you feel that anyone needs reminding to take their trousers 'down' before commencing proceedings.

You can't be serious.

If you don't take them off completely, you may struggle to avoid urinating on them?

Apologies for any mental images this may conjure up