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Recently, on TikTok, an Italian foreigner uploaded a video that was surprised that there are toilets in Chinese subway stations!
This is good, it directly triggered a transnational "toilet debate", and American netizens instantly broke their defenses, and the scene was called a lively. Let's take a look at what's going on!
First of all, let's get to know this Italian foreigner who suddenly became popular. His TikTok account is called "Italyukchina", and he usually likes to hang around in the United Kingdom, Italy and other places, and is an ordinary travel blogger.
But recently, he came to China with the "144-hour visa-free policy", oops, this is amazing, it's like Grandma Liu has entered the Grand View Garden, and everything is fresh.
As soon as this guy arrived in China, he was so excited that he posted more than a dozen videos in a row. At the beginning, the number of views was only a few hundred, just like us ordinary people posting on Moments.
But! It's the video about the toilets in the subway stations in China, which directly set him on fire. The number of fans has risen gradually, and there are more than 10,000 more at once, no, a small transparent has become a small Internet celebrity.
Speaking of which, an interesting thing suddenly occurred to me. This Italian brother really looks like a Chinese, no wonder some people say that Italy is "the China of Europe". But let's not digress and get down to business.
So, what video made this foreigner popular overnight? It was he who exclaimed in the video: "In China's subway stations, there are toilets?!" That's right, it's such a simple sentence that directly caused an uproar on TikTok.
And guess what? A group of foreigners, especially Americans, directly broke the defense. In the comment area, there was a lively scene, and someone said sourly: "In the United States, the subway station is the toilet!" "Hey, this sounds like a boast of China, but it's actually complaining that its subway is too cold.
Indeed, if we are asked to take the subway like New York every day, I am afraid that we will not be able to stand it. No wonder the American friends have collectively broken their defenses.
However, there are also people who understand, and a netizen asked: "Is the toilet free?" The answer is yes!
I guess this netizen may be from Paris, because public toilets in Paris are charged.
In such a comparison, the free toilets in China's subway stations are indeed quite enviable.
Of course, there are always some people who are sour and say, "What country doesn't have a toilet in a subway station?" "I'm afraid I've never seen the world.
Immediately, a "great Confucian" came out to debate: "People's toilets look like five-star hotels!" What's more, the subway toilets in the first and second-tier cities are so advanced! "
Speaking of which, I have to praise our domestic subway toilets. Clean, tidy, well-equipped, and air-conditioned in some places, which is not worse than a five-star hotel, right?
An American netizen was directly stunned: "Their toilet actually has an air conditioner? In the United States, entire subway stations are toilets! That's really self-deprecating.
Speaking of the subway in the United States, it is really a place where the "water" is in dire straits. The New York subway is bound to rain when it rains, and you still want air conditioning? Dream about it! In such a comparison, the comfort of our domestic subway is simply the difference between heaven and earth.
However, some netizens think it's not a big deal. Some people say, "No, no, no, is there a country where there are no toilets in the subway?" "
Interestingly, there are also suspected domestic netizens who came to join in the fun: "Isn't this a normal operation?" This is good, it is the turn of the video author to be confused: "It's not normal in my country." Between this question and answer, the cultural difference can be seen.
After all, why is this video so popular? In the final analysis, it is because our subway toilets are really doing well. People come to clean and maintain every day, and it's strange if it's not clean! Here, we also have to thank every cleaner for their hard work, if it weren't for them, this "cow" really wouldn't be able to blow.
Looking back at the video of this Italian dude, he was really shocked by our toilets.
At the end of the day, it's a lot of fun. A small toilet can actually cause such a big discussion, and an international "toilet debate" has been staged.
This can't help but make people sigh that in this era of globalization, cultural exchanges and collisions are everywhere. A small video can get netizens from all over the world together to discuss public facilities in their respective countries, which is an interesting phenomenon in itself.
So, what do you think? Feel free to leave a message in the comment area and share your views.
If you have been abroad and have any interesting experiences comparing public facilities, you can also talk about it.