Strange news: Adult Diaper Sales Soar in China (NOW YOU'VE SEEN IT)

[Radio_Lady]

Adult Diaper Sales Soar in China
By Associated Press
Tue Jan 24, 1:51 PM

SHANGHAI, China - Alongside food and fire crackers, Chinese are adding a new item to their lunar New Year shopping: Adult diapers. Sales have soared ahead of the holiday as travelers prepare for long trips home aboard trains so crowded that even the toilets are jammed with people, newspapers said Tuesday.

In Foshan, a southern industrial city with a large migrant population, supermarkets report diaper sales have risen 50 percent since the main travel season began on Jan. 14, the papers said. The problem arises from the need to sell twice as many tickets as there are train seats to accommodate the crush of travelers. Those without seats must find some place -- any place -- to put themselves, including in overhead racks, between cars, and in the usually stinking toilets. Just purchasing a ticket can mean lining up for hours.

Chinese will this year make around 2 billion plane, train, ship and automobile journeys during the 40 days around the holiday, which this year falls on Jan. 29. Trains carry around 4 million people per day over the period. "The deep seated concept of a reunion with families ... prompts people to repeat the journeys, even though they know clearly how difficult the journeys are," psychologist Pan Hong was quoted as telling China Daily.

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[DS1]

1. Like I said the last time this was posted

When the Chinese have their pants full, it will be the perfect time to launch an attack :D

[Radio_Lady]

2. Okay, smarty (er )-- stinky pants! Remember, this is the country

that OWNS us outright!

[DS1]

3. Which is why we need to attack NOW!

:D