Dear Peter,

The following story about your book “NSITT” is really unbelievable:

I am in Dali, China now and after a long walk my girlfriend proposed to eat in Jack’s Café tonight. As she was taking a shower I just started in a new book and it was yours: NO SHITTING IN THE TOILET.

The very first lines I read were: “No shitting in the toilet is named after a sign I saw on the door of the toilet at Jack’s Café in Dali, Yunnan province, in China.”

We know it sounds like a fairy tale (I don’t know if I would believe it myself), but specifically here and specifically now I started in this specific book, and all this right after my girlfriend proposed this restaurant. What makes the story even more unbelievable is that I got the book from my friend, named JACK!!!

Of course we went to this place and although the toilet is moved one door to the right the sign is still on the door! Jack wasn’t there himself, but his brother was and he is actually the one responsible for the sign!

He had already heard about the book, but never seen it before and he was really flattered to see the book. He started making copies and pictures of it right away. Perhaps you can send him a copy?? I guess that is the least you can do for using the great name for your great book. I will continue reading it now! Best regards and no, I did not shit in their toilet! (a 50 Yuan fine will have to be paid now). I hope to send you the pictures later on.

Dennis Nieuwendijk
Amsterdam