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They turned this meme into an actual study, which is now curated on the US National Library of Medicine. Cannot make this up 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6183933/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6183933/
Another study on this on what motivates open defecation. Several hindu men & women were interviewed, and asked why they choose open defecation over using toilets.
Responses were it was a good social activity, and brings people together for conversations
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0219246
Responses were it was a good social activity, and brings people together for conversations
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0219246
Others describe that, it make them feel independent, as they could choose different ways.
As well as it being a dominant social practice, and they never imagined a day where people would use toilets in enclosed indoor bathrooms.
As well as it being a dominant social practice, and they never imagined a day where people would use toilets in enclosed indoor bathrooms.
Another respondent said, he found toilets impossible to use, and did not like the idea of being in an enclosed room
Some argued that using toilets was a religious violation, as they cannot do it at home where they have their religious idols (Tulsi plants have religious significance in Hinduism).
And that in Hinduism it never mentions toilets, and they consider using toilets to be unhygenic.
And that in Hinduism it never mentions toilets, and they consider using toilets to be unhygenic.
Similar findings from India show that, Hindu men view open defecation as a sign of their masculinity, and using toilets as childlike and feminine.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10410236.2018.1473705
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17459435.2018.1476906
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10410236.2018.1473705
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17459435.2018.1476906
