Reply #9: You are correct re: squatting....

[A HERETIC I AM]

From what I understand, western/northern Europeans and their descendants are the only cultures that have broadly adopted the practice or defecating in a position where the knees are at the same level as the rectum. We don't squat and and not doing so isn't really healthy.

But...there you go.

Still don't want feet marks on my toilet seat!