A foreigner drawing attention to spitting in China is probably the one issue that creates more negative feedback from educated, cosmopolitan Chinese than any other, …
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Why is it acceptable to the dog’s owner that the dog pees on wheel, but it wouldn’t be acceptable if it peed on the windshield? …
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Spotted on a few occasions in and around Beijing – cars with wheels protected from the bursting bladders of passing dogs. A scattergun of thoughts to …
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The social rules in elevators start out similar to male urinals: maximise the distance between you and anyone else present. The major difference in terms …
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The space around the crotch area free to support defecating and peeing babies – when the baby squats the gap opens up.
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