Irony

There you have it. Probably the nicest example of the infamous Chinese toilet. They think it's a disgusting idea to sit where someone else's naked butt sat. But a recent study revealed that there are only 42 bacteria per square inch of toilet seat in public restrooms, compared to 10,000 per square inch on a telephone receiver. So it's all perception folks. Another barrier to Western toilets is that the Chinese hate to use paper (one of our teachers even reused the back of what seemed to be fairly confidential personal documents to print handouts for class!) so toilet seat covers are out of the question!

This particular toilet is usually cleaner than this. It's located in the SIS building on the bottom floor next to our classroom/office.