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The 'Asian' sense of humour
We see you have stooped to a new low of trying to steal kids ice cream ;). Made us laugh as a lot of Asian's don't 'get' that kind of humour and take things very literally and seriously...oh, the number of times we have found ourselves in that situation (not stealing ice cream, obviously but the misunderstood humour). The rice balls sound very interesting, we tried some in Melaka and weren't impressed but your Taiwanese ones look good. It was well worth the dice with death for your photo of the day. You have some great photos - we haven't made it to Taiwan yet, it's on our list so if we get there while you are still there we will give you a shout!

I thought your remarks about the functionless glasses were hilarious. I remember that when my mother grew up in Asia (and I know many countries were like this), glasses use to hold such a stigma. Both extremes seem bizarre. You could also argue that casts are beginning to take on a "fashion" statement as well with colored casts, people decorating their casts, we may be heading to a Hunger Games future still! As for the cat cafe, there are more in Asia! There are even dog cafes. I'm sure most of them are harmless and with good intent, but can't help but wonder if some may be hoarders turning their obsession into a business, not a bad idea, and it sounds cleaner, too. Very cute cat photos. :)

China light
When I lived in Taipei for four months back in 2006, my distinct impression of Taiwan being more "refined" was due in large part to the people that fled Communist China back in 1949 - the intellectual and educated elite. As an example, I met many people who were well versed in such things as European classical and choral music, and this interest would have come from earlier generations. Pride and power in education has continued to this day - Taiwan's educational system is ranked as one of the world's best.