The worst part about travel in China

The worst thing you are likely to encounter in China is not the prospect of eating dog or of becoming a Communist.

In my opinion, the nation that gave us paper, gunpowder, the compass, noodles, the wheelbarrow, chopsticks and silk isn't so good when it comes to creating toilets. Or at least toilets that work,  and don't smell.

Not only do most Chinese toilets come without toilet paper, nearly all are squatters, requiring you to squat rather than sit. Sometime you may have to do this in a crowded toilet with no partitions between stalls.