Toilets of the World

[flowomo]

someone asked earlier about peeing in a certain men's room. Well, for the connoiseurs of toilettes:

http://worldtoilet.info/

EXamples:

Mongolia:


Egypt:


Vietnam:

[KittyWampus]

1. Actually pretty interesting. How come noone told me German Toilets

are different then American ones?

How come American toilets are so freaking high?

Normal crapping position is a squat... not sitting in a chair.

[flowomo]

2. you are ready to move up in class:

http://www.cromwell-intl.com/toilet/

This Page is Scientific, and Award Winning! (so it says)

[KG]

33. and people wonder why international travel doesn't really interest me

:scared:

[YDogg]

34. Wow. That was pretty cool, actually.

I actually have a couple of all-time favorite bathrooms I've used while traveling. Not that I'd admit taking pictures of them. :+

[grannylib]

3. German toilets have one of the strongest odors in the world...they have

little platforms to catch the shit on, that are hinged and drop once flushed. They're awful.

[evlbstrd]

7. I went into a public restroom in Germany.

You had to pay as you left. Who knew?
And what happens if you don't? Do you have to take it with you?
Do you even get a doody bag?

[grannylib]

12. *lol* lots of public toilets in Europe are 'pay' toities, and you are

paying for the soap, water and towels. So I was told anyhow!

[evlbstrd]

18. That's logical enough.

But, if there was a sign, it was in German, and I was on a short liberty call. Didn't have the time to learn German.

[radwriter0555]

27. actually that squat leaves one prone to hemorroids... it's better on the

lower lower gut to be sitting as if in a chair.

[hfojvt]

30. mother did it need to be so

high?

[Bunny]

4. How does that Vietnamese one work?

:shrug:

[flowomo]

5. that's my question, too. What's with the shoeboxes?

[Bunny]

6. I thought maybe there were holes in the floor, or something.

But I don't see them. I'm SO confused!

[flowomo]

8. the SQUARE toilet seat is also intriguing, don't you think?

[Bunny]

9. Yes it is. But I am the wrong person to ask. I still haven't figured

out the whole bidet thing. Like, do you actually wash yourself? Or just let the water run over your Lady Regions? And then, how do you dry yourself? :shrug:

[flowomo]

10. hmmm.... we may need a separate forum to handle all these issues

I'll take it up with Skinner. :)

[Bunny]

15. Okay, I'll second that proposal!

:D

[grannylib]

14. they're like bricks, and they're for your feet so your feet aren't in the

shit as you do your business.

[SeattleGirl]

25. They have the same thing in Bejing.

At least they did about 10-12 years ago. A friend of mine went over there to teach English in exchange for increasing her Chinese skills. She described those to me and I though, I don't know if I could deal with that! (I suppose I'd have to at some point, but yuck!)

[LynzM]

11. I think they are blocks you stand/squat on

I peed in a French toilet once that was like that, it had feet platforms, and you flushed and the water ran all around the little platforms...

[Bunny]

13. But what if you do Number 2? Or Code Brown, as it's now called.

:rofl:

[LynzM]

17. LOL

Same story... there is a hole in the floor you 'aim' for, I guess... the rushing water was pretty fast, so I suppose it would clean up well. Iiew.

[flowomo]

16. please don't say "French toilet"....

that's "Freedom Toilet"

[Ivan Sputnik]

19. Then there are composting toilets

which I don't like to think about.

http://oikos.com/library/compostingtoilet/

[seemunkee]

23. There is one at the high camp on Mt Ranier

Thank God for that one. I hate wiping with snowballs.

[Jamastiene]

20. Oh shit, this reminds me

of a web site that I once saw with pictures of mattresses in Manhattan. That was the entire point of the web site. They had all these mattresses pictured in the streets of Manhattan. Chris Stein added one of his pictures to the collection. That is how I ended up on that site to begin with.

[Robb]

21. As DU's self-appointed resident plumber

I'm appalled. Completely.

This is why other countries are envious, clearly. They hate us for our poopers. :P

[Spacemom]

22. I can't believe

I just spent 30 minutes looking at toilets. I seriously need a hobby. :P

[flowomo]

24. LOL -- it does tend to draw you in tho....

and SO many sites devoted to this topic. :)

[nytemare]

26. This picture is sort of like the ones in Iraq/Turkey.

The German ones were different. They did have poop shelves, and most had the high tanks and pull chains.

[Kire]

28. Toilets of Australia

The public ones, anyway.
http://www.toiletmap.gov.au/

[NuttyFluffers]

29. nothing like the divine experience of japanese high tech toilets

oscillating warmed spray with prewarmed seat, blowdry option, and discreet "flushing sound" button... if there is a heaven, and you have to poop, it has these toilets.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

31. Wow. They have square butts in Egypt.

[Heidi]

32. Italian toilet (I kid you not):

The first time I was confronted with one of these, I almost cried.