Shitty Business

We have heard umpteenth times from the Western travelers in Asia whining and bitching about how tough and strenuous it is to shit squatting down and how backwards such toilets are. “Haven’t they heard or seen a toilet seat?” “What’s up with the squatting toilet?” “These squatting toilets are the worst thing you encounter in my journey.” “I just don’t understand how they crap squatting!”

Yes you don’t. And you never try to understand either.

Just that something is different doesn’t make it wrong. Just that something you don’t normally do or you’re not good at (read: suck at), doesn’t make that any less good. Squatting in fact is an imminent part of the Eastern culture and lifestyle. The Vietnamese squat down by the road side or shop front eating their meals. The Indians squat by the river doing their washings. The Chinese squat around everywhere with friends smoking, yakking and spitting. And yes, Asians squat down to shit! There you go. Asians are simply so used to and so comfortable or so damn good at squatting.

While taking a crap on the porcelain is comfortable and easy but Asians like doing their business squatting down. So what? You have a problem with that, too bad. Maybe you are just weak. And since you come to our turf, the one who should be adaptable and embracing the difference is you, not us.

So give the whining and bitching a rest now, squat down and shit.