On: Why aren't we all using Japanese toilets?

[kghose]

1. Uses less water 2. No splash back

[daralthus → kghose]

Also it is designed to facilitate stool examination, as it was invented when huge dysentery epidemics spread through Europe.

[smackfu → kghose]

3. Smells worse.

[kalleboo → smackfu]

This cannot be understated. They smell really bad. Have a friend who lived in Prague and his bathroom wasn't ventilated and he had a german shelf-toilet. Day after a big drinking session, it was unusable since the room smelt so bad.

[scotty79 → kghose]

Double plus for no splashback. I don't get how people can suffer through this. I hate so much being splashed by dirty toilet water. And this happens like 50% of times for me while using non-german style toilet.