Wang Hsing-ching, chief editorial writer at The Journalist, points out that Chinese won't just go take a bath with anyone, and so if you can say you're "a bathing buddy" of some Mr. Big, your listeners will know that there is some substance to the friendship. Of course, the growing number of ways to socialize is good news.
新新聞周刊總主筆王杏慶指出，國人不會隨便與人「裸裎相見」，因此若說「我和某某人是一起洗三溫暖的交情」，聽的人也就知道話中含意了。