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2025 Suzhou Marathon: Participant etiquette:
During the Suzhou Marathon race held on the 2nd in Suzhou, China.
On February 3rd, the organizing committee released a statement regarding the issue of several male runners urinating while standing.
1. Strongly condemning the uncivilized behavior of many runners.
2. Reported to the relevant department and started an investigation.
Photograph of urinating while standing:
Near the gate of Suzhou Experimental Middle School.
1. Several male runners urinated while standing against the wall with the school name written on it.
2. A photo of this situation spread online and was flooded with criticism.
Chinese media observer network:
Staff from the city’s sports bureau are keeping an eye on this issue.
The heads of the relevant departments have immediately discussed how to investigate and respond.
Online opinions: Chinese manners
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Even during marathons in this country, people behave uncivilized.
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People waiting in line to urinate are unusually polite.
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This must be very unpleasant for the current and former students of this middle school.
Marathon runners should clean up the places they make a mess of.
https://www.recordchina.co.jp/b949486-s25-c50-d0192.html
Singapore’s public toilets: what can be done to improve hygiene levels?
Record China March 4 (Tue) Summary from the article.
Singapore Media: Lianhe Zaobao:
On March 2nd, the second chief of the International Newspaper published an article about public toilets in Japan.
In fact, he traveled to Japan for New Year’s Eve, and after returning home, he compared the public toilets in Singapore and Japan.
He always wrote that “Japanese public toilets were comfortable.”
The northernmost tip of Japan’s main island: Public toilets at Omazaki:
At Omazaki, the northernmost tip of Honshu, the strong north wind awakened his urge to urinate.
1. Actually, I was worried about the dirtiness and didn’t want to use the public toilets.
2. However, the public toilets here are very clean, even though they are old.
He introduced them by saying, “It’s warm, I’m in here, and I don’t want to leave.”
Jodo-ga-hama, Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture:
The public toilets here were bright and clean, just like the ones at home.
1. All the public toilets I visited in Tohoku during my two weeks were clean, bright, and had no strange smells.
2. All stalls have disinfectant for the toilet seats, which is reassuring.
Meanwhile, in Singapore, commercial facilities and companies have noticed that “no matter how clean the toilet is, it has a unique smell.”
Singapore’s public toilets:
1. Great progress has been made compared to 30 years ago.
2. However, no improvement has been seen in the past 10 years.
Singapore’s “Toilet Revolution”:
2000s-related organizations are promoting a “Toilet Revolution.”
1. The goal is to raise the hygiene level of 70% of public toilets to three stars.
2. However, as of 2024, it is still less than 3%.
Hygiene level of Japanese public toilets:
1. The high hygiene level of Japanese public toilets is related to Japanese culture.
2. Japanese people believe in Shinto, and purity is the most important value in Shinto.
“In Japanese families, cleanliness and tidiness are valued from an early age,” he said.
“Not polluting public spaces” is one example.
Singapore’s public toilet reform: changing attitudes with fines
In fact, Singapore has a powerful tool for improving the hygiene level of public toilets.
In order to change people’s behavior in the long term, it is necessary to change their attitudes through fines.
https://www.recordchina.co.jp/b949427-s25-c30-d0190.html