China’s shopping malls have come up with a new way to stop smoking. If someone smokes a cigarette in a toilet cubicle, its door will become transparent and the person inside will be visible from the outside. This system has now become a topic of discussion.
There are many people smoking cigarettes in public toilets. But, the method that Chinese shopping centers have found to stop this is now much talked about. This unique approach has been implemented in men’s restrooms of jewelry shopping malls such as Shuibei International Center and Shuibei Jinzhuo Building in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. This has been a topic of discussion on social media since December 16. To prevent people from secretly smoking cigarettes inside the toilet, a special kind of frosted glass has been installed on its doors.
When someone smokes a cigarette inside the toilet, the electricity shuts off within a few moments. At that time, the fog on the glass is removed and it becomes completely transparent, allowing the person smoking inside the cubicle to be seen from outside. To inform people about this system, a notice has also been put up on the doors of shopping centres. It reads, “If you smoke a cigarette inside the toilet, the glass will become transparent. So, it is better to control your urge to smoke a cigarette, otherwise you will go viral online.”
Both these shopping malls are places where smoking is not tolerated at all. There are other ways to stop smoking as well. But, this glass system inside the toilet has become the cause of big debate. Even though the intention is good, there is a lot of criticism from netizens (Internet users) regarding this step. He says that implementing this will affect people’s privacy.