‘Hole in the ground’ toilet returns: Austria installs dozens of squat toilets

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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.

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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.

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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.