belg Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 my first time in thailand long long ago, when having the runners, it is quiet a shock if you do not find a western toilet and have to squat, possibly all over your ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcopops Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 (edited) Why? What is the need? Do they want Thai people to suffer from constipation?...or is it the naive and archaic concept of "civilai"? Edited February 20, 2013 by wilcopops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locationthailand Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 (edited) What Thai's are - is double jointed genetically so squatting is no issue. Us white folk simply don't have joint or bone structure to make that happen easily. And as an aging expat I was once told doing up laces after 60 is like being wrapped in a space suit. Having reached that age I have to concur. But using the starting blocks for a loo is definitely not on my agenda. But it is an easy changeover as I did it for my wifes folks down South. Edited February 20, 2013 by Locationthailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allucero Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 It does not matter, the thai toilets are the most discusting toilets I have ever seen. The best toilets in thailand are in the mall and you go out to the parking lot and you can see shit flow...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellodolly Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Is it just me or does this toilet look all shewed and unlevel. Makes no difference the Government likes it. Seriously though it is a good plan. I had to put a western toilet in for my mother in law as squatting was painful on her knees. It cost me less than 3,000 baht and her son did the work. Some of the best money I have spent in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellodolly Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 What Thai's are - is double jointed genetically so squatting is no issue. Us white folk simply don't have joint or bone structure to make that happen easily. And as an aging expat I was once told doing up laces after 60 is like being wrapped in a space suit. Having reached that age I have to concur. But using the starting blocks for a loo is definitely not on my agenda. But it is an easy changeover as I did it for my wifes folks down South. I bring you good news. Doing up laces after 70 is easy. There you go a bright future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tomyumchai Posted February 20, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted February 20, 2013 ive no idea how youre supposed to squat, gather up your shorts and t shirt while ensuring your pockets dont empty out on the floor and while also directing the old chap rearwards to the damp patch to minimise splashback and finally teetering on the very edge to protect your trainers from whats to come. really, ive tried many times to accomplish this task and it always ends up the same way..........i rock backwards and forwards doing the best balancing act i can but i always 'release' at the wrong trajectory. in my latest emergency unload in chiang mai i got it so wrong that i managed to pebbledash the back wall to a height of 2 feet above the drop zone, a feat i decided to show my mate as i didnt have any hands free to find my camera. he didnt seem to share my thoughts of amazement at how such a simple task could go so far wrong and promptly filled the sink with his dinner. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawndoc Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Squat Toilets: Prevention of Colon Cancer, IBS and Healing for Hemorrhoids? http://voices.yahoo....607.html?cat=68 Not exactly a well sourced article. Lots of claims, nothing to back any of it up, and the writer would hardly be considered an expert in the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post shawndoc Posted February 20, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted February 20, 2013 What Thai's are - is double jointed genetically so squatting is no issue. Us white folk simply don't have joint or bone structure to make that happen easily. And as an aging expat I was once told doing up laces after 60 is like being wrapped in a space suit. Having reached that age I have to concur. But using the starting blocks for a loo is definitely not on my agenda. But it is an easy changeover as I did it for my wifes folks down South. When I was younger I didn't mind the squats so much, until one day my stomach had some trouble with a meal. Explosive diarrhea and squat toilets don't go together, especially if you are wearing white socks. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 my first time in thailand long long ago, when having the runners, it is quiet a shock if you do not find a western toilet and have to squat, possibly all over your ...... Try doing it after busting a knee cartilage high up in the mountains! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thhMan Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 It would be great if they ran a campaign about washing your hands after a dump... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 It would be great if they ran a campaign about washing your hands after a dump... Who, the people who probably also don't wash their hands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilon Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Sign in the public toilets in Tak just off Hwy 1 should clarify matters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frito Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 So the government plans for 10 percent of the population to not use public toilets " with good hygiene". Wonder how that may affect the rest of us. Hmmmmmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frito Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Sign in the public toilets in Tak just off Hwy 1 should clarify matters I'm afraid to ask if the "No fishing" icon is really necessary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4u2mad Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Should that be squat stalls? When I have squat stools my ass**** closes with a BANG! Never had a squat stool in Thailand, more of a lonng ropey one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigermonkey Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 It is good that Thais, and Asians in general, are coming around to using western style toilets, but the formula has lost something in the translation. Many of the western style toilets now being sold and installed are undersized for all but smaller stature Asians - yes, they are cheaper. However, when the seat is 35 cm ( less than 14") above the floor, and you are 180 cm ( 5'10") or taller, it can become an athletic event to get back up to a standing position once finished -- and even more so, if you are a senior or have knee problems. It reminds me of several toilets I have visited where the adult urinals are positioned with the top at about 75 cm, - meaning that you need to squat to use the urinal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaka Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 i reckon the biggest experts in thailand on osteoarthritis of the knees in thai people are not from the health ministry but those i think who would have the most knowledge would be the long term employees of such establishments as lolitas and the star of light, those ladies know about sore knees. Na, those ladies mostly kneel down. They do not squat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennalder Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Is it just me or does this toilet look all shewed and unlevel. See the crack around the left side of the foundation? That's the air vent. It was added after final construction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorG Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 "The proposal was raised out of concerns that squat toilets are to blame for a rise in osteoarthritis of the knee among Thais." This statement is totally illogical. If Thais have always used the squat method, how can it be blamed for a rise in osteo? If nothing has changed then there is no cause and effect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubbaJohnny Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 When asked how they will manage the transition,a spokesgongmeister said he had nothing to "go on" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toscano Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 I think there is a misnoma heading this article . The squat toilet provides nothing to sit on . Surely stools are what you flush down the toilet , if you are adept with the little bowl provided to scoop the water from the small reservoir or bucket of water . They say that the squat toilet creates a healthier physical position for defecation . Thais in rural arears are accustomed to squating , rather than sitting , so creating sit down toilets will not alter the said risk of arthritis in the knees . As an older man coming to live in rural Thailand , I could get down to squat , but had difficulty getting up again . My Thai father in law is 90 , several years ago we installed a sit down toilet for him and a stainless steel hand hold on the wall . The first thing I did in our house was to convert to flush toilets . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seajae Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 They'll still stand on the seats! well they do not lift the seats before pissing all over them so I suppose that is why they stand on them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 They'll still stand on the seats! Dont worry! They can use a special warning sign for this. That's my avatar! I hope the Thai government plan to send me royalties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubl Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 The Public Health Ministry's third-phase master plan for its 'toilet revolution', which aims to have 90 per cent of Thai households using Western-style seated toilets by 2016, was approved by the Cabinet yesterday. I like these government policies. Will we see a budget request to allow financial stimulation of the change-over from SquatStools to SeatedToilets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soi Dog Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 This should silence the critics who say the government doesn't know squat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 The next problem will maybe be tennis elbow for using bumguns. lol "Bumguns"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Hey! After eating all of that spicy food dat dere spritzer feels suuum nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Is it just me or does this toilet look all shewed and unlevel. Maybe - but normal Thai installation - close enough, it's hanging on the wall isn't it? (maybe just) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Is it just me or does this toilet look all shewed and unlevel. Seen the same thing.....Door is falling off already....Yep made in Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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