Here's something I didn't expect: toilets are different, but just a little bit. The seats are thin plastic, not the thick wood typically used in the U.S. And all the toilets I've seen so far - at work and here in the guest house - have the "two-button". You know, a button for #1 and a button for #2. You might be able to see it on the top of the toilet above... the circular button is actually divided into a big part and a little part. Get it? A big flush and a little flush!
And then there's the "native" toilets. The local tradition isn't to sit - it's to squat! They believe it has health benefits, but I believe it is sustained more by the long-time social acceptance of public defecation. (Yes, you read that right.)
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