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Toilets in China
There is currently an international toilet conference going on in China
and I heard pretty scary things about the toilets. I assume that most hotels have decent toilets, but what about the restaurants and other places a tourist might visit ? -- Alfred Molon http://www.molon.de/Galleries.htm - Photos from Myanmar, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Egypt, Germany, Austria, Prague, Budapest and Portugal |
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Alfred Molon wrote:
There is currently an international toilet conference going on in China and I heard pretty scary things about the toilets. I assume that most hotels have decent toilets, but what about the restaurants and other places a tourist might visit ? Heh, heh, heh. miguel -- Hit The Road! Photos from 32 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu |
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In article , Miguel Cruz says...
Alfred Molon wrote: There is currently an international toilet conference going on in China and I heard pretty scary things about the toilets. I assume that most hotels have decent toilets, but what about the restaurants and other places a tourist might visit ? Heh, heh, heh. So... what kind of toilets did you find ? -- Alfred Molon http://www.molon.de/Galleries.htm - Photos from Myanmar, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Egypt, Germany, Austria, Prague, Budapest and Portugal |
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"Alfred Molon" wrote in message
... There is currently an international toilet conference going on in China and I heard pretty scary things about the toilets. I assume that most hotels have decent toilets, but what about the restaurants and other places a tourist might visit ? -- Alfred Molon http://www.molon.de/Galleries.htm - Photos from Myanmar, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Egypt, Germany, Austria, Prague, Budapest and Portugal You don't want to know. Ronald |
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I'm going to China next May and have read up on the toilet issue. They vary
from a hole in ground to a western style toilet. The more the establishment caters to western tourists, the more likely it is NOT to be a hole in the ground. However, be forewarned, you will probably encounter a hole or two. Take your own toilet paper when you venture out just to be safe. "Alfred Molon" wrote in message ... There is currently an international toilet conference going on in China and I heard pretty scary things about the toilets. I assume that most hotels have decent toilets, but what about the restaurants and other places a tourist might visit ? -- Alfred Molon http://www.molon.de/Galleries.htm - Photos from Myanmar, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Egypt, Germany, Austria, Prague, Budapest and Portugal |
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*/ There is currently an international toilet conference going on in
China... /* So... what kind of toilets did you find ? -- Alfred Molon Hole in the ground out in the sticks & western toilets in 4/5 star hotels & restaurants. -- |
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On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 22:19:49 +0100, the renowned Alfred Molon
wrote: In article , Miguel Cruz says... Alfred Molon wrote: There is currently an international toilet conference going on in China and I heard pretty scary things about the toilets. I assume that most hotels have decent toilets, but what about the restaurants and other places a tourist might visit ? Heh, heh, heh. So... what kind of toilets did you find ? In the countryside (bus stop)... a hole in the ground with all the effluent flowing from a trough out back into the field. Be sure to put your TP in the basket, not in the hole. Another time, a 4" high pile of semi-solid solid waste in the train washroom, behind the hole. Must be especially challenging for gals in long skirts. I don't even want to think about boiler suits. Most washrooms are okay, but once in a while you get one out of _Trainspotting_ (minus the throne). Best regards, Spehro Pefhany -- "it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com |
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Toilet notes from my last trip - sleeper bus Guilin to Nanning.
(1)Two comfort stops on the way down provided access to less than impressive toilets. One was adjacent to a pig pen, it was too dark to see for sure where I should be standing but the smell and the noise of the pigs led me to wait for another opportunity. On any bus trip in this part of the world substantial shoes are advisable. (2) At one comfort stop a Canadian Male and I were first to reach the toilet block. On leaving I observed two giggling girls outside and all the other males leaving from a different area. We were in the women's toilet so I can give you a first hand account of the facilities. The whole area was tiled and clean. The cubicle walls were shoulder high and there were no doors. The toilet was a tiled open drain going the length of all the cubicles. There were no seats or flushing system in the cubicles. Jim |
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One was adjacent to a pig pen, it was too dark to see for sure
where I should be standing but the smell and the noise of the pigs led me to wait for another opportunity. On any bus trip in this part of the world substantial shoes are advisable. Good advice about the shoes... the pig pen story is true, one unfortunate traveller practically ran out of the toilet with his trousers between his ankles as a pig shove it's head up the hole. But this is only out in the country. Some toilets you'll find a bucket of water or a tap or hose. If not look around outside the toilet or ask. Use this to wash down the toilet before & after. My advice, as a tourist & foreigner, make use of your status as a 'guest' & ask if you can use a private toilet if you desperately need to go. Or else, just walk into any hotel or restaurant & use their toilet. Remember to say thanks after. As for western style toilets, you'd sometimes see footprints on the seats(some locals still prefer to squat) & i've even encountered a broken toilet after someone was squating on it. But don't let horror stories like these put you off.... & yes, buy your own toilet paper/tissues when you get a chance. -- |
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In Bejing I noticed signs on the lamp posts pointing to the nearest public
toilet; I wished they had that in New York City! |
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