Tuesday, September 30, 2008
"Drink Tea" for "Closed" - classic Taiwanese Engrish
It is assumed one drinks tea when you are closed? FTW?
"To Run Business" for "Open" - classic Taiwanese Engrish
This sign is seen EVERYWHERE in Taiwan! You would think that someone over the last 18 years or so I have seen this sign would have corrected the English by now.
Taiwan's overflowing garbage cans
Still wondering why the Taiwanese -- with their high population density -- don't use larger trash cans....
Friday, September 26, 2008
7-11 - Taiwan's logistics and e-commerce hub
Taiwan's ubiquitous 7-11s are the de facto logistics and e-commerce hub in Taiwan. Taiwan has the world's 3rd largest network of 7-11 stores.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
We indeed must liberate Taiwan
We indeed must liberate Taiwan! -- says the old Communist propaganda poster. Seen in a bookstore on YongKang Street, Taipei, Taiwan.
McCain and Obama on YongKang Street, Taipei, Taiwan
CNN on display at a bookstore on YongKang Street in Taiwan. If Taiwan could vote, who would the Taiwanese vote for and why?
CKS up, Taiwan democracy taken down
The Ma Administration was taken down all the displays related to Taiwan Democracy and is back to displaying Chiang Kai-shek (CKS) only.
Both flammable and inflammable, Taiwan
This truck in Taipei County displayed labels indicating its gaseous goods were both flammable and inflammable. FTW?
I kept my distance.
I kept my distance.
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