Another Olympic problem in China
People are realizing that going to the toilet in China will be an "interesting" experience.
From
Yahoo/AP:
Another Olympic problem � squat toilets
Among all the protests, pollution concerns and talk of boycotts surrounding the Beijing Olympics, a more basic problem has arisen for organizers: the toilets.
At the more than 30 test events held by organizers, the presence of squat toilets at many of the new and renovated venues has drawn frequent complaints.
"We have asked the venues to improve on this, to increase the number to sit-down toilets," Yao Hui, deputy director of venue management for the Beijing organizers, said Wednesday. "Many people have raised the question of toilets."
A bit more:
Yao suggested it would be difficult to change every permanent toilet in the 37 venues, 31 of which are in Beijing. So he said the focus would be on satisfying three groups of visitors: athletes, journalists and the Olympic family, meaning primarily VIPs.
He said renovation was underway at the three most striking venues for the Olympics, the 91,000-seat "Bird's Nest" National Stadium, the "Water Cube" and the National Indoor Stadium. He said most of the toilets there "should be" the sit-down style.
Jeez -- they are spending $40 Billion on the renovations with the intent of drawing 500,000 foreigners to the games and they don't think about the kinds of toilets to use?
Posted by DaveH at March 19, 2008 9:40 PM