How Asia Makes The U.S. Look Like A Third World Country

Re:How Asia Makes The U.S. Look Like A Third World Country by awt on Monday December 14, 2009 @02:10PM (#994791)

This is kind of funny. I'm going to just say that this is pretty one-sided. One example is the traffic heat-map. Anyone who has an iPhone in the US has a far superior solution to this problem. In addition, although japan has some awesome toilettes, it also has some very un-awesome toilets that lack seats and require squatting. These kinds of toilets are not to be found in the US.

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Re:How Asia Makes The U.S. Look Like A Third World Country by masomenos on Monday December 14, 2009 @03:13PM (#994974)

I protest! In places where folks squat for the toilet their whole lives, adults actually maintain the strength and flexibility to squat, whereas we soft types lose it.

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Re:How Asia Makes The U.S. Look Like A Third World Country by awt on Monday December 14, 2009 @05:39PM (#995319)

Touche

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Re:How Asia Makes The U.S. Look Like A Third World Country by papersmith on Monday December 14, 2009 @04:13PM (#995116)

Some people who are used to squatting toilet would squat on seated toilets. Sitting down feels too weird for them.

With less body contact, it's probably more hygienic as well.

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Re:How Asia Makes The U.S. Look Like A Third World Country by nomoresecrets on Monday December 14, 2009 @04:33PM (#995164)

iirc, squatting is the best position for humans for this activity.

(You can probably work out why; something to do with the lack of toilets at some point in history)

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