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on july 15, an nytimes bestselling author, alafair burke, posted this video on her twitter, which has gained 34k retweets and 155k likes until now. 

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“i will never forget the passenger who opened their blanket to find someone had sh** in it – how we learned they don’t clean blankets for planes either!!!!”

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“people in first-class look at me crazy for wiping down everything. this is exactly why. yuck.”

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“i wipe it all down, including the armrests, the tray table, the seat, and sometimes the back seat pocket. i am still reeling from the video.  i need to sit down and rethink life”

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it’s disgusting!! 

in fact, what appeared on this video is just the tip of the iceberg. until now, you might still wonder how clean the airplane really is…

the bathroom isn’t the dirtiest place

perhaps to the surprise of many, the airplane bathroom isn’t the dirtiest place on the plane. while you should still be careful touching the flush button, door handle and other high-traffic spots in the bathroom, airlines are intentional about cleaning it regularly.

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a 2015 study shows a couple of places to actually be dirtier than the bathroom. a microbiologist collected samples from four flights to calculate the total number of bacteria per square inch.

though the airplane bathroom flush button had 265 bacteria colony-forming units (cfu) per square inch, there are two places on the plane the study confirmed to have more bacteria than the flush button.

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to summarize, here is a ranking of the dirtiest places and surfaces on airplanes and at airports:

tray table – 2,155 cfu/sq. in.

drinking fountain buttons – 1,240 cfu/sq. in.

overhead air vent – 285 cfu/sq. in.

lavatory flush button – 265 cfu/sq. in.

seatbelt buckle – 230 cfu/sq. in.

bathroom stall locks – 70 cfu/sq. in.

are you ready to be grossed out? 

airplane seatback trays are the dirtiest place on the airplane. the same study shows that trays have 2,155 cfu per square inch. that’s 8x higher than the toilet flush button.

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in-between flights, the airline staff do a quick cleanup of the cabin. but this cleanup primarily looks for removing trash and a possible wipe down of the seats. they don’t have the time to sanitize each tray in between boardings.

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for a clean tray, plan on bringing your own disinfecting wipes or a cloth to cover the tray while it’s unstowed.

many of us will choose to put their passport, headset or other personal items into it. 

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as a matter of fact, it’s dirtier than you think and also colon bacillus can be found here, which means that the pocket has been infected by feces. 

piss

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briefs

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feet

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food debris

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baby diapers

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denture

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according to a cleaner who worked for the airline company, they used to only have 15 minutes to do the cleaning.

crew members listed the many horrors they have come across while on the job. 

“my last flight an elderly man accidentally sh** on the floor, stepped in it, and walked on like it was nothing,'”said one former flight attendant. 

they also warned to be wary of toilet floors on the plane. and told passengers to make sure they keep their shoes on when heading to the bathroom. 

“please do not ever walk into a toilet with bare feet. i promise you, 9 times out of 10, that is not water on the floor.'”

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“they are often absolutely disgusting and get deep cleaned only at the end of a route… for us this could be from one side of the world to the other… imagine how lovely they are at the end of a 12-hour flight with 200 people using them.”

it’s not just your co-passengers that bring germs onto the plane. the in-flight beverages can be unhealthy too. this is because flight attendants might use tap water to brew coffee and tea. plus, if there isn’t enough bottled water to go around, flight attendants might use tap water for the rest of the flight.

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while airplane tap water is sanitary enough for human consumption and you most likely won’t get a mysterious parasite, you’ll probably get more bacteria and germs than you wish to ingest. this is mostly because the tap water passes through multiple channels and holding tanks that aren’t constantly cleaned.

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not too long ago, there was an article released on the wall street journal, named how safe is airline water? bring your own bottle!

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the investigators tested water samples from 14 different flights everywhere from atlanta to sydney, australia. however, the test result is actually…

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almost all of the bacteria levels were tens, sometimes hundreds, of times above u.s. government limits

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this article is not intended to make panic. we just want to tell some of the real cases about the airline. more of a reminder. practicing good hygiene habits can limit your exposure to germs. 

