Toilet Seats in DR

jrhartley

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porcelain is easier to clean than plastic with funny ridges so I can see the logic, wee is also stronger here due to dehydration lol
 
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In many places of the world they use "no contact toilets". They are basically a porcelein trench with a shield on one end and you squat over them. They definitely take some getting used to but for a public toilet, they are a lot cleaner. They are mounted into the floor like this:

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I had seen them in Japan, but I was surprised to see they were being used in the former Soviet Union as well in places like train stations.
 

dv8

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the one above is high class. in former soviet unions you are more likely to see this:
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those toilets are also popular in arabic countries:
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The ones I saw in Estonia were a bit better than an open hole in the ground. The one you show is still better than some I've seen in the DR. It is a pretty scary thing when the plywood covering the cess pit is rotting...
 
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They have those squatty one's in Italian train stations too I think, I remember I kept asking where the "other" toilets were. I finally relented after an hour of looking. Ugh...
 

JessicaRabbit

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Im actually very surprised how clean dominican public toilets are! Compared to prev. Soviet Union ones. You just cant find a spot on the floor to put ur foot on to not step in sh*t or wet. I talk abt toilets on buss stations etc. Even at discos, very very messy :(
So another good thing about dominican :)
 

dv8

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everyone coming from ex communist block feels nostalgic in DR :)
one thing missing, however, is fear of authorities...