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	Banterist - China Dispatch: Using the Squat Toilet
		Then there are the french squat toilets like the one I found in a little mountain village in the Alps.
		The toilet had an auto-flush mechanism whereby a reservoir filled with water and, when it reached capacity, flushed the water through a pipe at the back of the toilet sending a cascade of two-inch deep water across the toilet opening and over the foot-pads.
		The "toilet" was literally a room with a hole in the ground.
	www.banterist.com /archivefiles/000348.html (6472 words)

	Toilets in Japan - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		However, historically, pit toilets were more common, as they were easier to build and also allowed the reuse of the feces as fertilizer — very important in a country where Buddhism and its associated vegetarianism acted to reduce dependence on livestock for food, though seafood has always been an important part of the Japanese diet.
		Western-style toilets, including high tech toilets, are now more common in Japanese homes than the traditional squat toilets, though some older apartments retain stickers on the toilet or in its room illustrating the proper way to use it for urination and defecation.
		Toilets in Japan have very similar accessories as most toilets worldwide, including toilet paper, a toilet brush, a sink, etc. However, there are some Japan-specific accessories that are rarely found outside of Japan.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Japanese_toilet (5321 words)

	Wikinfo \| Japanese toilet
		To minimize contact between the unclean toilet floor and the clean floor in the rest of the house, many private homes and also some public toilets have toilet slippers in front of the toilet door that should be used when in the toilet and removed right after leaving the toilet.
		Users not accustomed to squat toilets may either look for the stall(s) with the western toilet, indicated by the kanji characters 洋式 (youshiki), the English words "Western-style", a symbol for the type of toilet, or any combination of the three.
		There are numerous reports of foreigners using a toilet, and randomly pressing buttons on the control panel either out of curiosity or in search for the flushing control, and suddenly to their horror receiving a jet of water directed at their private parts.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Japanese_toilet (4864 words)

	Tales of Asia - Toilets
		I think the most difficult thing people inexperienced with squat toilets contend with is how to drop their drawers and keep them out of the line of fire, from either end.
		At the Angkor temples, there are old toilet blocks by the pagoda next to Angkor Wat, at Preah Khan behind the souvenir stalls on the west side, at Ta Prohm behind the souvenir stalls on the west side, at the Bayon on the east side, and at Banteay Srei across the road.
		The "toilet" was simply some bamboo arranged in such a way as to allow placing your feet on something solid while you squatted over a hole and everything dropped into the pond.
	www.talesofasia.com /toilets.htm (3867 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Often, toilets were constructed over a running stream; one of the first known flushing toilets was found at Akita castle, dating back to the 8th century, with the toilet constructed over a diverted stream.
		A combination of squat- and western style toilet also exists, where a seat can be flipped down over a squat toilet, and the toilet can be used essentially the same way as the western style.
		To minimize contact between the unclean toilet floor and the clean floor in the rest of the house, many private homes and also some public toilets have in front of the toilet door that should be used when in the toilet and removed right after leaving the toilet.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Washlet (5158 words)

	News \| TimesDaily.com \| TimesDaily \| Florence, AL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In India such a toilet is widely used and is referred to as the Indian water closet or the Jodhpur Pan in contrast with the European water closet or EWC or the Western (or "Roman") style of toilet.
		A common argument against the squat toilet is that if toilet paper is used where there is no flushing system installed, it is easy for the inexperienced user to clog the toilet.
		Many countries where squat toilets are the norm are hot, so most people wear flip-flops, and the user's feet often become wet from the puddles of water around the toilet.
	www.timesdaily.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=squat_toilet (759 words)

	The natural way to sit on the toilet can help to heal constipation and hemorrhoids
		Place a raised area that is as high as the potty or toilet in front of the potty or toilet.
		I was amazed to see them clean the floor while squatting, and walk around while squatting, with their feet flat on the floor the whole time.
		Squatting is the natural position for having a baby.
	www.relfe.com /toilet_seat_constipation.html (1789 words)

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	Squat toilet
		This kind of toilet is still in abundance in Beijing and there is no sign of it going away very quickly.
		The other truth, however, is that with a western-style toilet, a lot more of a person's "output" has more of a chance of hitting the "target".
		This being the case, squat toilet's surroundings are often both wet and dirty, which is not great for your trousers or anything you may want to place on the floor whilst you "work".
	www.beijingtraveltips.com /sights/squat_toilet/squat_toilet.htm (278 words)

	SQUAT - DON'T SIT!!! \| MetaFilter
		Regular toilet "thrones" seem to be not very ergonomic, with dire consequences.
		Being a stranger to the trough-like toilet in the floor of the stall, it took me an extra ten minutes to assure myself that my pants were out of the way.
		Ther may be merit in squatting, but any explanation that involves "toxins" loses a lot of credibility points, as does the company it shares on the site, such as Ear Candles, The Secret Solfeggio Frequencies: Sound Vibration Rates for Creation and Destruction and Why Blessing Your Food is So Important.
	www.metafilter.com /52667/SQUAT-DONT-SIT (3418 words)

	Squatting: Doctors Don't Know Squat about Natural Elimination
		So, the new, popular theory to explain these diseases was a "deficiency of dietary fiber." Even prostate cancer, which is also restricted to the developed world, was thought to be somehow caused by our over-refined western diet.
		Most of the adults in the world continue to use squat toilets all their lives.
		On a squat toilet, you don’t hold your breath or push downwards.
	chetday.com /squattingtoilet.htm (979 words)

	INDAX - A comprehensive guide to India
		The squat-type toilets that are common in cheaper hotels are actually much more hygienic and healthier for the system than sit-down toilets.
		The first thing to do, before you use the toilet, is to pour a bit of water down it.
		Once you have mastered the squat toilet, you may want to try to give up that wasteful, environmentally damaging practice of using toilet paper.
	www.indax.com /toilets.html (470 words)

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