toilets

Cold Days & Mobile Phones

November 22, 2006

in Daily Life, Linyi

Today was a cold, rainy and windy day – miserable. I had to put on every coat that I brought with me just to stay warm! I thought that this part of China was supposed to have mild weather, but I was wrong. Looks like I am going to have to go one more step [...]

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The Big Taboo – Toilet Talk

November 11, 2006

in Environment, International Affairs

As a nurse, toilet talk has never been a taboo for me, but evidently it is for the rest of the world. I was reading Foreign Policy Magazine’s blog (which is great reading, btw), and learned that it is such a big taboo that millions are dying every year because they don’t have access to [...]

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Toilets in China

August 1, 2005

in China

I’ve been doing a lot of research on what life is like in China. I came across this fascinating reading on Dave’s ESL Cafe. It really is more than you ever wanted to know about China’s “facilities.” Posted on Dave’s ESL Cafe International Jobs Forum by dc855 I’ve been to Beijing, Qingdao and Qufu, and [...]

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