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Apart from public bathrooms being much dirtier on average, they’ve modernized quite a bit. So, you can take me as 1st hand anecdotal evidence.
by chrischen 2y ago
Apart from public bathrooms being much dirtier on average, they’ve modernized quite a bit. So, you can take me as 1st hand anecdotal evidence.
- the_af 2y agoPublic bathrooms can be disgusting in many first world countries. I wonder if the true mark of civilization will eventually be clean public bathrooms. It cannot be that hard because some select countries have managed to do it. Too few though.
- tokioyoyo 2y agoCultural, if I’ll be honest. Until kids are taught and indoctrinated in school that public cleanliness is net good for everyone, hard to see it change.
- chrischen 2y agoVietnam is arguably less developed than China, but their bathrooms are way cleaner on average.
- the_af 2y agoGood to know. I've heard bad things about public restrooms (from travelers I know) about both China and India, though this information may be outdated. I was worried about Vietnam, but this is encouraging. I always wanted to visit. (Don't worry, I understand what "on average" means, and I also understand it varies from location to location).
- DiogenesKynikos 2y agoPublic bathrooms are getting much better in China. There's been a very noticeable improvement recently, I think tied to a government inspection program.
- chrischen 2y agoGranted I was mostly outside of the urban core of tier 1 cities, but most places I went people were constantly smoking in bathrooms, had to BYOTP, and floors were often covered in urine. In some second tier cities like Harbin it was basically squat toilets everywhere, even in the airport lounges.
- DiogenesKynikos 2y agoWhen did you last visit? I have seen a very big change in just the last year. Most bathrooms have soap and toilet paper now, at least in my random sampling of tier-1 and tier-2 cities. Smoking is still ubiquitous, though. "禁止吸烟" signs are just completely ignored.