How not to use the toilet

Western style toilets were slowly appearing in Thailand and replacing or supplementing squat toilets. Bathroom signs such as these attempted to instruct users not to use western toilets as squat toilets.

From the archives for The Sunday Challenge: Bathroom

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Gudrun, aNNa schramm, Gillian Everett, Annemarie and 19 other people have particularly liked this photo

41 comments - The latest ones

Shuttering Yukon

omg! this is ridiculous to me..but then I wouldn't know how to use a 'squat toilet'...
ok, ok no smart remarks from the rest of the group!

9 years ago.

PaulOClassic©

My word - takes me straight back to flying Saudi Air when one of the passengers who had only flown on Camels before, decided to squat this way, and managed to miss everything except the bathroom floor!!

I instantly no longer needed to use it!!

9 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club

I have been in public restrooms after people have done this and it is not a pretty picture! Hilarious and educational Esther!

9 years ago.

Pam J ^club

OH

MY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Standing room only !!!!
(Suspect that comment will only be understood by the British !!)

9 years ago.

Thérèse ^club

:) ! Il faut vraiment tout dire ce qu'il ne faut pas faire! Mdr

9 years ago.

H C

This is great and really funny. Made me think of the first time I encountered a squat-toilet in France.

9 years ago.

Amazingstoker

horses for courses I guess, I always try to avoid the squat toilets when travellling

9 years ago.

Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club

I wonder if there are signs not to sit on squat toilet =D

9 years ago. Edited 9 years ago.

Phill G has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club

Lol!

9 years ago.

autofantasia ^club

Ah to see ourselves as others do ... great shot! :)

9 years ago.

Jan

What a talking point. Definitely time for the wellies

9 years ago.

Clickity Click has replied to Jan

lol

9 years ago.

Valfal

It's humorous to look at, but given the customs of the country, I can see why the warning is needed. Great capture! :)

9 years ago.

J.Garcia ^club

Very interesting!

9 years ago.

Wierd Folkersma ^club

quite acrobatic :D

9 years ago.

Clickity Click

What a funny sign, haven't seen squat toilets but I doubt that I would be enthused with them.

9 years ago.

Clickity Click

Congratulations on Explore, well deserved.

9 years ago.

Phill G

Haha! A great find! I remember pig-toilets in India 25 yrs ago where your business fell down to hungry customers below. The overzealous had to be beaten away with a (provided) stick. It was quite a challenge...

9 years ago.

Esther ^club has replied to Phill G

I can not even imagine that. Amazing.

9 years ago.

Shuttering Yukon has replied to Phill G

that's disgusting! but how we love to learn new stuff!

9 years ago. Edited 9 years ago.

HaarFager ^club

So many conflicking emotions abou this image and what it stands for - interesting is all I can say. I'm glad I live where we have normal toilets!

9 years ago.

Don Sutherland ^club

Great find. Do those signs work for potty training infants?

9 years ago.

Esther ^club

Thank you all for your unusual and entertaining comments.

9 years ago.

Indycaver (Norm) ^club

Neat photo Esther! The western version of this went, "It does no good to stand on the seat ... the crabs can jump a good 10 feet!".

9 years ago.

Esther ^club

Thanks so much for your comments.

9 years ago.

Graciel·la Vidal

Great sign it is very funny.

9 years ago.

ୱ Kiezkickerde ( ͡°… ^club

Ich frag mich ja immer, wie die beim scheißen in dieser Position das Gleichgewicht halten...

9 years ago.

Gerard Perin

super la pose

9 years ago.

Esther ^club

Merci, Gerard.

9 years ago.

Naturist

perhaps you can bath your feet in toilet!

5 years ago.

Esther ^club

It looks like it is a no diving zone.

5 years ago.

Naturist

Nicht vom Toilettenrand springen! :-))

4 years ago.

Esther ^club

It is an amusing sign.

4 years ago.

Amelia ^club

Ha ha ha.

3 weeks ago.

Xata ^club

Excellent. At first I thought it could be an alternative way to use it not to catch a desease !

3 weeks ago.

Annemarie ^club

3 weeks ago.

Gillian Everett ^club

Seems clear enough :-)

3 weeks ago.

PhLB - Luc Boonen ^club

very funny

3 weeks ago.

Jean Pierre Marcello ^club

Sans doute pour prevenir du danger de tomber!

3 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club

Haha, I have seen those but I have also seen that they were obviously being ignored....

2 weeks ago.

Esther ^club

Western toilets were not common in many parts of China.

12 days ago.

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