Reuters: No more squatting in Water Cube toilets?


	Reuters: No more squatting in Water Cube toilets?

walski69

3-24-2008 12:31 PM

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Beijing is finding out that it's overlooked one important cultural difference, ahead of this year's Beijing Olympics...

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<P>Beijing organizers are refitting the toilets at three main Olympic venues 
after complaints from foreign athletes about having to squat, an official said 
Wednesday.</P><SPAN id=midArticle_1></SPAN>
<P>Most toilets in China are still of the squat rather than sit-down variety, as 
spectators and competitors at recent test events in otherwise state of the art 
venues like the "Water Cube" aquatics center discovered.</P><SPAN 
id=midArticle_2></SPAN>
<P>"In my personal point of view, there are cultural differences between Chinese 
and Western people. Chinese are more used to squat toilets," said Yao Hui, a 
senior official responsible for the management of Olympic venues.</P><SPAN 
id=midArticle_3></SPAN>
<P>"Toilet alteration projects at the Bird's Nest (National Stadium), the Water 
Cube and National Indoor Stadium are ongoing and if technical conditions permit, 
all the toilets in these stadiums will be changed."</P><SPAN 
id=midArticle_4></SPAN>
<P>A similar project will be expanded to more of the 31 venues in the city, he 
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