Everyone went out to wait in line to fill up their thermoses. The water came out of the primitive spigot scalding hot and with considerable force. Turning the spigot and getting the water in the thermoses without scalding your hand is an important skill to master. As a man, I don't remember having to learn to use a squat toilet. Western toilet paper is becoming pretty common now.
Public toilets seem to be cleaner, too.
Your bathroom will have a bathtub or shower. Ours was an old bathtub with feet on the bottom, but bathtubs and showers are becoming less of a novelty in China now. We were at the mercy of the folks in the boiler room for hot water for brief periods in the morning and evening. Now showers with water heaters are probably more widely available.