Cough etiquette

Day #119: Hygiene and etiquette

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July 30th 2013
The MRT in Taiwan has "etiquette" posters everywhere, explaining the correct way to behave when using the transport system. In contrast to China, Taiwan has the strictest rules of any Metro system I have encountered: you not only have to let other people get off the train first, but each station also has lines drawn on the floor tracing out where you should queue to get on (if you do not stand in ... read more

Asia » Taiwan » Taipei

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In 1895, military defeat forced China to cede Taiwan to Japan. Taiwan reverted to Chinese control after World War II. Following the Communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using th... ... read more