Newbs
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Post by Newbs on Mar 5, 2005 10:56:26 GMT 7
Girls, you don't know what you're missing out on. Today, down the main drag of Hangzhou, I felt the call of nature. I could have just done it there and then in the street, but instead I decided to wander into a nearby McDonalds. In the urinal was what looked suspiciously like a pile of crushed ice. I was very curious but, upon reflection, thought better than to touch it to see if it was cold, or to taste it to see if it was ice. However, when a stream of warm liquid was poured over it, the aforementioned ice did appear to melt. Beats the alternative urinal cakes, which are usually cigarette butts.
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Post by Raoul Duke on Mar 5, 2005 18:42:42 GMT 7
You got it...it's there to keep the reek down. Not an uncommon sight in China...at least not in the 1% of places that make any effort at bathroom hygiene whatsoever. I thought for a minute you'd actually been served a drink with ice!  |
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Post by George61 on Mar 5, 2005 21:46:04 GMT 7
Words fail me....  |
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Ruth
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Post by Ruth on Mar 6, 2005 16:49:06 GMT 7
What a waste of good ice. Now if I ever go to a restaurant that serves drinks with ice, I'll have to wonder WHERE that ice has been. thanks Newbs
My traveling companions and I went to a very swanky Beijing Duck restaurant while in Beijing. I know it is swanky because Henry Kissinger ate there sometime in the 70s and the prices indicated its swankiness. When I went to the restroom (it qualified as a restroom, not the typical China 'toilet') here's what happened: I headed past the sinks toward the stalls, thankful that there were doors and pleased to notice western toilets. The bathroom attendant stopped me. She took a tissue paper seat cover from a container on the wall and put it on the toilet seat for me. When I was finished my business and was heading for the sinks, she turned the water on and tested the temperature. Then she pushed the soap button for me, and brought me two papertowels with which to dry my hands. She did everything except wipe my butt. No ice though.
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tom
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Post by tom on Mar 6, 2005 17:04:25 GMT 7
MMMmmm, crushed ice!
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Post by Raoul Duke on Mar 6, 2005 17:54:27 GMT 7
It wasn't Quanjude, was it? It's overpriced but I don't remember it being that swanky... The ice in the urinal may be a waste, but I have to go with Newbs...."Dashing through the snow" can be a bit of fun.  Youse broads are missing out... |
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Ruth
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Post by Ruth on Mar 6, 2005 18:06:20 GMT 7
I think that's the name. I'll check with my friend tomorrow. It's just off Wangfujing and has a big yellow duck in front of the restaurant. Inside there's a wall with pictures of famous people who have dined there. No one took my picture for the wall.
This thread reminds me of winters in Canada. 'Don't eat yellow snow' was particulary hilarious when I was about 7.
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