Chinese toilets

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I wonder if the toilets in this building look like buildings...

Netizens think this university building in Henan looks like a giant toilet



A new building was recently opened to much fanfare at a university in Henan, but netizens and the media were quick to rain on their parade and call the building out for having more than a passing resemblance to a giant toilet.
According to Sina, the building is located at the Longzihu campus of the North China University of Water Conservancy and Electric Power. Given the name, perhaps the unique design was intentional.



Netizens had a field day and brought their sarcasm to the comment section, with many complementing the architect on his sense of humor.
"From a fengshui standpoint, the design is very auspicious. We should give it some time," said one insightful netizen.
"Yep, it's definitely a toilet," said another.
"The architect really had a sense of humor," another remarked.
Despite officially banning "weird" buildings back in February, there are still plenty of architectural gems to be found across China, whether it be the phallic shaped People's Daily headquarters or the design for the new Beijing airport which many believe looks like a certain part of the female anatomy.
Contact the author of this article or email tips@shanghaiist.com with further questions, comments or tips.
By Dominic Jackson in News on Jul 3, 2016 11:00 PM

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This is the ultimate freshman hazing.

Restrooms repurposed as dormitories for students in Guizhou
(People's Daily Online) 16:39, August 22, 2016



The public restrooms on each floor of the dormitory are turned into sleeping quarters in No. 15 Middle School in Tongren, Guizhou province.(Photo/Beijing Youth Daily)
Students at the No. 15 Middle School in Tongren, Guizhou province lodged a formal complaint on Aug. 19 after the public restrooms on each floor of their dormitory were turned into sleeping quarters. The creative solution was necessary because the school unintentionally recruited too many freshmen.
A reporter from Beijing Youth Daily interviewed a concerned student on Aug. 19. The student explained that the renovation was started on Aug. 17. No one has yet moved into the "bathroom dormitories." Meanwhile, each dormitory still has its own private restroom, but the renovated public bathrooms were also heavily used in previous years.
The student told the reporter that the new dormitories are still quite smelly from when they were bathrooms. However, the school issued a notification in response, reminding students that the arrangement is temporary, and that they are there to study, not enjoy themselves. The student said that three classmates who were assigned to the renovated domitory have instead rented rooms outside the school.
From photos provided by the students, it's clear that the toilets were simply filled with cement.
A school official emphasized to the reporter that it is just a temporary arrangement. In the future, the official explained, all the students will be accomodated in a new dormitory building. However, that building is still under construction.
(Editor: Kong Defang,Bianji)

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No. 2 With a View at Head-Scratching Transparent Bathroom in China
It's all visible here, folks

Charles Liu, September 15, 2016 8:48am

With its Shiniuzhai glass walkway, Hunan Province has been at the forefront of the glass-bottomed craze that has been sweeping China’s tourist attractions. However, it seems to have gone overboard with its latest creation: a public bathroom with a floor-to-ceiling glass wall.

Online photos show a men’s restroom at the graduate students building at a university in Hunan that is otherwise well-designed except for this very revealing flaw. Not only does the huge window reveal a view of the row of urinals, but the end stall is equipped with a squat toilet that appears to be fully visible from outside.



Chinese people have been shocked at the design of this restroom, but some have countered that the glass wall, which does not appear to be tinted, is likely to be made out of one-way glass. If that is the case, then it begs the question: even if no one outside can see you, would you be comfortable using such a restroom?

A less-than-optimal design is also on display at a men’s restroom in Taiyuan, Shanxi which features a glass wall but has scantily-clad female mannequins on the other side. This looks to be part of the experience the restaurant is offering, but it again, does this make using the restroom easier, or does having someone stare back at you while you do your business make it… umm… awkward?



Function is the number one concern of design, so restrooms should be designed for number one.

We posted the scantily-clad female mannequins earlier here.

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Driven around the U-bend: Chinese man has his arm stuck in toilet for 'an entire night' after trying to reach his dropped phone

The man lives alone in Huizhou, southern China's Guangdong province
He says he woke up at 2am and dropped his mobile phone down the toilet
His hand then became stuck in the toilet and he was left trapped
The man shouted for hours until a neighbour heard him and called for help
Firefighters later managed to break the toilet and free him

By SOPHIE WILLIAMS FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 04:54 EST, 16 September 2016 | UPDATED: 05:08 EST, 16 September 2016

A man in China spent an entire night with his arm stuck in a squat toilet after trying to reach for his phone on September 14.

