I’d like to take the time to talk about hygiene in China. It’s a new level of disgusting- I’ll go in order of how gag inducing each item is (ending in my favourite).

1) Soap: You know you’re in a classy establishment when the toilets have soap. Antibacterial hand gel is VITAL.
2) Spit: People phlegm everywhere- out of bus windows, on top of bin lids and even inside public spaces like shops. Once one person phlegms, it cascades through a crowd, kind of like a cough.
3) Squatting: 99% of the toilets are squatty loos (which I don’t actually have a problem with). However, seems to mean that people don’t feel the need to flush, or even aim properly.
4) Privacy: (my personal favourite) many of the public loos really embrace the word “Public toilet”. Each cubicle has knee high walls, a squat toilet and NO DOOR which means you’re trying to avoid eye contact with the lady opposite you in heels and jeans, chatting on the phone whilst she’s taking a dump.

9 times out of 10, I’d rather go in a bush.