Comments on: Toilets

By: Anthony

Anthony — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 12:04:02 +0000

Ah, the wonders of Asia. I heard from a fellow PCV in Nepal that China had the worst toilets he’d ever experienced. Nepal and India both have their winners too. I wonder how the throngs will fare during the Olympic games there?

By: Julia

Julia — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:21:28 +0000

Let me tell you, when I was in Beijing 2 years ago Lonely Planet told me that you can tell where public toilets in the Hutongs are by smell.
What it did not tell me was that there are now toilets rated with stars, like hotel categories. The 4-Star-Category included everything you whished for and was still quite bizarre, for I normally don’t buy drinks at public toilets facilities.
To keep things clean the floor was swept so often that it had a slippery film of water on the floor and was indeed very slippery.
What I truely didn’t understand though was why only some toilets had a sign on that told you that you would be allowed to but your feet on the toilet seat.
Go figure.
J

By: Anthony

Anthony — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 23:47:18 +0000

But this was a high-class joint! Would you really expect a place with USD8 entrees to serve up a man trough? I did notice that while I was using the man trough newcomers to the restroom all went straight to the stalls.

By: dusty

dusty — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 18:12:54 +0000

I believe we call them man troughs in Michigan, favorite not only of the dive bar but of the old Tiger Stadium.