The Olympic Legacy in China

My only wish is that they had spent a fraction of that budget to upgrade all public toilets to western standard, around Beijing and nearby tourist ar

I've been hearing that public toilets are the worst thing in Beijing, after years wonder how much they have changed it

You mean squat toilets?

LOL

Are the majority of public toilets still the kind that you squat over? At least last them I was back in Beijing they had stalls for them lol. Before you would just squat right next to the next guy without any kind of separation or barrier...
 

adeptitus

Captain
VIP Professional
Well, the public toilets around tourist trap area (Wangfujing) was improved somewhat, there's separators between the stalls but still no doors. All squat type. We used the toilet in the hotel as much as possible before leaving. The loo by Great Wall was terrible.

I understand that it's costly to install western style restrooms, but the Forbidden Palace, Great Wall, Wangfujing, etc. are THE major tourist attractions for visitors to Beijing. Considering the tourist dollars that roll in, they should spend a little more to improve the restroom facilities.
 

yehe

Junior Member
All the critics about China around the world, well, despite that, something are obviously been done RIGHT in china, as china is heading into prosperity, becoming better and better in every field, that's a trend thathave been continuing for over 30years now, 10 years u can call it because of a "coincidence/chance", 20years you ca call it cuz a "a capable leader", 30 years I can only give the credit to "sound political structure" and "competent goverment tradition".

Cuz despite all the problems China is facing, everything is changing, nothing stays the same, just a matter or magnitude, and China, is clearly changing into the better, despite all the claims of contrary and all the predictons about the immnent collapse of China that never seems to end, yet, time after time never any one of them seems to ever come true either.


The truth is, the fast growing middle class in china are indeed increasingly becoming the driving force behind chinese political and value change, yet what some people outside don't want to see is that it's the very same middle class that are the most fiece supporter of stability and order in China, these are also the most patriotic or someone would say "nationalistic" group of people in China, with a stable economy and family structure, sofisticated, educated, with a much more understanding and info of rest of the world, democracy and liberalism attract them, yet they will not blindly agree with whatever value and opinions the west have to say like those naive students once did during Tiananmeng square protest 1989.

The middle class will become the backbone and direct china's furture, not any other class, not the super rich entrepreneur, not the communist party, not even the large sized countryside peaseants or the once dominanting worker class.
 
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kliu0

Junior Member
I hate squat toilets......

Well perhaps they should learn from the country across the strait and have proper toilets.....

The Chinese would rather spend money on guns and other military equipment than toilets. Thats the truth right there.

BTW Yehe watch out on what you are typing....moderator might not be pleased. No Politics.
 

yehe

Junior Member
Squat toilets are originated from Japan actually, still exist in japan, and yes I hate them too.

And everything is about politic, especially when u are talking about xxx rather spend on defence than on toilet;)

At least what I said is nothing but some fact and insight about todays china, not trying to attack anyone, while your comment is just pure bashing based on political reason, guess same comment could be said about japan according to your logic:)
 

RavenWing278

Junior Member
I hate squat toilets......

Well perhaps they should learn from the country across the strait and have proper toilets.....

The Chinese would rather spend money on guns and other military equipment than toilets. Thats the truth right there.

BTW Yehe watch out on what you are typing....moderator might not be pleased. No Politics.

im sorry i must have missed something..which "country" across which strait are you talking about?
 

Roger604

Senior Member
im sorry i must have missed something..which "country" across which strait are you talking about?

We all know from his constant flame baits and snide condescending remarks what his purpose is. Don't take his flame baits, and the mods will deal with him sooner or later.
 

SteelBird

Colonel
You mean squat toilets?

LOL

Are the majority of public toilets still the kind that you squat over? At least last them I was back in Beijing they had stalls for them lol. Before you would just squat right next to the next guy without any kind of separation or barrier...

My mom was first to China in 1969, yea rather long time ago, and this is what she described about toilets in China: A public toilet that everybody went in without locking the door, you squat down beside the person next to you without any meaning barrier, there was only a small piece of wood (half-oval in shape) covered you from the front...
 
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