The man who lives alone in Huizhou, Guangdong province， spent hours calling for help until a neighbour heard him and called for firefighters, reports the People's Daily Online.

Firefighters had to break open the toilet and free his arm.


Ouch: When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found the man with his hand down the toilet

When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found the man with his hand jammed down the toilet.

He was unable to move.

According to reports, the man had woken up and gone to the toilet at 2am and suddenly became stuck.

He had been shouting for help and it was only when one of his neighbours heard his shouts at 5am, that firefighters were eventually called.


Stuck for hours: He had been shouting for hours until a neighbour called firefighters

Firefighters eventually freed him by breaking the toilet and pulling his arm out.

People have been discussing the man's story on social media site Weibo.

One user wrote: 'The most feared happened. The toilet man was reaching there all night.'

While another commented: 'You're a single man. Take care of yourself.'

And one user said: 'I'm always worried about this problem.Take good care.'

According to reports, the number of people having to be rescued after getting their arm stuck in the toilet is increasing.

A member of the fire brigade told reporters that because the toilets are ceramic, it's much easier to get your hand in and extremely difficult to remove it.

Firefighters say that unless you can use grabbing tools to get hold of the lost object, it's best to ask for professional help.

Cell phones just aren't worth this. Not even an iPhone7.

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I thought this was the previously mentioned glass toilet at a Hunan University, but from the pix, it looks different. Maybe it's the same one. Y'all tell me.

Glass Bathroom Turns Tourists into Peep Show Attraction
It's almost just like ****ing in the wind










Glass is the hottest trend right now in the Chinese tourism industry, seen everywhere from glass bridges to glass-bottomed walkways. But while those facilities give visitors another perspective to China’s breathtaking scenery, a new tourist attraction in Hunan allows tourists to peep at each other in a newly installed glass bathroom.

The public bathrooms at Shiyan Lake near Changsha are made entirely of glass, allowing very clear views into a bathroom cubical. And if you’re wondering how the restrooms are divided for each gender, the answer is again a pane of glass. That means men and women can peep at each other easily.

A public bathroom at a university in Hunan attracted attention earlier this month with its own window, giving everyone outside a clear view. However, where that may have been a design flaw, Shiyan Lake has purposely designed this voyeur’s delight as a way to attract visitors.

Previous promotions to drum up attention at Shiyan Lake includes last year’s yoga and dance performance held on the water’s surface (shown below).



With glass so popular among Chinese tourist sites right now, it’s likely that the Shiyan Lake glass restroom will draw curious crowds of onlookers.

Source: Sina Guangdong, Sina Hunan, YNet, Dahua Net
Photos: Yunnan, Zhonghuilv, Yesky


Charles Liu
The Nanfang's Senior Editor

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Man, I've been just taking the soap, shampoo and conditioner...

Japanese hotel chain that had toilet seat taken ‘still welcomes’ Chinese guests
PUBLISHED : Thursday, 20 October, 2016, 3:29pm
UPDATED : Thursday, 20 October, 2016, 4:53pm
Jane Li
Summer Zhen



A Japanese hotel that had a toilet seat taken by two Chinese tourists, says it still welcomes Chinese guests but is considering posting notices to explain any unusual situations.
“We will still welcome Chinese tourists as always even after this incident,” a spokeswoman for the Toyoko Inn hotel chain told the South China Morning Post.
She confirmed one of the chain’s hotels had contacted the guide of a Chinese tour group after discovering the toilet seat missing on Tuesday morning.
“There are small things in the hotels that have been taken before by tourists, but it is rare to see such huge objects taken,” she said.
The news went viral after Chinese media reported the incident and sparked a hunt for the identity of the couple, who later apologised and returned the toilet seat by mail.
Chinese tourists apologise after taking toilet seat from Japanese hotel room
The spokeswoman said the toilet seat was a new one stored under the bed as the hotel was being renovated, and the hotel would consider posting notices in the future in a similar situation.
The Ningbo Travel Bureau issued a statement on their official Weibo account on Thursday morning, saying they had contacted the tour agency involved, Spring Tour’s Ningbo branch, to investigate the incident.
The statement said the bureau would enhance “education before travelling” for tourists and urged outbound tour groups to include a a supervisor to ensure “civilised” behaviour from tourists.
A manager from Spring Tour said the couple from Taizhou, a city in eastern Zhejiang province, were travelling with their five-year-old child, the Qianjiang Evening News reported.
The couple discovered the toilet seat under their beds when trying to put the beds together, the manager was quoted as saying.
The couple put the seat in their luggage, thinking it must have been left by a previous visitor and was unwanted, the report said.

