Chinese Olympic officials have been forced to rebuild the toilets in their state-of-the-art stadiums after the original designs failed to take into account western bathroom habits.

Venues such as the main Olympic stadium, the ‘Bird’s Nest Stadium’, the ‘Water Cube — where aquatic events will be staged — and the National Indoor Stadium were built with Chinese-style ’squat’ toilets.

However, organisers have now realised most westerners like something to sit on while relieving themselves, and have begun to make the necessary adjustments.

Yao Hui, a senior official for the management of the venues said, ‘Toilet alteration projects at the Bird’s Nest, the Water Cube and National Indoor Stadium are ongoing and if technical conditions permit, all the toilets in these stadiums will be changed.

‘We will change the toilets in as many (venues) as we can, especially those for the key clients, athletes, Olympic family members and the media.’

It could be arguent that the media should be on the very bottom of the list. And you can look on the positive side. Yao Hui, is confident the Olympics could provide the spark for a Chinese toilet revolution. He said, ‘The Olympics is an opportunity to speed up the transition.’ He must be dreaming.
Source: Tiscali