squat toilet photos: How to use a squat toilet

Edit: How to use the squat toilet. This one, as it has no visible flush, I was a bit unsure if I was supposed to use the shower hose (barely shown in first photo) for rinsing off myself, or the toilet area. Luckily, I was only peeing, and just used the paper towels to wipe off, both myself, and more to wipe off the wet floor. It was a very nice restaurant, I had a nice skirt on, leggings, and hiking boots, so taking off my "pants"  and "shoes" completely, as many people suggest/do, was not an option. The floor was WET. Even if I could have easily taken off my clothes from the waist down, and taken off my boots, and wool socks and leggings, I would not have. The thought of stepping onto a wet floor and wet toilet area, clean or not, was not appealing! The room was exceptionally clean, and clean smelling, but was wet--though I saw no easy way to turn on the shower hose, so did not use it at all.

The room was much smaller than appears in photos--apparently the camera adds 10 lbs and several square feet!,)

In the above photo, the wall was where the sink is cut off, and the door started where the sink stopped. I have the door open slightly ajar to take photo. My hiking boots were just slightly able to fit with overlapping over the toilet area. I barely had room to turn around, or hike up my skirt, whilst quickly simultaneously pulling down my leggings and such. Whilst trying to shut the accordian door, not sure you can tell where it is or see it in photo. The accordian door is where the yellow tile ends.

This looks huge in this photo! I swear it was not. Finished ok, but was a bit stressed out, as the customers were right on the other side of the door, and I felt everyone could hear me, or that at any minute someone would come in! I was worried the lock latch was working, as it was hard to tell. So, not the most relaxing toilet experience, but atleast it was extremely clean, and smelled clean. The sink was working, there were paper towels (for hands, but I used them to wipe off, myself and the floor, and my hands, then threw them into the waste basket).

I can not image how those who take off their shoes/sandals, socks all their clothes from the waist down, hang up their clothing, shoes, etc in a daypack to keep off the floor, manage! I felt like just doing what I did, it took forever. If someone would have come in on me, it would have been bad enough, let alone if I had been striped naked waist downwards. Plus in that tiny, wet space, it would have been a huge difficulty to even getting off things, without everything getting wet...blah blah blah etc.

Really, mostly it was easy. Just awkward space. I´d suggest men have it much easier! And if I´d been on my period...there was no discreet way to deal with that either, or to rinse off... or, to dispose of items.

With the floor being slippery, wet, my hiking boots slipping a bit, and with the stress of customers being directly on the other side of the door, it was difficult to concentrate to pee, on top of having to squat and hold my clothing so nothing would get wet from the floor, or peed on.

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Unisex, and one squat toilet for the restaurant.


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And, other than all that, yes this is one of my favourite restaurants. Their food is amazing! Wine is fantastic. Atmosphere, location, owners all very lovely. I go there several times a week if possible. Prices are decent too, though I think they could charge more.