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Our shower drains into the grey water tank a

I’ve done the maths!

Shower water /is/ normally collected in grey water systems, but piss would be so diluted as to be a negligable contaminant. A shower uses roughly 70 litres of water. An average human bladder voiding is 400ml, so that works out at 0.57% piss in the grey water collected in a single shower. Negligable - but for fruit trees, a fertiliser.

And they’re always eager to help out other people too.

In any country, I would think.

Even where grey water systems are deployed for water re-use, shower water /is/ normally collected, but piss would be so diluted as to be a negligable contaminant. A shower uses roughly 70 litres of water. An average human bladder voiding is 400ml, so that works out at 0.57% piss in the grey water collected in a single shower. Negligable.

Piss away.

Source -Dr. I P Freely.

A lot depends on where you are. Here in the UK (and most of Europe) there are very strong precedents about preparation time, including “pre-work meetings”, putting on PPE, tidying up, putting away. It’s all work. Unless you agree to do more (and are subsequently paid for that time, or exchange for time off in lieu), you don’t have to be on site before or after your contracted hours.

If you’re in the USA, I have no idea, other than you guys seem to have little protection.

At a non-legal, human perspective - she likely knows she’s giving your contradictory orders. That sounds like someone trying to make your life difficult and hoping you’ll quit. I’d talk to her manager if you can, or the boss if that’s feasible.

I’d rather see all my dogs, cats and horses again.

The world’s most successfuly motorbike vlogger, Itchy boots, is currently finishing a tour through China. It’s been enlightening to watch - but do accept that I’m parrotting what I’ve seen there (and she makes a point of focusing on positive things) and some other vloggers on other platforms, I have no direct experience, so apologise for the lengthy reply.

IB has to travel with a guide, and can only stay in cities because hotels need a licence to take foreigners, but even in Western China and the Urghur areas, which I understand are the most restrictive, I’ve been hugely impressed by the quality of life there. It’s certainly not what I expected.

Some intesting things:

Bikes are not that common - everyone in cities uses public transport or private cars. No bikes allowed more than 12 years old, and entering a petrol station requires being stopped by a police checkpoint and the rules are different for each one. Sometimes she has to fuel to one side, filling a can from the pump and carrying it to the bike, others she has to push the bike onto the forecourt, and others she can ride right up. But maybe that’s a fuel thing generally - petrol stations are not busy places there, and most cars on the roads seem to be brand new and electric.

A stronger police presence than I’m used to in the UK, but less than many African and other Asian countries she’s ridden through (including Afghanistan - yeah, solo female riding a bike through active taliban was an eye raiser!)

Zero rubbish. I mean, NOTHING. I spotted only one piece of graffiti. (Hugely common in Europe, USA, Middle East, other Asian countries). Very high state of cleanliness. Huge road building and other infrastructure programs of truly incredibly scale. Crime rates are extremely low. (Probably at the cost of personal freedoms and restrictions we don’t consider here) Cities are often beautiful, with wide streets, separation for motorbikes, loads of parking, lots of trees, open spaces and planting.

The people she meets are much like people anywhere - friendly when approached well, inviting, helpful. The food is superb and offered to guests.

So yeah, what I’ve seen it not third world by any scale. It’s a higher standard of living in the cities than we have here in the UK by some margin for many metrics. Much of this change has been very recent and has come at many huge costs. (I’ve read a lot about Mao’s time and that sounds awful at many levels, including the actions of many of the Chinese people themselves)

Workers rights: They do work longer hours, typically, than we do in the west. 12 hour days, six days a week are common, especially in the megacities. Cost of living there is also very high, and many younger employees send money home to families in rural areas. This is not seen as unusual as the Chinese have a very strong culture of working hard and working together for the common good, not that dissimilar to Japanese working culture. I would not like these hours myself, but my own culture is very different.