[redwitch]

Personally, I think the grossest "toilets" are in the Middle East. There is a reason why the right hand is chopped off if caught stealing -- you can no longer eat from the communal pot since the left hand is unclean (and I do mean seriously unclean).

I do remember being fascinated in central Africa. There were no facilities per se. You found a low-growing plant and squatted. The leaves were the toilet paper. Of course, being a kid, I thought this was pretty cool. Mom used to carry a chamber pot (of sorts) in her purse (boy, was that a huge purse!).