The Crotchless Look

A high pitched, single toned whistle can almost constantly be heard in this country. While Chinese people love to sing, it is not part of a song, rather it is the Crotchless Serenade.

Chinese babies all dawn the crotchless look, that is they where crotchless pants. At first look, I thought, "Oh, this family must be very poor to have a baby with a big rip in their pants." Then I noticed the next one, and the next one. After you get accustom to it you realise it is certainly more environmentally friendly, cheaper, and simpiler than diapers, although it must lead the more accidents. I am not yet sure what happens to their little tuchas in the winter.

The China custom for young babies is a sort of early potty training, parents will hold the child over a toilet, garbage can, or anywhere else really, and whistle the Crotchless serenade, lightly blowing on their little huhu or pisher. This lets their babies know it is time to fang bian (literally simple or conveniently, the Chinese euphemism for going to the bathroom). So the next time you hear the whistle, be careful of the tinkle.