tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post114983502496479872..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Rain...rain...rainMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1149909001463526292006-06-10T11:10:00.000+08:002006-06-10T11:10:00.000+08:00Michael is speaking from the viewpoint of a thick-...Michael is speaking from the viewpoint of a thick-blooded Yankee. <BR/><BR/>Take advice from a sensible Florida boy like me: Winter in the South of Taiwan means a month of bone-chilling freezing cold. Rainy, wet cold. Winter in Taipei is five months of bitter, arctic misery. Rainy, wet misery.Chaonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716593360671034412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1149900976205100552006-06-10T08:56:00.000+08:002006-06-10T08:56:00.000+08:00This time of year is rainy season. Rain most of th...This time of year is rainy season. Rain most of the day, sometimes in sheets, sometimes just steady. Winter in the north isn't cold, but since homes are unheated it can feel cold. In the south winter means a week or two of long sleeve shirts.<BR/><BR/>MichaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1149898442270121872006-06-10T08:14:00.000+08:002006-06-10T08:14:00.000+08:00Hi MIke and other Taiwaners,Can you guys tell me w...Hi MIke and other Taiwaners,<BR/><BR/>Can you guys tell me what the whether is like this time of year? Is it hot and humid? How often does it rain?<BR/><BR/>I'm trying to get a feel for the seasons. How hot and sticky does it get in summer; how cold and damp does it get in winter, etc. How different is the weather between easterna nd western Taiwan?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1149851598018159722006-06-09T19:13:00.000+08:002006-06-09T19:13:00.000+08:00yup, this rain is a bit too much.had to cancel an ...yup, this rain is a bit too much.<BR/>had to cancel an event/trip this weekend which we had been planning for a long time. took us forever to finally find a hotel room to stay at too.<BR/>damn you rain... damn you!Andrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09262913117330754448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1149846362615355502006-06-09T17:46:00.000+08:002006-06-09T17:46:00.000+08:00Cheer up. We'll get licquored up tonight, hijack a...Cheer up. We'll get licquored up tonight, hijack a sound truck, and cruise around the city blasting 'Mr. Roboto' by Styx out of those crappy speakers.Chaonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716593360671034412noreply@blogger.com