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see if you can find a few good engrish photos, Turner, and send them my way!
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Is that even a working faucet? Check out how weird that thing looks. Civilization indeed.
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I think it’s a urinal.
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I’m picturing Kate washing her hands in a urinal right now.
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better than using it as a water fountain
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Bwa-ha-ha! I hope the smell would not have to be the thing that tips me off in a situation like this.
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Gotta love the incense spiral. Come on, urinals don’t stink that much…hopefully.
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Haha…good point, I didn’t even realize that was incense. Only in China. Urinal cakes would take them even closer!
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yeah….maybe it’s a urinal / poo-hole combo?
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I particular enjoy the use of the definite article “the” here, as it makes me imagine that it’s not using a urinal that makes one civilized, rather that there is some sort of urinal-based civilization just a step away.
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You mean just a flush away?
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I believe the Chinese characters say to take a step forward (as in to NOT aim for the urinal from 2 meters away…)
Urinals in China are nasty from what I hear… my husband tells me that everyone tries to pee from further back than the previous guy so the floor is covered. He also tells me the Chinese aren’t shy – they usually take a look at the foreigner’s “private area”! Incense is frequently used to cover the smell instead of cleaning in many bathrooms.
(I live in Shanghai.)
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