A Special Greeting For Those Still Outside China (not for the squeamish...)

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George

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At times like these, I could almost feel sorry for women......almost!! ahahahahah ahahahahah
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Vegemite

At one of our NZ universities we had to put notices up in different languages telling people not to squat on the 'western loos'- they ended up building some squats.

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They pee all over where your feet should go and then they also walk out with the tattle-tale dribbles down their trouser legs. Daughter and I used to laugh at it when we first came, but now it's just part of daily life. It's like the men with their fly down - it used to make us glance aghast...but now it's normal.

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Imagine how filthy the rim of a western public toilet could get here.

This is so true, i still find it funny when I've had a Chinese visitor to my home and used the bathroom after them, only to see their footprints all over the seat. They don't seem to like not squatting. It confuses some.
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kcanuck

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I had absolutely never given thought that a local might stand on the toilet seat, that's quite interesting.  My TA would lift the seat when she used my loo.
I am still learning. Michelangelo

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kcanuck

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unbelievable.  We have one KFC here and that's it for western chain restaurants, if I have ta go when uptown, I use the KFC one.  Thank goodness the ladies side doesn't have urinals...eeeewwwwwwwwwwwwww aaaaaaaaaa
I am still learning. Michelangelo

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Stil

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Last week in McDonalds in Guangzhou all the toilets were western.  One guy must have been so confused he filled the urinal with  bqbqbqbqbq bqbqbqbqbq bqbqbqbqbq

They do this a lot with small children. Just hold them up to the urinal. I'm sure it feels quite sophisticated compared to the curbs.

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Raoul F. Duke

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Could be worse.

I once saw a man casually squat his little boy down on the floor in the middle of a KFC. aoaoaoaoao

I made sure to stand there and stare at the guy in unabashed gaping horror for a full 10 minutes... ararararar
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AMonk

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That was your reaction.....what about the other patrons?  or the KFC Staff?  How did they react?
Moderation....in most things...

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Raoul F. Duke

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I don't think anyone even looked up from their chicken "hamburgers". Lucky them. I happened to see it because I was entering the restaurant at the time. It was hard to miss.. aqaqaqaqaq aaaaaaaaaa
"Vicodin and dumplings...it's a great combination!" (Anthony Bourdain, in Harbin)

"Here in China we aren't just teaching...
we're building the corrupt, incompetent, baijiu-swilling buttheads of tomorrow!" (Raoul F. Duke)

Oh, I've seen kids peeing and pooing in the middle of KFC and McDonalds quite a few times, especially 5 years back in Chengdu and Shenzhen. How did the staff react? They all laughed and giggled along with parents/caretakers/grandparents and the rest of the cheerful crowd that was enjoying their plastic burgers.

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AMonk

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So...is this a not uncommon occurrence in ALL restaurants?  Or only in the Western-style ones?  Would the parents be as quick to do the same in someone's Home?

In any case......... asasasasas asasasasas llllllllll llllllllll cbcbcbcbcb
Moderation....in most things...

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Mr Nobody

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I haven't seen this in restaurants, although big chunky morning hacks directly onto the carpet next to the table are de rigeur in places - especially Guangxi and Guangdong that I have seen, which is URTI kingdom plus. This includes all the gnarly sound effects.

That was like, eeeeewwww!
Just another roadkill on the information superhighway.

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Vegemite

I haven't seen it up here, either. But daughter did see a baby pooping in a handbasin once.
And big chunky morning hacks happen, but mainly outside...inside, it's usually a delicate little dribble to the side - which is why nobody puts their bags on the floor.

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AMonk

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OK.  Let's see if I've got this right.....China is an Emerging Economic Power, whose sanitary habits are firmly entrenched in the Middle Ages!  bibibibibi
Moderation....in most things...