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Two things interest me about this particular bit of news.
#1 I didn't realize that gender neutral bathrooms were an issue in China.
#2 World Toilet Day is a thing. How does one celebrate that?

Shanghai's first gender-neutral public bathroom opens next month in Pudong
BY ALEX LINDER IN NEWS ON OCT 26, 2016 8:00 PM



Shanghai's first gender-neutral public bathroom will open next month, just in time to help celebrate World Toilet Day on November 19th.
The 100 square meter facility is located at the intersection of Pudong South Road and Zhangjiabang Road in Pudong. Inside, there are ten stalls, along with one separate room for urinals and another separate room for people with disabilities or parents with small children.



Back in June, in an historic effort to make people of all genders feel less nervous about entering public toilets in China, Beijing initiated a campaign to promote gender-neutral bathrooms starting at the city's bar.
This time around, officials' motives seem a bit less noble. One official said that the city's public sanitation authority wasn't sure who would use the bathroom more men or women, so they just decided to make it unisex, the Global Times reports.
In addition, the gender-neutral public toilet is also about improving efficiency. Most of the time, women are stuck waiting in longer lines for available stalls when compared with men. This new facility will help to even things out.



Officials say that people's privacy and safety are of their utmost concern and workers will closely watch over the place to make sure that nothing goes wrong, though hopefully not too closely.



We're just glad that China hasn't decided to combine unisex and transparent bathrooms yet.

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Japanese toilets.

We celebrate “Toilet Day” in Japan with a visit to a public toilet worth 100 million yen
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With lavishly decorated gold-painted ceilings, a flowing brook and a Japanese style bridge, this is one of the most stylish places to do your business in Japan.

In Japan, the 10th of November is known as “Elevator Day”, “Water Well Day”, and, according to the Japan Toilet Association, “Toilet Day”. This homage to the lavatory first came about in 1986 after a creative interpretation of the numbers 10 (“to”) and 11, (which looks like “ii”), came close to resembling “toire“, the Japanese word for toilet. Now, thirty years later, with people still unsure of how to celebrate such a strange occasion, our Japanese-language reporter decided to mark the day in the best way he knew how: with a visit to one of the country’s most luxurious bathrooms.

With a full bladder, our reporter headed off to Tokyo’s Meguro Ward, where the toilet can be found inside Meguro Gajoen, a hotel and ceremony hall built in 1931 as the country’s first-ever wedding complex. This venue is known for being so luxurious that it was often compared to the mythical Palace of the Sea God back in the Showa Era (1926 – 1989), and today an original room that houses the Hyakudan Kaidan (100-step staircase) is so revered it’s been registered as a Tangible Cultural Asset of Tokyo. The complex still has an esteemed reputation, well-known throughout Japan for its luxurious hotel rooms, gorgeous Japanese-style interiors, and its incredible public restrooms, which were built at a jaw-dropping cost of 100 million yen (US$935,322).



With such a glorious history behind it, and a mind-blowing price tag on its restrooms, there’s no better place to make a splash in honour of the day of the toilet. After entering the complex, the large glass walls inside look out onto a number of beautifully manicured inner gardens, with Japanese stone lanterns and red-clothed seating instantly transporting visitors to a high-class version of traditional Japan that conjures up images of royalty.



The classy surroundings continue inside, with huge artwork on the walls making you feel like you’re in your very own museum.



Feeling like a royal with a very full bladder, our reporter finally arrived at the famous million-dollar restroom. Before even stepping inside, the entrance was a sight to behold, with a dazzling golden artwork hanging above the sliding doors.



The doors themselves were intricately designed, with more gold embellishments around a series of circular cut-outs and a luxurious black-and-red lacquered finish. Despite the grand appearance, anyone is free to enter and use these restrooms.



