derbydan Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 A shopping centre has installed new "squat" toilets for Asian customers after bosses went on a cultural awareness course. The Rochdale Exchange centre in the Lancashire town denied going "potty" with political correctness and dismissed suggestions of the "Islamification" of the great British toilet. The centre, home to around 70 shops, said it was simply catering for the needs of many of their local Asian customers. Rochdale is a town with a large Asian community and managers at the shopping complex regularly go on cultural awareness courses, according to the spokeswoman for the centre. During the last course bosses at the shops suggested the idea of hole in the ground-type squat toilets to their Asian trainer on the course and there was an enthusiastic response, the spokeswoman said. As the award-winning shopping complex was to refurbish its existing 14 toilets, it was decided to convert two of them, one for males and one for females, into squat toilets. The new toilets, also known as a Turkish toilet or Nile pan, require users to squat above them, rather than sit. They are common across many parts of the globe but rarely seen in Britain, which has a strong heritage of pioneering lavatorial invention. A spokeswoman for the centre said: "It is just about doing what any business would do. They are trying to meet the needs of the community they serve and this is part of it." The new toilets open next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Forget that, who's your Alves source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Yes bitch! spill the beans.:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red fever Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Against Squat toilets require certain balancing skills. To those in the many "Western" cultures in which the squatting position is rarely used, using the squat toilet can be difficult or even impossible to use. Use of the squat toilet can be difficult for the elderly and others with joint troubles or limited mobility. It can also be difficult for those recovering from leg injuries. The washdown seated toilet (referred to as a "Flush Toilet" or "Western Toilet" in most media) retains fewer odors, due to its bowl being completely flushed at each use. The waste drops into a pool of water, trapping much of the odor under water, as opposed to Squat toilets, where the traps do not empty as completely when flushed For It is less expensive and easier to clean and maintain.[2] It does not involve any contact between the buttocks and thighs with a potentially unsanitary surface.[3] The absence of water in the bowl avoids the problem water splashing upwards. Squatting might help to build the required exhaust pressure more comfortably and quickly.[4] Squatting makes elimination faster, easier and more complete.[5] Elimination in squatting posture protects the nerves that control the prostate, bladder and uterus from becoming stretched and damaged.[6] Squatting relaxes the puborectalis muscle which normally chokes the rectum in order to maintain continence.[7] Squatting securely seals the ileocecal valve, between the colon and the small intestine. In the conventional sitting position, this valve is unsupported and often leaks during evacuation.[8] For pregnant women, squatting avoids pressure on the uterus when using the toilet. Daily squatting helps prepare the mother-to-be for a more natural delivery.[9] Squatting may reduce the occurrence or severity of hemorrhoids[1][10] and possibly other colorectal disorders such as diverticulosis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 It would be a F*rest fan that knows so much about sh1te Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/gwa/lowres/gwan262l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 You can always spot a Wiki copy and paste when they leave the [2] numbers in [3] brackets in the [4] post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/gwa/lowres/gwan262l Seconded. Delivery of the week goes to GboroRam:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Still doesn't get away from the fact we want your Alves source tho Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red fever Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Seconded. Delivery of the week goes to GboroRam:D i beg to differ the subject was squat toilets not $h!t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Fever, you were put down. Are you asking for a third umpire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red fever Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 No one was really responding to Dan's post so I thought i would help him out as he was always fun to post with on the NEP ( steady Elvis ) I put the pro's & cons for the squat toliet system. The comment returned was ref s#1t ( No Ball ) Please note to my credit i did not reply to GboroRam by saying you would know about squating you ovine orifice opener. or the OOO to the Derby faithful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Are you Elvis in disguise? What you on abart!!!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red fever Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 If your stuck ask David He is the brains of the outfit ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Tell me abart it, I don't know my @rse from m'elbow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red fever Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 He gets more time to watch tv than you ! Armchair Agoraphobia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Too right Fever, oh man, he is one lazy get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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