It sounds like a strange combination, but here those two activities go hand in hand.
Some of the nice restaurants have ash trays provided at each urinal and stall in the restrooms. China doesn't necessarily have designated smoking spots, anywhere is fair game. However at public schools, smoking in public is obviously discouraged, so many teachers light up in the bathrooms. It was a bit confusing the first time I stumbled upon a fuming toilet. My first thought was, "dang Mr. Wu, you really need to cut back on the oil and spicy pepper consumption."
What I still don't understand is that these fancy restaurants will pay money to supply their bathrooms with porcelain ash trays, yet they can seem to scrounge up another couple RMB in order to buy a roll of toilet paper. Priorities, people!
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Byron Yee
TEFL English Teacher - Shenzhen, China
Some of the nice restaurants have ash trays provided at each urinal and stall in the restrooms. China doesn't necessarily have designated smoking spots, anywhere is fair game. However at public schools, smoking in public is obviously discouraged, so many teachers light up in the bathrooms. It was a bit confusing the first time I stumbled upon a fuming toilet. My first thought was, "dang Mr. Wu, you really need to cut back on the oil and spicy pepper consumption."
What I still don't understand is that these fancy restaurants will pay money to supply their bathrooms with porcelain ash trays, yet they can seem to scrounge up another couple RMB in order to buy a roll of toilet paper. Priorities, people!
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Byron Yee
TEFL English Teacher - Shenzhen, China
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