Both the male and female facilities were tucked away beyond this entrance, with the ladies’ on the left and the men’s room on the right. Looking at the entrance straight-on makes it appear like a spectacular Japanese painting, with the mother-of-pearl inlays on the kimono-clad women sparkling in the middle, creating a sense of depth in the scene. We can’t help but wonder how much of the 100 million-yen budget was spent on this section alone.



Stepping inside the bathroom was like stepping back in time to a royal compound in old Japan. The traditional eaves gave the area a sense of being outdoors, while the low ceiling glistened with squares of gold-painted art, creating a bright environment. To top it all off, the final journey from entryway to latrine was made over a beautiful bridge that arched over a babbling brook! By this stage, our Japanese reporter was desperate to empty his bladder, but he couldn’t help staring in awe at the bathroom scenery first. This was the perfect way to celebrate Toilet Day.



Over in the ladies’ room, where our female reporter paid respects to Toilet Day, things were a lot busier. The women’s and men’s areas were separated by the low wall in the middle, and this section had elegant private booth areas for touching up makeup.



While the restroom area itself was breathtakingly impressive, our Japanese reporter was relieved to find that the toilets inside weren’t dripping with gold embellishments, which would have made it impossible to do his business. Instead, they were high-quality Japanese-style toilets, and the stalls were incredibly clean and spacious.

Visiting the elegant restroom was a surprisingly memorable experience and one that everyone should definitely try at least once! If you’re in Japan and you missed national Toilet Day, there’s another chance to pay your respects to the throne, with World Toilet Day coming up on 19 November. Now you know where to celebrate the momentous occasion!

Site information
Meguro Gajoen / 目黒雅叙園
Address: Tokyo-to, Meguro-ku, Shimomeguro 1-8-1
東京都目黒区下目黒1-8-1
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Looks like a lovely place to poop.

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Now here's a title that would fatten up anyone's resume. Anyone know what the proper Mandarin term for 'toilet chief' is?

Chinese city to appoint ‘toilet chiefs’
POSTED BY: GOPI JANUARY 8, 2017



Xi'an (China), Jan 8 (IANS) Chinese city Xi'an, one of the most popular tourist destinations inn the country, will appoint "toilet chiefs."

The city in the northwest of the country is also planning to make the public toilets free of charge, Xinhua news agency reported.

The city aims to make all public toilets and those in restaurants and entertainment venues meet national standards in terms of sufficient numbers, and cleanliness, the state-controlled news agency said.

The city will attempt to contract management of toilets to private enterprises and individuals, with cleaning companies maintaining toilets more professionally.

The condition of toilets will be included in the assessment of tourist attractions and restaurants.

China is in the midst of a three-year "toilet revolution," building 33,500 new toilets and renovating 25,000 by 2017.

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Okay, another Mandarin question: How do you say 'urinal' in Mandarin?

Xi'an university installs 'female urinals' to save water
BY ALEX LINDER IN NEWS ON JAN 13, 2017 12:45 PM



We knew that China was having water conservation problems, but we never realized it had become this bad.
Photos have gone viral on Chinese social media of a women's bathroom at a Xi'an university where authorities have taken a rather drastic step to save water by installing "female urinals."



Despite the branding, these "female urinals" appear to be exactly the same as the kind you'd typically find in a men's restroom. According to the ads posted above each one, the urinals will help save 160 tons of water every day.
In case you're wondering how exactly these "female urinals" work... behold, the wonders of modern technology!



"Sure, you're saving water, but aren't you wasting paper?" Chinese netizens laughed.



We hope that these female urinals do the trick in solving northern China's water shortage issues. If not, then outdoor female urinals may soon be on the way.



[Images via Guangdong News]

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This is one of those 'don't rescue me - just kill me' moments

Drunk man falls into a toilet ditch and gets knocked out before being rescued by firefighters

A man was found unconscious in a toilet ditch in north China's Inner Mongolia
Firefighters and paramedics donning facemasks arrived the scene to rescue
Toilet ditches are common in rural areas of China with no toilet paper or lights

By Tiffany Lo For Mailonline
PUBLISHED: 11:50 EST, 20 January 2017 | UPDATED: 13:19 EST, 20 January 2017

Video footage shows the moment a man was rescued after falling into a toilet ditch in northern China.

