You typically shouldn't flush toilet paper in Turkey, Greece, China, Montenegro, Egypt, and rural areas throughout South America.
One of the golden rules of restroom etiquette in Vietnam is not to flush toilet paper. Most plumbing systems aren't designed for it, so flushing can lead to blockages.
In South Korea, it is customary to throw toilet paper into bins rather than flushing it down the toilet in public restrooms. Most Koreans do not mind this practice, but it can be quite off-putting for many visitors to the country.
In many Chinese toilets, flushing toilet paper is a big no-no. Why, you ask? Well, let's just say the plumbing isn't always up to the task. Instead, look for a designated bin and dispose of your used TP there.
In some countries, used toilet paper is thrown in the trash, but in Japan, the norm is to flush it down the toilet. The provided toilet paper is designed to dissolve quickly and won't clog, so you can use it with confidence.
The sewage pipes in Thailand are much narrower than those in many countries, and flushing anything solid will cause blockages. If you disregard this rule and your wad of toilet tissue happens to break the plumbing, it's terrible karma. Most toilets have a hose which you should use to clean yourself.
Yet 70% of the world's population doesn't use toilet paper at all. Big areas of southern Europe, Africa, and Southeast Asia use water instead.
Only 1.73 percent of Koreans washed their hands using soap and water for over 30 seconds after using a public toilet, a survey showed.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) encourages all Americans to only flush toilet paper, not disinfect wipes or other non-flushable items that should be disposed of in the trash.
"Drinking tap water generally isn't recommended in Vietnam. Water contaminated with pathogenic organisms is a major source of sickness and can lead to traveler's experiencing diarrhea, gastroenteritis, typhoid, cholera, giardia, dysentery and hepatitis A."
Travelers often worry about the availability and usage of toilet paper in Chinese toilets. In many public restrooms, private homes, restaurants, and hotels, toilet paper is provided, but it is common practice to throw it into a waste basket instead of the toilet to prevent plumbing issues.
You can't flush toilet paper in Greece because the sewage pipes are much narrower than elsewhere in the world (2 inches in diameter vs. 4 inches in the U.S.!), and toilet paper can cause them to clog.
The most important rule when using toilets in Bali is to never flush toilet paper! It might not be a big deal to some countries, but doing this can greatly impact environment in Bali as Balinese sewage system and way of living might differ.
GENTLE READER: Unless you are on a train and stopped at a station, Miss Manners can think of no reason why flushing should be suspended. The shock of any late-night noise will surely be far less offensive than that of waking up to refuse that has been lingering overnight.
But I had to do it — first of all, there often isn't any toilet paper to be had, and secondly, you should NOT put toilet paper down most Indian toilets. The system was not made for it. You have to put the toilet paper in a dustbin, if you're lucky enough to find one.
In China, handwashing facilities and supplies (e.g., basins and soap) are in public toilets in most public places. Washing hands with soap after using the toilet and drying hands are two key steps recommended by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prevent transmission [8].
The brushing method recommended to general persons in Korea is the 3-3-3 brushing method campaign, which involves only toothbrushing behavior (the time and frequency); 3-3-3 means brushing one's teeth 3 times per day, within 3 minutes after having a meal, for at least 3 minutes each time.
Koreans view hygiene in high regard, and the fact that every facility within the bathhouse is shared among the visitors makes showering a custom for everyone so that everyone enters the pools in a clean state.
There's only rarely any toilet paper, and, apparently because the plumbing can't take it, the toilet paper (that people bring themselves) doesn't get flushed but gets put in a wastepaper basket next to the toilet—hence the smell.
After defecating, the anus must be washed with water using the left hand, or an odd number of smooth stones or pebbles called jamrah or hijaarah (Sahih Al-Bukhari 161, Book 4, Hadith 27). Many jurists agree that toilet paper suffices in place of these stones.
Filipinos use the tabo in addition to or instead of toilet paper to wash after using the bathroom. Not all toilets in the Philippines have an automatic flush, so instead, a timbâ (generally a plastic pail with a metal handle) and a tabò kept floating inside it is used.
In Japan, toilet paper is water-soluable and can be flushed down the toilets.
Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt and Jordan.
In these countries, they also use water for cleansing during toilet use, although the “restroom” is not so much a toilet as a “hole” in the floor.