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I just walked to the bathroom.

On the way there, I have to pass by the "Afghan bathroom" with the squat toilets and all that. It is a foul smelling pit to say the least.

There are 3 Afghan men sitting there. Two of them are sitting in front of the doorway to a squatter. One guy is in there and looks to be doing his business. Yet, the door is wide open. The other two are sitting there about two inches from the door looking in and they are all engrossed in conversation over something.

Door open. One guy taking a dump. Two other guys sitting there talking to him as he's taking care of his business.

They used to put TP in the place but the Afghans wouldn't use it. Preferring instead to use rocks. So the little building is surrounded by feces covered rocks.

This isn't the only place I've witnessed this behavior either. All of the Afghan toilet facilities are surrounded by poop stained rocks and the like.

Strange cultural norms here. Kinda gross. lol

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wow.. that is interesting indeed -- especially about the part of the poop covered rocks -- human poop really stinks.. that place couldn't smell too great -- when I was a kid -- I can remember the smell of manure when I spent a few summers on my uncle's and aunt's farm. very stinky stuff, ironically after awhile you get used to the smell but of course it still stunk there were some of course other farmly smells as well -- sorry but it is too gross :oops: to converse any further about this...lol

but don't get me wrong I loved my stay there -- living on a farm year round mustta been great for them very quiet nites crickets,frogs etc. I hated the daily chores part tho -- I could also recall a rooster or two that always faithfully bellowed everyday like timework at 4 or 5 in the morning. never missing a beat.

it took me awhile to get used to pizzing on ice in thailand..ya know the stalls with ice and limes thrown in..lol ..making mother nature a limeade of sorts -- down the drain......funny but I have seen some stalls in the US that do the same thing..Im not sure if they got this idea from over here or vs versa..but thx for sharing your observation mr moobs...

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it took me awhile to get used to pizzing on ice in thailand..ya know the stalls with ice and limes thrown in..lol ..making mother nature a limeade of sorts -- down the drain......funny but I have seen some stalls in the US that do the same thing..Im not sure if they got this idea from over here or vs versa..but thx for sharing your observation mr moobs...

All old English toilets had these cubes in them. Not so popular now days but growing up I cant remember a British urinal without them, Back in the day they smelt worse than they do now they were pure chemical with a hint of lemon.

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I was at a hippy gathering which used the squat in a ditch toilet system for its month long camp-out. It works fine and they even had toilets with curtains and privacy for the ladies. Toilet paper was there hopefully but I always took some in case. I had a good laugh with a friend when one young man snubbed the toilet paper as white european intrusion on his natural lifestyle and said he preferred a mossy rock. Now was in the middle east I wander...........

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here in saudi, they have a water fetish. use those little hoses to wash their backside, i guess. i've never had a desire to see what else they do with those hoses. but it really pisses :shock: me off when you want to go to the toilet and the bloody cubicle floor has about an inch of water all over it.

i guess the bedouins use sand instead of water. lots of sand here, not that many little rocks :

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