Thursday, July 2, 2009
You know you wish they made these for adults.
I’ve been waiting to blog about this because I wanted more pictures to show you guys, but its been a tougher photo to acquire than I anticipated. Turns out taking pictures of naked children can seem kind of creepy. So in China no one uses diapers (for financial reasons mainly but its gotta help with landfills too). Instead, all the children wear these pants that are split in the front and the back for easy access. The babies are trained to pee on demand when their mothers whistle, so you will see moms holding their babies over a trash can and whistling while the baby goes. The toddlers will drop a squat on the sidewalk and you have to watch out for little turds when you walk around. I’m not saying it’s the most sanitary, but the Pavlovian whistling technique blows my mind, and I can’t get over the little split pants. Maybe its just my uptight Western sensibilities, but I’ve seen a lot more baby junk than I ever needed to. Here’s the best image I’ve been able to get without freaking any parents out. Imagine the same split in the front and you’ve got the look.
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I don't even know what to say about this. Wait. Yes I do. I'm making a mad dash for Izzy's room to cut some shorts up. This may finally be the potty-training solution I've been looking for.
ReplyDelete:::practicing my whistle:::
My co-worker Melissa and I just spent 15 minutes staring at this picture and saying "Oh my god!" alternated with "No way!" I am both amazed and dumbfounded. If this is the only thing I learn about China for the rest of my life, I will die completely satisfied.
ReplyDeletethis is the most awesome thing i have ever seen
ReplyDeleteI was impressed by the pee on command. When I whistle my cat will come to me, or not....
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think the reaction would be in babies in america flashed their junk everywhere? Do you think the 'green' folks will get on this train and promote crotchless pants for babies?
omg...i can't stop laughing at this. and your description of it mostly...
ReplyDeleteI'm expecting your to learn this technique to teach to me if there's ever a Baby #2. Auntie Kelly really needs to pull her weight around the Ballard household.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you are having fun!
I need some of these for the festival. For me. If public nudity for the sake of reduced time in a four-day-full port-a-potty is wrong, then I don't want to be right.
ReplyDeleteI've had a number of friends go to china, I've read plenty about china, I've seen tons of chinese movies ... but how is it that this is the first time I'm hearing about this?! Kelly, in these few 'graphs you have given me more insight into China then I've ever had. Thanks for being so astute. Can I have more pictures though?!
ReplyDeleteWow. Are the pants just for fashion then? 'Cause really, isn't the point of pants to hide your bits an' pieces?
ReplyDeleteKate- we should get on this million dollar idea QUICK. I have a hundred marketing slogans swimming in my head, and NONE of them appropriate.
If someone tried this in America, the babies and toddlers would end up getting arrested Dateline style somehow. Mark my words. Nude skin + Americans = Irrational Freak Out
ReplyDeleteMaybe if the pants contained knives or guns and some violence could come from it, maybe people could accept it. Just saying, for your split pants business.