Recently, the Meile City shopping mall at the Global Center in Handan, Hebei Province, has been criticized for its design flaw in the women’s restroom. Facing the street, there is a very large transparent glass window on the second, third, and fourth floors, providing a clear view inside without any privacy cover. After this incident was exposed, it quickly surged to the top of trending searches online.
A netizen shared a video showing the restroom issue at the Meile City shopping mall in the Global Center of Handan, Hebei Province. The women’s restrooms on the second, third, and fourth floors have a large transparent glass window facing the street, allowing the movements of individuals inside to be visible. In contrast, the adjacent men’s restroom has an opaque frosted glass window.
In the video, it is evident from the street level that people are entering and exiting the partitions in the women’s restroom, with the filmer remarking that “you can even see someone pulling up their pants.” Although the men’s restroom is not transparent, vague images of individuals using the urinals can still be seen. The netizen expressing dissatisfaction with this situation.
This news sparked various discussions online. Some opinions believe that such a design undoubtedly brings great inconvenience and discomfort to women using the restroom. “What privacy is left? This is outrageous!”
Some strongly condemned this action, considering it a serious violation of personal privacy, while others sarcastically mocked the lack of consideration for privacy protection in this design and expressed discontent.
Some netizens have explicitly stated that they may not patronize that mall in the future.
According to a report by the “Xiaoxiang Morning News,” on October 5th, after contacting the shopping mall, the staff stated that they are currently rectifying the restroom issue reported by the netizen by “installing screens or applying film.” Regarding the reason for the discrepancy in design between the men’s and women’s restrooms, the spokesperson mentioned they were not very clear on the matter.