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Two related links I don't wish to title
They are both about economic growth. One is here and the story involves a sari and the Taj Mahal.
The other is here, from Taiwan ("China fact of the day"?), and the markets in everything version as well. Excerpt:
The reasonably priced food includes curries, pasta, fried chicken and Mongolian hot pot, as well as elaborate shaved-ice desserts with names like "diarrhea with dried droppings" (chocolate), "bloody poop" (strawberry) and "green dysentery" (kiwi). Despite the disturbing descriptions, the desserts were great. But after seeing curry drip down a mini-toilet, I may never have that sauce again.
Do read the whole thing, but the bottom line is this:
Every customer sits on a stylish acrylic toilet (lid down) designed with images of roses, seashells or Renaissance paintings. Everyone dines at a glass table with a sink underneath. The servers bring your meal atop a mini toilet bowl (quite convenient, as it brings the food closer to your mouth), you sip drinks from your own plastic urinal (a souvenir), and soft-swirl ice cream arrives for dessert atop a dish shaped like a squat toilet.
I thank Chug and Kurt for the pointers.
Posted by Tyler Cowen on March 6, 2009 at 05:57 AM in Food and Drink | Permalink
Comments
I live pretty close to the Modern Toilet restaurant in Hong Kong. I have to say, the food isn't half bad. But it's almost impossible to get a reservation.
Posted by: Sundeep at Mar 6, 2009 6:58:48 AM
Modern Toilet restaurant in Hong Kong
Are the bathrooms clean?
Posted by: a at Mar 6, 2009 7:49:06 AM
Having spent July & August in India, let me remark that many localities are tackling this problem. As you drive through the villages of Karnataka, for example, you will see health warnings about the issue illustrated on the walls of the village buildings, in text and pictures for the illiterate. These notices usually have the UN symbol attached, so I believe the UN is funding a public health awareness initiative.
In deeply rural India, we were often invited into the homes of the people - I wore sari all the time - because they have a strong culture of hospitality. Indians are a beautiful, warm, industrious people and if they had even a semi-decent government to aid their coordination efforts they would be Canada in a generation.
We took tea in some houses - beautiful old houses with colorfully painted wooden or concrete pillars - even people who had almost nothing would insist on offering tea - and even though we knew about the water, because it had been boiled, we felt fairly safe and was never sick.
However I must confess that I did see many many tiny children who were obviously ill esp. as I moved into Tamil Nadu. We have beautiful pictures of bathers, but the water in which they are bathing! Oh my.
Posted by: StreetWalker at Mar 6, 2009 11:22:31 AM
You're not the first to connect these two subjects - both were covered in 'Kenny's World', an Australian comic/documentary TV series on toilets.
Posted by: Dan at Mar 6, 2009 6:31:59 PM
When Mrs. Ghandi went to Moscow, Khrushchev took her for a tour of the city in his limo. Recalling his visit to India, he started giving her a hard time about the sanitary conditions there.
"When I was in Delhi, I saw human excrement lying everywhere."
Poor Mrs. Ghandi was terribly embarrassed, but only for a moment, because just ahead was a man sitting on his heels, shitting on the side of the road. She pointed this out.
Khrushchev was livid and didn't hesitate: "Driver, get out immediately and shoot that man!"
The driver got out, walked up to the man with his gun drawn, spoke briefly, and then returned to the car.
"Sir, I can't shoot that man... he's the Indian ambassador."
Posted by: Mark at Mar 6, 2009 8:37:27 PM
This restaurant is wonderful for me. And I don't have a problem with bookings.
Posted by: Egipt at Mar 7, 2009 5:19:45 AM
There is no simple solution to the problem of hygiene in India. A lack of political and social will has made it impossible even to bring it to the mainstream media attention.
Posted by: Razib Ahmed at Mar 7, 2009 2:03:03 PM
what was the manager thinking!!OMG.
rofl. Ibet you can never find the restroom when you gotta go at that place.
Posted by: Tanie bilety lotnicze at Jun 5, 2009 6:03:39 AM
I agree with Egipt - this restaurant is great - no problem with booking too...
Posted by: wakacje at Jun 24, 2009 12:42:05 PM
Yes, Egipt and Creta and have right ...
Posted by: Wycieczki at Jul 7, 2009 2:49:14 PM
Lol, that last paragraph made me feel sick :(, I've been to Africa recently, an it seems most countries outside of Europe have poor hygiene standards
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Posted by: Ash Brennan at Jul 27, 2009 6:29:44 AM
i love this one!
Posted by: fotograf slubny bielsko at Jul 27, 2009 8:01:01 PM
yep.. I agree!
Posted by: psycholog internetowy at Jul 27, 2009 8:01:53 PM
I agree with Egipt - this restaurant is great - no problem with booking too...
Posted by: ravi at Sep 28, 2009 4:12:12 PM
"Lol, that last paragraph made me feel sick :(, I've been to Africa recently, an it seems most countries outside of Europe have poor hygiene standards"
So their life is shorter? see American standards and diet (%),
west is the best :)
Posted by: wakacje at Oct 26, 2009 5:29:16 PM
