Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Wen ming 文明
Civilized.
The propaganda machine in China is very keen on wen ming. You see the slogan everywhere - street signs, neighborhood demolition sites, "beautification" projects. Still, I was a little surprised to see it in the bathroom of all places, but that's exactly what greeted me at this urinal in Huang Shan.
The English is an abbreviated version of the Chinese, which I think states something like "Get closer to the urinal, become closer to civilized".
Advice we could all take to heart from time to time.
The propaganda machine in China is very keen on wen ming. You see the slogan everywhere - street signs, neighborhood demolition sites, "beautification" projects. Still, I was a little surprised to see it in the bathroom of all places, but that's exactly what greeted me at this urinal in Huang Shan.
The English is an abbreviated version of the Chinese, which I think states something like "Get closer to the urinal, become closer to civilized".
Advice we could all take to heart from time to time.
# posted by tim @ 5:18 PM 
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