Comments on: The Secret to Using a Squat Toilet

By: Honey Claws

Honey Claws — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 03:54:14 +0000

Found some good stuff in this excerpt, appreciate it.

By: Christine Ka'aloa

Christine Ka'aloa — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:45:52 +0000

@ybC: Thank you for dropping by.

By: ÿþC

ÿþC — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:39:04 +0000

very nice web site, i enjoyed reading

By: Christine Ka'aloa

Christine Ka'aloa — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:36:39 +0000

@Nur: LOL! I love your brilliant tips & I’m sure others will too! Thanks for sharing, Nur!

By: Nur

Nur — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 05:59:06 +0000

Hi, I’m a singaporean. Although most of our toilets are western types, we do have asian toilets here. My tips are:

1) Fold ur pants up, roll ur sleeves up.
2) Squat more to the back so that your pee fall within the hole and not beyond it.
3) When you pee, starts slow and then pee full force. LOL.
4) Always always always empty your pocket. You don’t want your handphone, wallet, keys or coins to drop into the hole.
5) Do not stare downwards. Try to bury your nose between your knee. You don’t want your pee to splash on your face! You also do not want to smell it. At least your pants smell nice.

It is not that bad. ;>

By: Christine Ka'aloa

Christine Ka'aloa — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:32:15 +0000

@Carmen: Congrats on the Jan date! But yeah, maybe you should workout those thigh muscles. Glad you and your mom didn’t have to bond over the squatting experience; I think it’s funny that you ran to the flat and then back. But I would’ve done the same. Also, remember, public bathrooms are rarely heated. You’re coming during cold season…. That squat will get you one way or another– in Korea, you can only prolong the experience so far.

By: carmen

carmen — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:07:41 +0000

Hahaha
I was on holiday in Korea earlier in the year, visiting my mum in Pyeongtaek. Went to a bar/restaurant, after few hours of beer and soju drinking, had to go to the ladies- open door and *surprise* squat toilet! I’m sorry but there was no way in hell I was going that route, much to my Korean friend’s amusement, even tried explaining how I should do it. Luckily my mum lived three blocks away, plus she was not keen on squatting either- we speed walked/ran to her flat then went back to finish our fire chicken and beers.
I’m moving to Suwon in January to study full time, best start practicing those squats!

By: Shae

Shae — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 05:02:12 +0000

I’m going back to Korea soon for the first time since being adopted out. I’m a princess too, I guess, because I laughed at everything you mentioned and had similar experiences. Yes, I am really goofy nervous about this very topic and very much appreciate your honesty here. HA! Thank you!

By: Annabell Oyen

Annabell Oyen — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:08:31 +0000

Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed reading your article!

By: Kelsey

Kelsey — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:29:31 +0000

I think a lot of people *think* they want to experience rural Korea, but it’s very different to live there vs. just visit. I enjoyed rural Korea, but there are very few people I would recommend it to.