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Sunday, October 08, 2006 - Odds and ends There's an old Chinese saying: "No matter where your Grandpa lives, he will always have fish in his bathtub." I'd been on the train for 18 hours, felt grimy and disgusting, and longed for a nice, hot shower. It would be the normal gesture of welcome to offer me one. Instead, I am greeted by wild splashing and this sight -  Yup, my well-meaning relatives had bought a giant fish to cook to welcome me. Except we ate at restaurants until the night I left, when they finally cooked the fish, which meant I didn't shower for four days. Ah, family.  Hegang's city center. And of course, the promised video of Patrik dancing. And finally- (me going to the train bathroom - and I use that word loosely) Train attendant: Don't go to that bathroom, that's a seating toilet. The squatting toilet is much cleaner. The best thing was, he's completely right. In China, the public squatting toilets are far more sanitary than the seating toilets. Work that around in your head - a hole in the ground is cleaner than a normal toilet. |
well i have to say that on the way there i didnt go to the loo till almost the end (23hrs) and only to go pee.. that was alot of sacrafice. i didnt drink anything till the next morning (14hrs after getting on the train) and i sqqqeeezzed what i could out at the trainstation.
okay to much detail im sure,
but did you notice that when the doors opened at each station it was covered in poo.. of all shades and consistancy? i think health and safty would have a field day.... anyways... on the way back i didnt have the will power and the "regular" toilet was open and since we were in the "first class" carrage ours was fairly clean and even had toilet paper! and flushing water!! amazing i know. i cant use the "cleaner squatting kind" i dont have the coordination but most of all... i simply feel gross being that close and smelling my excretment... mostly im squatting and dry retching (gagging) the whole time... that and i have fairly good control of my functions, and can wait till the next hotel or family home (now that its all modern now)
LOL thank you for the detailed presentation of your bodily functions.. planning? Also, love the way your comment complements and uh, expands on my post =D
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