In the Race
Now, here, you see, it takes all the blogging I can do to keep in the same place.
If I want to get somewhere else, I must blog twice as fast as that!
You see, I'm in
the Red Queen's Race...
Squatting Room only at Olympics
By Janet Evans
Saturday, Mar 22 2008, 01:00 PM
Let’s put it this way….
It will cut down on the long lines.
"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," YaoHui, deputy director of venue management for the Beijing organizers, said Wednesday. "Many people have raised the question of toilets."
"The issue came up again over the weekend when the San Diego Padres played the Los Angeles Dodgers at the new Olympic baseball venue. The portable toilets trucked in were of the style used widely in Asia, but rarely in the West. "
My daughter has been to China several times, and is going again in May.
Her report of "squat toilets" was not the most positive.
And for those not accustomed to these facilities...well, let's just say, it takes some practice.
Read the rest of the article from MSNBC
Olympics flush with problems - squat toilets ç here
