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> to never flush toilet paper Interesting note. https://www.quora.com/Why-do-people-not-flush-down-toilet-paper-in-China https://www.quora.com/Why-do-people-n

• alainchabat 8y ago
  I was always wondering when I see a sign saying to not flush toilet papers. Do you need to throw it in the trash can after wiping your butt? Because I always flush it, don't want to make the toilet room smell bad or give a hard time to the cleaning lady/boy!
  • sambroner 8y ago
    I think the cleaners will have a harder time if the toilet backs up!
  • alexgmcm 8y ago
    It is common in some parts of the world where the sewers can't deal with it. And yeah, the places I was in supplied a bin.
  • tivert 8y ago
    > Do you need to throw it in the trash can after wiping your butt? Yes, and in my experience they're usually the kind with a lid. It look me a long time to learn that you weren't supposed to flush TP in China, since people don't put signs about it in their homes.
• agumonkey 8y ago
  got me curious about transforming faeces... when https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4998016/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4998016/ combustion performance of waste..
• chillacy 8y ago
  It’s not everywhere in China either. I never saw that in newer cities like Shanghai and Shenzhen don’t have that quirk. But it is in Hong Kong and other parts of Southeast Asia.