Great post!

Ahh... the squatty potty!! I used plenty of those in Asia. Also, a few in Russia.
Hey, I am not picky, I have been in "bathrooms" in china that were just a hut with 4 walls and a big trench down the middle, with a bunch of people all in there side by side. When you gotta go, you gotta go!!!! haha I have also been glad to see a dirty nasty service station bathroom here in the states! Not ideal but I just NEED to go!

In Singapore, in the public toilets they usually have a row of regular western thrones, and at the end one (or maybe 2) squatty potties. Sometimes there will be a line of people waiting for the regular toilets, so I can just jump the line to go into the squatty potty. It's no big deal!

Actually, you can squat ON your regular toilet - you put your feet on the seat.
You could install one in your home, like maybe in the master bedroom, instead of the hall or wherever guests go.
The thing is, the squatty is good for normal use, when you go quickly. But sometimes like when you need to linger (upset stomach or diarrhea) then you are glad for a seat!

I found out that Indonesians don't like using toilet paper. They like to hose themselves off. They feel gross and dirty if they have to use paper, and in fact many of them will NOT poop unless they can wash off their bum afterwards! That is not healthy, in my opinion, to hold it in just because they would have to use toilet paper. Sometimes you won't find any paper in their bathrooms because most people don't use it. But I don't want to get my undies wet!
But anyway, I thought that was interesting.