Yuck

Corbett | August 26, 2007 1:47 PM

I'm kind of bummed. While I was getting my hair cut yesterday, the store's cleaning lady knelt down and dug through the trashcan at my feet, picking out the thin disposable plastic cups they serve tea in to customers.

If you've haven't every used one of these cups, I'll explain. They are condom thin plastic cups that will melt if the water is too hot, are impossible to hold in your hand without crushing, and can't stand by themselves once filled, so they use a flowery plastic napkin ring type cup holder device to allow you to actually be able to hold it and drink from it. They cost like a $1 for a thousand. In other words, they are really really cheap, even by Chinese standards.

'I wonder why she's digging them out?' I thought to myself as I sipped my tea from the delicate wobbling napkin ring type device.

Then it occurred to me that she was recycling them for the customers. Yuck.
Then I start thinking about the tea bags. Yuck.
Then I start thinking about the water. Yuck.

Then it occurs to me I'm in China.

Category: Mr. Asia

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