Weibo user “ JaneyPan” says that from a physiological standpoint, squatting is the best toilet position. Although ‘western-style’ toilets are popular in China’s bigger cities and airports, there are still lots of squatting toilets, especially in rural areas. Some users try to explain the culture of squatting on the toilet in China. “If you’re used to squatting, you just can’t poo by sitting on the toilet.” Of course we need to stand up against misbehaviour, but we can’t endure the discrimination.” I’m fed up that we are blamed for all the uncivilized behavior by Asians. I admit that some Chinese don’t really have good manners, but it doesn’t mean we are all like that. But to me, this is pure and simple discrimination. User “ Luoluo” follows: “I thought people from western countries advocate freedom and equality, and that they oppose to discrimination. However, it tried to draw the public’s attention by emphasizing it is for Chinese in the title. Why are they so sure that the footprints are left by Chinese? The news says that the extra coaches are meant for Asians. Chinese, Japanese and Koreans probably look the same to them. User “ Shiya” doubts Europeans can tell the differences between Asians: “They can’t distinguish the different Asians from different countries. Many users consider it to be discrimination against Chinese tourists. Once the news was posted on Sina Weibo on August 25th, it gained nearly 2000 comments in one day. “Some Chinese have bad manners, but we’re not all like that.” The railway company assumes that Chinese tourists often stand on the toilet, and don’t clean their footprints afterwards. The newspaper also published one of the train’s illustrations that instruct tourists to sit on toilet seats rather than to squat on them.
There are also special signs on the toilet explaining tourists how (not) to use the toilet, according to Heute.Īlthough Rigi Railways officially has opened extra train carriages for ‘Asian guests’, a local Swiss newspaper clearly stated they were especially meant for Chinese, its headline being: “ Zu laut, zu frech – Schweiz führt Extra-Züge für Chinesen ein” (“Too Loud, Too Rude: Switzerland Introduces Extra Trains for Chinese Tourists”). Their misbehavior has lead Rigi Railways to take special measures: since August there are extra trains for ‘Asian tourists’, and from September extra ones for ‘international guests’. Chinese tourists are said to be “loud and rude”, and they “spit on the floor”. Locals and Swiss tourists often feel harassed by the Chinese, Heute reports, especially on the famous Rigi Railways. Such is the case in Switzerland, visited by one million Chinese tourists every year. “They’re loud and rude, and spit on the floor.” They consider them to be loud, rude, pushy, and all over the place. The number of Chinese outbound tourists exceeded 100 million in 2014, spending $155 billion.Īlthough destination countries welcome the money spent by Chinese travelers, locals often can’t stand the chaos and hassle some Chinese tourists bring to their countries. The news has triggered mixed reactions amongst Weibo’s netizens.Īccording to China’s National Tourism Administration (中国国家旅游管理局), China now sends more tourists abroad than any other country in the world. Switzerland has introduced special coaches for Chinese tourists, as locals consider them to be ‘loud’ and ‘rude’.
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