[Possibly NSFW] Is the Western-style "sitting" toilet inferior?

So, I know this is an awkward topic, but I think it’s relevant. :)

My friend, who is Indian and grew up in India, was telling me that they use squat toilets there and he was complaining that the conventional Western-style “sitting” toilet makes it harder to “go” and that it puts a person in an unnatural position for evacuation of the bowels.

Is this true? Could the Western world ever embrace squat toilets? I was reading that even in places like Turkey, which have traditionally used a kind of squat toilet, Western-style toilets are becoming more prevalent.

It just seemed odd to me that we’re all using this inferior method of going to the bathroom and it doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere soon.

Just some Friday night drunken musings…