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"A minister in Taiwan has recommended that men pee sitting down. Stephen Shen - the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) minister - believes that following the example set by women would help make public toilets cleaner, reports BBC News. Urine spatter also contributes to an unpleasant odour in toilets, according to officials. Yuan Shaw-jing, an EPA representative, stated: &amp;quot;We want to learn from Japan and Sweden. In Japan, we heard 30% of the men sit.&amp;quot; The EPA are to encourage local governments to put up notices, asking men to consider urinating while seated. In June, it was reported that Swedish politicians were calling for men to be banned from relieving themselves standing up while using council toilets. &amp;gt; Toilet break alarm fitted at call centre "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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