‘Hole in the ground’ toilet returns: Austria installs dozens of squat toilets
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Squat toilet returns along Austrian highway: traveler has to make do with a hole in the ground
The company that manages the 'Raststätten' along the Austrian motorways is going to reintroduce the squat toilet. According to Asfinag, a 'hole in the ground' is much more hygienic than a toilet bowl.
‘Hole in the ground’ toilet returns: Austria installs dozens of squat toilets
Holidaymakers who have been to France in the past will undoubtedly know them: toilets consisting of two footrests with a hole in the ground in between. Due to poor hygiene, they were often the low point of a stopover. But now they are back.


Squat toilet returns along Austrian highway
The company that manages the ‘Raststätten’ along the Austrian motorways is going to reintroduce the squat toilet. According to the company Asfinag, a ‘hole in the ground’ is much more hygienic than a toilet bowl.
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