Originally Posted by
A_Lee
Lots of places in Asia have the bins next to the toilets for disposing of the tissue. At Suvarnabhumi, the toilets outside the TG lounges that I've seen don't have the bins, so evidently there isn't a problem with the plumbing in the airport. It seems though that there isn't enough water pressure in the toilets in the TG lounges to properly dispose of all material easily, with the tissue being the lightest material, it seems to want to linger. If you use your tissue wisely and only dispose of a couple pieces at a time, most toilets seem to be capable of handling it. Larger quantities may require multiple flushes, or could clog up the toilet or pipes. Sorry, maybe a bit more descriptive than you wanted to hear.
I remember clearly visiting my wife's village in up-country Thailand in 1985 - they brought in toilet paper especially for me! In many cultures cleaning is done done with the left hand (note the location of tissue bins).
The sewerage systems simply cannot cope with dealing with tissue, hence the separate disposal method as described above.
The use of the bun-gun, or bowl of water, required some explanation the first time - after that 'old hat' as it were. Plenty of info on wiki....