Westerners can't squat!

[Marlat]

A STUDY aimed at discovering the perfect way to pee has stumbled on a greater problem – Westerners can't squat.

A world-first study, which compared the Western loo with a seat to the developing-world squat type, delivered a surprise for researchers.

They found volunteers were falling off the toilets because they could not hold a squat position for more than 30 seconds.

"We were quite sure squatting would be far superior to the Western toilet position, however we have a problem now ... one third of the population is unable to squat," Professor Ajay Rane said.

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Must be a slow day at the old laboratory!

 

[lbanks]

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Must be a slow day at the old laboratory!

I think thats a load of Cr*p!

 

[Floating teetH]

What kind of difference would squatting make? The torso would still be upright regardless. Somebody's funding the wrong "scientists."

Of course I'm assuming they mean to say wich way is best in terms of healthfulness

 

[MJ5150]

real men don't sit down to pee anyway. the same men who sit down to pee are the ones sitting on furry toilet seat covers.

-Mike

 

[Steph Dawe]

I gotta go potty.

 

[Nick man]

It wont load.

 

[nonsqtr]

"His study was conducted over two years using 100 women."

"He said further studies were conducted on 240 school children and this found a person's ability to squat dropped off about the age of 12, when a 'stiffness' set in."

Need I say more?

 

[DigMe]

Amateurs.

brad cook

 

[The Golden Boy]

I noticed this 14 years ago when I was in Saudi Arabia. We were staying in these barracks that the bathrooms had the stall with a porcelain hole in the floor. As the water quality isn't what we were used to, ummm... a certain "explosive fluidity" was commonly evident on the walls. Not just right around the porcelain hole, I swear there was poo 6 feet off the ground. Remember this is also with guys who are used to using "cat holes" and stuff in the field.

 

[Josh Ryan]

It wont load.

Have you tried squatting?

 

[Eric Cameron]

Have you tried squatting?

Bad bliss, bad!! Why did you have to go and force that mental image into my brain? Now I hurt all over, and feel sick.

Rock on
Eric

 

[Floating teetH]

This reminds me of the legend of the squatting westerner. It goes like......Yae.......and a westerner who can squat will come forth, and His will be the name of the chosen one.

 

[Josh Ryan]

Bad bliss, bad!! Why did you have to go and force that mental image into my brain? Now I hurt all over, and feel sick.

Rock on
Eric

that's why I'm here Eric.

 

[Oysterman]

real men don't sit down to pee anyway. the same men who sit down to pee are the ones sitting on furry toilet seat covers.

Or perhaps they are just not so fond of cleaning their toilets every other day. No matter how much of a man you are, you can still miss.

 

[Floating teetH]

Or perhaps they are just not so fond of cleaning their toilets every other day. No matter how much of a man you are, you can still miss.

I got crosshairs on me willy.

 

[Wrong Robot]

I've been backpacking numerous times before. I'll leave it at that.

 

[Floating teetH]

they should require pe students to remain in the squatting position for thirty seconds te END ALL OF THIS MADNESS.

 

[DigMe]

It's just a matter of getting used to it, which happens pretty quickly.

A friend of mine once accidentally walked in on an asian guy in a public restroom. The guy had his feet up on the toilet seat squatting on the toilet.

brad cook

 

[FenderBender]

Squating would be no problem for me, but holding/reading the sunday paper in that position would be a difficult.

I got in trouble one time when my wife commented on how long I spent in the toilet, I responded "Its the only time I can get away from you girls and have a moments peace" well that started WWIII. I know better now, I practice scales and they leave me alone!!!

 

[DigMe]

Squating would be no problem for me, but holding/reading the sunday paper in that position would be a difficult.

Well, I don't think it's difficult but it's too bad that there are whole countries that will never know the joys of sitting on the crapper and reading a magazine or the newspaper. Squatting is just not as comfortable.

brad cook