‘Like a swimming pool’: Chinese netizens marvel at cleanliness of Japanese flood waters

[LiberalArkie]

Web users across China have been shocked this week to see images of a flooded subway in the eastern Japan city of Hamamatsu. However, it was not the damage caused by Tropical Storm Etau which sparked discussion, but the cleanliness of the flood water that filled the underground walkway.


Images of the flooded subway quickly went viral on Chinese social media, attracting a level of nationwide attention that would most likely have perplexed locals.

Many web users compared the clarity of the water to that of a swimming pool—although considering that over half of Beijing swimming pools recently tested positive for excessive levels of urine, others went a step further, admitting that “even our swimming pools aren’t this clean.”


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Read more: https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/11/like-a-swimming-pool-chinese-netizens-amazed-at-cleanliness-of-japanese-flood-waters/

[n2doc]

1. Of course, that isn't typical

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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34205873

I will say the lack of plastic crap in the water is interesting….

[NV Whino]

3. They send all the plastic crap to us.

[GummyBearz]

4. Today I learned

1. When water floods outdoor areas it gets muddy (even in Japan), which is typical.

2. When water floods Japanese subways there is a noticeable lack of dirt/mud/trash, which is what people in China are surprised by.

[LiberalArkie]

2. I think that the subway pics do indicate clean streets and such. An the lack of plastic

crap is amazing.