Once upon a time immigrants were educated in the ways of America BEFORE being released into the population. In this case, many immigrants were brought up to use the squat toilet: https://www.tripsavvy.com/thmb/SEhrjVNlZNMl-dB8iWLcC7lf4wo=/1600x900/smart/filters:no_upscale()/squat-toilet-58eae2a53df78c5162a110f8.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZvEOSeJUto Immigration stations like Ellis Island, where immigrants were 'processed' seems to be no more, and with it any 'how-to' americanization also vanished.