Public Bathrooms In China
Don t do that in a public chinese toilet.
Public bathrooms in china. Many chinese people think public western toilets are disgusting. It s probably not a good idea. Next up we re exploring the public bathroom situation in china. That includes the toilet seat.
Yeah i am on my way to a year in china now. Flushing a urinal causes an alarming upward flow of coronavirus laden particles a new study has found prompting health experts to recommend face coverings in public bathrooms. The moment of truth if you find yourself waiting for a public restroom just keep in mind some of the ways queues in china work. Following several major pushes by china s national tourism administration and local governments most public restrooms in big cities and at major tourist attractions are modern and have an attendant who practically lives there to keep them clean.
Places to avoid using the bathroom include large markets especially outdoor markets street side public bathrooms though they re improving and tourist spots. Some may charge a small fee. So many bathrooms in china are outright disgusting but if you don t touch anything they are clean as can be. Since 2015 china spent 3 billion renovating 68 000 public restrooms at popular tourist sites according to npr.
I have been to india and only encounterned western toilets the entire time. Don t lay your bags on the floor. Tourism and toilets are well developed at sights like the forbidden city and starred hotels are usually of a high standard despite china being a. Instead you re almost definitely going to find a squatty potty.
Should you sit down on a public toilet. Don t expect a nice porcelain throne tucked away in a private stall here. Someone else mentioned india. For westerners visiting the middle kingdom their first stop in a chinese latrine can be downright terrifying.
Sounds like i am in for an adventure. You can also expect to see squat toilets in tokyo swapped out for high tech ones by the 2020 olympics reported the south china morning post. China is one of the most popular vacation destinations in the world and this is with good reason. Public restrooms are getting more and more sanitary in china but some are still shocking.
After moving back from china i notice americans have habits of throwing bags on the floor in restaurants the subways and i expect they may do this in bathrooms too. Almost all chinese public bathrooms are free.