My younger kid does now and then but then he's also 5'10, 230 lbs. It was their first time to China, or Asia for that matter, and they were 10 and 12 at the time. we were making fun of the locals how they can sit in that position for hours. He tried and succeeded easily. I can do it now and we have contest on squat when we remember. Getting up isn't an issue for me. We discovered there is a way to balance your body so you body rest on your hips and legs without any effort. I joke with my wife that we should design and sell some type of pulling rope/device for over weight westerners who need help getting up out from the hole in the ground. That 250 lbs old lady ain't getting up from that squat, no way. Make millions