Hard Hitting Stories
There's no polite way of putting this: my latest ChinaSMACK story is about toilets.
Men always have all the time in the world to use the bathroom, while women line up, anxiously waiting for their counterparts.
You might not think that such a story would give you any great insight about China but I think that it does.
Firstly, the reason I translated such a weird article was that I couldn't find anything on what I wanted to write about. You see, stories are often censored or "harmonized" on the Chinese language 'net, and in their place weird pieces like these appear.
Another important point is that people know that something's up. There are quite a few comments to this story from people who are disgusted that their political representatives are wasting their time on an issue like this. A friend said to me that she had no idea that the Chinese populace were so willing to speak up when they weren't happy with something.
But thirdly, and most surprising of all, is that some people are willing to defend such a study. Many are of the view that any attempt to make society better should be applauded. And why not?!