Sochi twin toilets photo sparks social media furore
So this is what you get when you spend €37bn on the Winter Olympics.
A photo tweeted by BBC Moscow Correspondent Steve Rosenberg of two toilets in one Sochi stall has sparked a social media frenzy and raised questions about how the budget for the games has been spent.
Just to make clear, this is not photoshopped. You can see my reflection in the flusher. #Sochi #Olympic loo pic.twitter.com/LONZhbt6pZ
— Steve Rosenberg (@BBCSteveR) January 21, 2014
Apparently, twin toilets are a frequent phenomena in some Russian institutions.
Kazan University on the eve of the Summer Universiade 2013. Image: BBC cameraman Max Lomakin pic.twitter.com/s9PDECpSrN
— Steve Rosenberg (@BBCSteveR) January 21, 2014
The shapshots have been met with disbelief and condemnation.
Men's Bathrooms in #Sochi are based on the "buddy" system. Pass the paper, please? LOL http://t.co/712k22jK09 #TruthStrangerThanFiction
— objkshn (@objkshn) January 22, 2014
That will make for a great Putin campaign slogan next 'election'. "Two chickens in every pot, two toilets in every stall."
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) January 20, 2014
