I have a question for any Italians that may be of help to me .

[hahahavefun]

I have been asked to do some research from my boss to hopefully solve a querey  we have and as yet have not found anything to help me .

I mean no disrespect to the Italian community on my question, 

Going back in years was it a natural thing for Italians to stand or partly squat ( females ) over a hole or drain when needing to urinate or do number 2 ?

Reason for question is to understand if this is a behaviour problem or a culture thing ..

[amalan11]

Not sure re italians but Chinese are prone to that habbit.I work at a Westfield in a area with lots of Chinese and they had to instal stickers to try and stop them climbing on the seats and leaving a mess.

[icyfroth]

Well I don't know about Italians, but here at work we've had some Asian ppl doing it. Not newbies to Austalia either.

It's a very sensitive subject.

I think anywhere there's no plumbing ppl would have had to "go" that way.

[k0llectable5]

Hi Haha, sorry I have no idea about the Italian thing but I did find this site: http://www.squattypotty.com/Articles.asp?ID=256

And there are many others, plus I have read articles about the topic, it's apparently healthier to squat rather than sit while you poop.

[imastawka]

They still do apparently

 https://www.google.com.au/search?q=squat+toilet+in+italy&rls=com.microsoft:en-AU:IE-Address&tbm=isch...

Google 'squat toilets Italy'

[happyroo_bunji]

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@hahahavefun wrote:

I have been asked to do some research from my boss to hopefully solve a querey  we have and as yet have not found anything to help me .

I mean no disrespect to the Italian community on my question, 

Going back in years was it a natural thing for Italians to stand or partly squat ( females ) over a hole or drain when needing to urinate or do number 2 ?

Reason for question is to understand if this is a behaviour problem or a culture thing ..

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This is tricky, it could be a behaviour (afraid of germs on the seat etc) or it could be a cultural thing like others have explained.

I am taking a guess in that someone is making a mess of toilet seats?   If so maybe disinfectant wipes or paper seat covers could be provided?

[happyroo_bunji]

http://www.dickwicks.com/the-original-squatty-potty.html

This could also solve the problem

[i-need-a-martini]

No. Italians invented toilets. Even peasants had them in small villages without running water.

The only western Eurpoean country that uses squat toilets even today are the French. I can recall a cafe in Paris having one about 10 years ago when I went.

[legarlu]

http://gobackpacking.com/woman-guide-using-squat-toilets/

[karliandjacko]

I've heard about the health benefits but not to this extent  😄

http://www.naturesplatform.com/health_benefits.html