The unfortunate incident occurred in Hohhot, the capital city of Inner Mongolia.

The man, allegedly drunk, was found unconscious in a toilet pit and sent to hospital in an ambulance following his rescue.


Firefighters placed a rope around the man's body and dragged him out of the toilet ditch

It's unclear as to how long the man had been in the ditch for.

The video posted on Chinese website Ylread showed a team of seven firefighters looking into the lavatory and searching for the man.

The lavatory did not have any lights and were narrow inside.

Wearing masks and a head torch, firefighters used a rope to conduct the rescue.

The firefighters secured the man by placing a rope around his body.


The man was knocked out after falling into a toilet ditch in a tiny brick lavatory in Hohhot city


Firefighters managed to drag the man out and two-third of his body was covered in faeces


Firefighters wrapped him in a blanket to cover the off-putting stench from the stools

According to reports, the allegedly drunk man fell down the pit and was believed to have been knocked unconscious.

He failed to respond when firefighters shook him.

They pulled him to the side and dragged him out of the ditch slowly.

The whole rescue lasted an hour.

A team of at least seven firefighters were required to help lift the man out of the ditch. Paramedics and a doctor were on standby.

The unconscious man was covered in feces and was carried onto stretcher and examined by the doctor.

It is unclear if the man has suffered any injuries.

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More on Trump toilets

Production of Trump toilets hits sudden clog in China after President wins key battle in fight to trademark his OWN name in the country

There are currently over 225 products sold in China with the 'Trump' trademark that he has no association with and does not profit from
That is because the Chinese court did not deem him to be a person of enough fame or note to warrant having trademark rights to his name
This appears to have changed just before the election, and in September he was allowed to trademark construction services with the 'Trump' name
He previously lost his bid to do this in 2006 when Chinese citizen Dong Wei filed his application for the name two weeks prior
The makers of the Trump toilet, which can administer pregnancy tests, said they will fight Trump in court if he tries to get them to remove the trademark
Some are arguing that this is a clear example of President Trump profiting from his job, but a lawyer for the Trump organization dismissed that claim

By Chris Spargo For Dailymail.com
PUBLISHED: 09:14 EST, 15 February 2017 | UPDATED: 15:41 EST, 15 February 2017

President Donald Trump has gotten one step closer to flushing a line of toilets that are being sold in his name down the drain.

The toilets are just one of the over 225 products that have been made and marketed in China over the past decade with the 'Trump' trademark, even though the President has no involvement with the companies and does not want to be associated with the goods.

He also gets no money from the sales of these Trump-branded products, which range from condoms and pacemakers to pesticides and anti-aging creams as well as the aforementioned toilets, which can administer home pregnancy tests.

President Trump scored a key victory back in September however when a judge ruled that he could use the 'Trump' trademark on construction services 10 years after the court rejected his initial bid because a Chinese citizen by the name of Dong Wei had filed his application two weeks prior.

The decision ultimately boiled down to who had requested to use the 'Trump' trademark first because the court did not believe there was enough evidence to prove that President Trump was a famous or noteworthy person.

In his new role as the leader of the free world however, President Trump has been deemed famous enough by the court to trademark his name.

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Number one: President Trump (above on Feberuary 3 at the White House) may soon receive the trademark rights to his own name in China after a 10-year battle


Take a seat: There are currently over 225 products being sold in China with the 'Trump' trademark that he has no association with and does not profit from (Zhong Jiye, a co-founder of Shenzhen Trump Industrial Co., with a Trump toilet on Monday)

Unitalen Attorneys at Law has represented Trump in his Chinese trademark case for the past decade, during which time he has filed over 125 applications in hopes of putting his name on things like golf clubs, construction equipment, and software.

President Trump filed 34 of these applications just last year according to The Washington Post.

Of the applications he had filed, 77 of the trademarks have been approved, though many of those will soon be up for renewal.

President Trump should now be able to get through the other 49 trademark applications he has filed in the past two tears which are pending, while also shutting down the production of goods that carry his trademark but have no association with his business.

And that means more profit for the Trump Organization in the burgeoning Chinese market.