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the case cast a spotlight on the scope of online privacy and freedom of speech.

the man, surnamed pi, posted several derogatory comments on january 28 about a friend surnamed liu on his own wechat account, and tagged it with photos of liu, legal daily reported on monday. 

the post said liu “broke others’ family,” “should put your tail between your legs” and “it is shameful that you received high education but turned out to be a home wrecker.”

liu, whose gender was not reported, sued pi before the hechuan court. 

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the court ruled that pi apologize on wechat to liu for his comments and revealing liu’s photos without liu’s approval, which harmed liu’s reputation and infringed on liu’s privacy. the court also ordered pi to compensate liu with 1,000 yuan.  

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the case once again raised privacy issues on social media. an online poll conducted by sina weibo, participated by about 30,000 people, showed a majority of netizens agree that scolding someone on wechat is an infringement of rights, while one-third thought the court ruling was unreasonable since wechat moments is a private sphere. 

the popularity of social media in china has spawned many similar cases.

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wang sixin, a law professor at the communication university of china in beijing, said “as long as the posts are seen by more than three people in wechat moments, it is considered a public sphere. the public sphere is protected by law.”

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zhao lijian, the minister counselor of the chinese embassy in pakistan, drew global attention earlier this month after he became embroiled in a fierce verbal battle with former us national security adviser susan rice on twitter.

as one of the most active chinese diplomats on twitter, zhao uses twitter to present china’s positive viewpoints. 

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on monday, he slapped zaid hamid, a pakistani political commentator, for criticizing china’s policy on religions in northwest china’s xinjiang uyghur autonomous region.

“a person who doesn’t know abc about china. do some homework before you write about my country,” zhao wrote while retweeting a post from hamid.

zhao’s reply was echoed by twitter users, garnering more than 4,500 likes in one day. 

“he is nobody. we are fed up with him as well,” samia toor wrote.

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zhao joined twitter in may 2010, and now he has more than 198k followers. 

let’s see his interactions with foreign netizens. 

“thanks for your energising service in pakistan. i wish you all the best for your future assignments. “

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“sir wish you success in all your future endeavors @zlj517. wehope you will miss ur second home pakistan and it’s people. stay blessed and happy.thanks ur hardworking for better pakistan .long live pakchina friendship“

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“mr @zlj517 zhao you have been a great presence in islamabad! we wish you all the best.🇨🇳🇵🇰long live pak china friendship“

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“he @zlj517, a refined diplomat, a dear friend, and a strong bridge b/w sino-pak relations is leaving pak on 8 aug. his contributions in solidifying china-pak relations and cpec are limitless. i wish him great success ahead in his diplomatic career. a gem will be thoroughly missed!“

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apart from zhao, several other chinese ambassadors and senior diplomats are also taking to twitter to express their opinions and represent china’s stance on major issues.

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in the past years, it’s used to be government-to-government talk but now is more direct. 

“it’s a new way to work, showing new ideas and keeping up with the times,”, a professor said.

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following zhao, we can see that many chinese diplomats joined twitter. 

one of them, chinese ambassador to the us, cui tiankai, posted his first tweet on july 8.

now he has gained 14.3k followers and followed 3 accounts, including the office of the us trade representative, us treasury secretary steven mnuchin and graham allison, the author of destined for war: can america and china escape thucydides trap?

at his first twitter, he said, “i’m pleased to join twitter and look forward to engaging with more american people. feel free to follow me and @chineseembinus to stay looped in.”. 

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“china is more modernized and confident than before, so there are going to be more of these new conversations.” 

also, chinese ambassador to india, sun weidong, has gained 14.8k follower on twitter. 

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what he retweeted most are from china xinhua news,  cctv, people’s daily, cgtn, and global times, for taking these professional news media to express china’s viewpoints.

what’s more, his interactions with these foreign accounts are more impressive. 

“glad to see #china-#india exchanges on #acupuncture. hope this #traditionalchinesemedicine therapy will help release pain and cure diseases of more #indian people.”

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li said that chinese diplomats taking advantage of social media platforms to communicate with people in other countries is inevitable, “especially when the governments in some countries have become crazy and have unhealthy psychology.”

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ref |global times