Why is there an exposed wire in my bathroom??? random video 3

A law grad student and a Mechanical Engineer discuss why there was an exposed wire in my Beijing apartment's bathroom.



Now, keep in my mind that in many Chinese hoems the bathroom floor is also the SHOWER floor, meaning there is no 'tub' or separate area for the water to drain into. My cousin was concerned when he came to visit because there was a random wire that terminated into the wall just below the shower and it had exposed copper. So these two investigated...