The makers of Trump-branded luxury toilets are ready to fight back though and defend their right to continue making their high-tech waste receptacles while using the last name of the American commander-in-chief.

Zhong Jiye, one of the co-founders of the company, said that the toilets nothing to do with President Trump and that the reason they chose the name is that the 'U' makes a nice toilet-seat shaped logo.

He previously told NBC News: 'If Mr. Trump thinks our trademark violates his rights and interests, he can use legal methods because our company observes China's laws.'

Jiye also took some time to speak about the innovation and popularity of the product, pointing out that in addition to the pregnancy tests on their home toilets there are also disposable seat covers and other hi-tech features on their public toilets.


Close the lid: The makers of the Trump toilet (banners advertising above), which can administer pregnancy tests, said they will fight Trump in court if he tries to get them to remove the trademark


Flushing it all away: Some are arguing that this is a clear example of President Trump profiting from his job, but a lawyer for the Trump organization dismissed that claim (the Trump locgo on the toilet above)

President Trump reportedly spent hundreds-of-thousands of dollars over the course of his lengthy court battle, stating at one point in 2011 that 'it appears the only two places in the world I am not well known are' China and [the country's Southern administrative region] Macau.'

It will all be worth it though come Tuesday when the court invalidates Dong Wei's trademark for construction services, giving President Trump the green light to move forward with the usage of his name on those goods.

This has led to some concern however by those who see this as an clear example of President Trump profiting from his position.

'There can be no question that it is a terrible idea for Donald Trump to be accepting the registration of these valuable property rights from China while he’s a sitting president of the United States,' said Norman Eisen, who served as chief White House ethics lawyer for President Barack Obama.

'It’s fair to conclude that this is an effort to influence Mr. Trump that is relatively inexpensive for the Chinese, potentially very valuable to him, but it could be very costly for the United States.'

Alan Garten, chief legal officer of The Trump Organization, dismissed that claims however and pointed out that the trademarks were already in the works before the election.

He also noted that President Trump had given control of his company to sons Donald Jr. and Eric just before he took office.

China thanks Trump for supporting 'One China' during Xi call

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...when you gotta steal toilet paper from the Temple of Heaven.

Locals exposed stealing toilet paper from public bathrooms at the Temple of Heaven
BY ALEX LINDER IN NEWS ON MAR 3, 2017 1:30 AM



Ever wonder why you so rarely find free toilet paper offered inside public bathrooms in China? Well, it's because of people like these.



An investigative Beijing Evening News reporter recently went deep undercover to expose the hoodlums who have been making off with rolls and rolls of toilet paper from the bathrooms at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.



As far as Chinese public toilets go, the ones at the Temple of Heaven are top-notch, receiving a sterling four-star rating from the Beijing Tourism Administration. In order to help out clueless tourists visiting China for the first time, they also come stocked with free toilet paper.
Locals have been taking full advantage of this fact, making multiple visits each day to stuff their shopping bags with as much precious paper as they possibly can.



Staked out inside one bathroom, the reporter watched as one woman made three trips to the toilet in just half an hour, snatching up long strands of toilet paper each time.



The reporter also tailed one middle age man as he made for the exit with his haul.



This is why we can't have nice things!
[Images via Beijing Evening News]

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Guy proposes marriage on the street, gets brutally rejected because he doesn't own a toilet
BY ALEX LINDER IN NEWS ON MAR 6, 2017 6:30 PM



In China, it's often said that you need a salary, an apartment and a car before getting married. What goes unsaid is that you also need a toilet.
Over the weekend, a video went viral on Chinese social media showing the moment that one Nanning man had his matrimonial dreams unceremoniously flushed in public.
"Your place doesn't even have a toilet, or a bath. You're asking me to marry you? That's a laugh!" a woman is heard screaming at a man on the street. With no way to respond, the man picks up his bag and leaves without a word.
Unfortunately for him, the painful moment was caught on camera by a number of onlookers. Watch the video below:



According to the latest figures, there are 33.59 million more men than women in China, a disparity that has given a number of poor guys a harsh lesson in supply and demand. Last week, People's Daily published the results of an investigation which found that the average price for a bride in some provinces in China has skyrocketed to as much as 200,000 yuan, noting that "The poorer the place, the higher the bride price."
[Video via Tencent]

This seems reasonable to me.