
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Going Commando
Things are a little bit different for parents in China. Whether its an effort to save money, an ancient tradition, or an attempt to set a fashion trend at an early age – the Chinese eschew diapers in favor of pants with no bottom. That’s right – all young children in China are going commando – and I saw a mother holding her young boy up in the air so he could “tinkle” – on a busy sidewalk. Things are definitely different here. I passed two young boys splashing around in a makeshift bathtub on the sidewalk – and they were completely naked. This was also a busy sidewalk(come to think of it – all sidewalks in Shanghai are pretty busy). The Chinese are so pragmatic about this stuff -why spend money on diapers when all you do is ruin them?

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