Going in for the squat.
Chinese toilet floor.
Even if the floor looks dry the backs of loosened trouser legs resting on the toilet floor is still undesirable.
If it s looking wet roll your pants up.
If you see other chinese locals rolling up their cuffs be sure to do so too.
Don t lay your bags on the floor.
Whether from the splash effect or an overeager toilet cleaner running amok with a mop your squat toilet stall floor might endanger your bags or dry trousers.
There are several types of squat toilets but they all consist essentially of a toilet pan or bowl at floor level.
Don t do that in a public chinese toilet.
Plus some washrooms in china can be rather wet.
After moving back from china i notice americans have habits of throwing bags on the floor in restaurants the subways and i expect they may do this in bathrooms too.
Such a toilet pan is also called a squatting pan.
The only exception is a pedestal squat toilet which is of the same height as a sitting.
A pepper tree was spotted growing out of the toilet floor in a dorm at south china university of technology.