1. If you are under the age of 10, squatty potties are optional. You can just go on the street. If you are a baby, you have a slit in your clothing and your bum sticks out so that it is easier to do your thing.
2. If the Chinese people going in are grimacing and covering their noses, maybe you should find a different bathroom.
3. Do not breathe deeply until well away from the bathroom area.
4. If you can smell the bathrooms before you are able to see them, you should consider finding another washroom. However, maybe you should just suck it up, because you won't find anything better.
5. If it says, "restroom" it doesn't mean toilet. It means a room for resting.
6. Look for toilet paper before entering. It is not ever in the stall, and it is rarely provided. Carry a baggie of TP with you at all times and take out what you need before you enter (so you don't have to put any belongings on any surfaces)
7. Roll up your pant legs. The ground is not exactly spotless.
8. Use the squatty-hole toilets, not the western-style (if there is even a choice). You don't want to sit on those anyways, because people have been squatting above them. If there is a front splash hood, it is a bonus.
9. Choose a stall with a door. If the door latches, all the better. Doors are optional, however. Chinese people don't always require them.
10. Give your bag to a friend to hold outside, or hang it on the hook. If there is no hook (and no friend), find a stall or bathroom with hooks.
11. Make sure nothing precious on you is loose, including things in your pockets. These things tend to fall out. You do NOT want to fish them out of the toilet. You also might not want to keep things that have fallen on the floor, as it isn't usually any cleaner than the toilet.
12. Firmly plant your feet. Grippy shoes are important, as the floor is often slippery.
13. Squat low and do NOT let'er'rip. It splatters.
14. Toilet paper goes in the garbage can provided, not in the toilet. The plumbing is a bit temperamental. Keep this in mind before you automatically throw the TP in the toilet. You might need to fish it out.
15. Flush using your foot. Don't touch anything (especially your feet).
16. Carry antibacterial wipes and hand sanitizer at all times. Soap is not usually provided.
17. Walk away quickly before you breathe again, and rejoice that you had a successful (or disastrous but funny) encounter with a squatty potty!
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