So Tim and I made a one day trip to Beijing.
I got to see the beautiful Beijing airport with silk flower arrangements in the bathrooms, and 'international' signs everywhere. Signs that would be understood by any culture that happened to fly in for the 2008 Olympics....
Like this one: see this, and immediately you know...
It's the 'international' sign for:
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Then you come to this sign, and you immediately know... it must be...
The international sign for this (below):
Editor's note: please don't take for granted those sweet little seat liners, it's the first time I've ever seen them in China.
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Then, just two stalls over, we find this door sign: (and will somebody throw that innocent Olympian tourist a bone and reveal the truth behind this sign...)
Well, at least the picture depicts where the feet go.
5 comments:
Oh this SOOOOO reminds me of this page http://www.engrish.com/
I'm totally with you...now given the choice to go to the squatter too. Your post reminds me that progress isn't necessarily progress! :P
i never knew where to put my feet on those things! thanks to that sign, i will be squatting properly from now on! :)
I always preferred using those when we were in Taiwan--much more hygienic!!!
looks complicated to me.
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