China Hotel Cleaning Staff Use Toilet Brush to Clean Cups - and other shortcuts

You may want to sterilise your cups before using them, or bring your own.

As a family, if we travel within Australia, we bring our own kettle with us, as we heard from "friends" that they use the hotel kettle to "sterilise" their underwear.

I hope you're not eating, or using hotel items right now, but I just saw a news article about how Chinese staff use toilet brushes and rags, to multi task in their cleaning activities.

Here is a clip from an undercover investigator who went in as a cleaner in disguise...

So, maybe you didn't wanna know, maybe you would prefer to be left in the dark - but that won't protect you from potentially unhygienic practices.

Maybe bring some disinfectant wipes with you on your next trip.

On a funny note, it reminds me of the old joke told by our Scottish friend, Billy Connolly;
The Queen visits a scottish army hospital and visits ward A. Inside is a Scots Soldier lying on his front with a cage and a blanket over his Bum. The Queen turns to him amd says
"And What are you in for???"
"Ma'am I've Got a terrible bout of Dysentry"
"Gosh"replies the Queen"And Whats the treatment for that?"
"Wire Brush and Dettol three times a day"he says
" And Do You Have any ambition left in life?" She Asks
"Yes Ma'am To Beat this terrible affliction and get back to serve for my Queen and Country"he replies
"That's Mighty Brave Of You "she says and pins a medal of honour on his Bum

So then She Moves Onto the second Patient of the Three And Asks:-
"And What are you in for???"
"Ma'am Iv'e Got a terrible strain of genital Herpes"
"Gosh"replies the Queen"And Whats the treatment for that?"
"Wire Brush and Dettol three times a day" he says
" And Do You Have any ambition left in life?" She Asks
"Yes Ma'am To Beat this terrible affliction and get back to serve for my Queen and Country"he replies
"That's Mighty Brave Of You "she says and pins a medal of honour on his Chest
She Moves Onto the Last Patient and asks
"What are you in for???"
The soldier replies in a croaky voice
"tonsilitis"
"And Whats the treatment for that?"
"Wire Brush and dettol three times a day ma'am "comes the croaky reply"
"Ohhhh Is'nt that awfully painful"She Asks
"Whatever it takes to beat this affliction and get back to serving My Queen And Country"He Says Proudly
"And Do You Have any ambition left in life"she asks
"yes" The Man Replies "To get the Wire brush and dettol before those two dirty Ba***rds!!!"

Joke source: http://www.scotland.com/forums/scotland-dot-c-m-inn/1323-jokes.html
But I had heard it years ago in a recorded show...