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Neil Armstrong and Chinese Urinals

On multiple occasions during my stop through Zhejiang this past March, I noticed stickers such as the one below, posted above urinals in Internet bar bathrooms. It reads 上前一小步, 文明一大步, or in English "Step forward one... ...full story at Ben's Blog

from Ben's Blog on Thu, Jul 16 2009

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