“Capsule inn” to open in Shanghai; Chinese netizens’ comments

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From QQ

A staff member tries the bed at a “capsule inn” in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 6, 2010. A “capsule inn” covering an area of more than 300 square meters with 68 “capsules” where guests could rest overnight will open near Shanghai Railway Station soon. Each capsule, in fact cuboid, charges 88 yuan, or $13 per night.

Dimensions of each cuboid: Width: 1.1 m (44’’); Height: 1.1 m; Length: 2.2 m(87’’).

Each cuboid is equipped with power sockets, a clock, a light and a mini flat screen TV. There is also wireless Internet service at the inn.

Smoking room.

A staff member carries blankets.

Bathroom for showers.

Restroom.

Selected comments from Mop

蹲在墙头等杏儿:

China claims to be as large as 9.6 million square kilometers. And yet [we] have to sleep this way?

失o忆:

It looks like a place for laying dead bodies.

贫困下岗:

Only China’s firefighting brigades will let this inn run! You will be chocked to death even by smoking.

小猫小狗打酱油:

Why it looks like a place for locking up dogs in those American movies?? A dog shelter??

玄月夜雨:

It can be marketed for sleeping berths on the train.

webdav01:

If you fart, you will be killed by your own stinky gas.

我叫啊V:

Is it necessary? We can only be like this when the government doesn’t regulate housing prices? This is also an insult on people.

超号:

So they leave a huge number of houses empty and let us live in the cage?

gwlhal:

There is no place for rabble to hide despite 9.6 million square kilometers of land.

共产主义就是共产共妻:

It reminds me of Auschwitz concentration camp

RTPY_BAD:

The difference is, you have to pay here.

神农子孙:

Not bad. Will try if I have a chance.

331777590:

If one man snores, the rest will not fall asleep.

泡泡糖也有春天:

It’s actually quite nice. Let’s have more in the country.

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