Squat toilets are common across Asia. Photo / iStock
Many travellers experience culture shock - but what about when it happens in the bathroom?
From squat toilets in Asian countries to fees for toilet paper, a handy infographic by bathroom company Sloan has summed up everything you need to know, for when you need to go.
While
it's fairly unusual to pay to use a toilet in New Zealand - except when passing through Taupo - it's actually quite common in many parts of the world. Throughout Europe and Asia, pay toilets are ubiquitous and you're also more likely to encounter live attendants - and yes, they'll expect a tip.
In Taiwan, which is home to Modern Toilet, a chain of bathroom-themed eateries, you'll often be required to pay for toilet paper. In India, the profits from most pay toilets go to the social service organisation Sulabh International, which operates toilets in areas with poor sanitation.
In German petrol stations, you'll pay to enter the bathroom facilities, but your money is refunded on the way out.
