Toilet business is my biggest complain in China. I had thousand of experiences…a bit hyperbolic… of using public toilet/wc and none of them resulted in satisfaction. Sometimes, I found them as disgusting, weird, strange and unpleasant experiences or even nightmares. Toilets in China had received bunch of complains from expatriate, tourist or foreigner who just dropped by in China. I heard that Chinese government really take this matter seriously and they gear up to handle this problem soon as this country will face 2008 Olympic Games.   

One of my experiences is really strange but i found it quite funny and become unforgettable for my entire life. Most of the toilet problem I had is about the sanitation of the toilets but this one is not.  It happened when we had a dinner with a Chinese friend in a hot pot restaurant. During the dinner, I had this urgent, emergency condition that I really needed to go toilet right away. After a waiter told me where it was, I hurried up to settle my business but unfortunately there was only one toilet and 3 other ladies already in queue before me, so I need to wait. When my turn came, I quickly entered the toilet and how surprised I was when I entered the toilet there was a young lady squatted, crouching with knees bent and she mumbled some words to me but off course I didn’t understand what she said. I just assumed she said “You can have your own business…never mind me, have a nice time”……whatttt???

In my mind, an ideal toilet should be a very personal place, sometimes it’s a place for people to enjoy their time of being alone….for me, it’s a good time to recall back memories, pondering, reflecting or reading papers or magazine…hehehe.  How can I settle my toilet business with other people squatted before me and maybe she will take the opportunity to peep…Ooo no way, it will never happen to me, my brains shouted….as I about to beg her to give me some space and ask her to leave the toilet , I saw her crying and seemed like in a deep pain…Oh Gosh, what should I do with her….she just drooped and waved her hands to me refusing to get out ….and I was in really deep trouble because of this urgent need….there was no other way to run for another toilet….so I just closed the door  and took my time with this lady in front of me, still crouching and bowing her head…In my heart, I yelled out to her…Don’t you dare to peep me, miss!!!