Some Koreans argue that squat toilets are cleaner than Western toilets. Really?
My apologies to all the ladies. I talk a lot about shit, but I rarely show photographs of it. Above, you see my nightmare: not that I might encounter such a thing, but that I might be guilty of perpetrating such a thing. And I have to confess... I have done so. I hate the idea of leaving such a mess for the next person, but when you're out on the trail, and all you have is a Port-a-John, well, either your aim is true, or it isn't.
My other nightmare is squatting down, blasting backward, and shotgunning the pants around my ankles. In such a situation, even wiping the shit away will leave a stink that will follow me back to the office, where I will become a pariah. Miraculously, that scenario has never happened to me, but I worry that, one day, it will.
So, yes: Western toilets can be plenty messy, but squat toilets are by no means a cleaner solution. Just look at the above carnage, which happens more often than you'd think.
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