tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post1187437916928656312..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Taiwan Journal on Foreign BridesMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-53819536175110426972007-02-24T09:40:00.000+08:002007-02-24T09:40:00.000+08:00I always wonder why Taiwanese athletes don't take ...I always wonder why Taiwanese athletes don't take matter into their own hands. For example, why don't they use masking tape and cover up the "Chinese" part of Chinese Taipei. At worst, they may be asked to remove it during the game/race but the point would be made. Similarly, why do the baseball team always wear ugly uniforms with "Chinese Taipei" printed in giant bold letters? If you can't change your team name, there is no reason to advertise it. For example, Australian athletes and teams are simply identified by the green-yellow uniforms they wear (ditto Kiwis and their all black uniforms, or Canadians with their maple leaf motif). I guess what I'm trying to say is why doesn't the Taiwanese themselves think outside the box more?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-83940627868840805442007-02-23T11:15:00.000+08:002007-02-23T11:15:00.000+08:00I don't know what's going on with that. Should be ...I don't know what's going on with that. Should be interesting! Maybe I'll look that up.<BR/><BR/>MichaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-12375055878152009502007-02-23T10:02:00.000+08:002007-02-23T10:02:00.000+08:00If you sold that shirt, I might buy one.Thanks for...If you sold that shirt, I might buy one.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the info on "Chinese Taipei," I've always wondered where that odd moniker came from. <BR/><BR/>Michael,<BR/><BR/>Do you know if either the Taiwanese athletes or the Beijing Olympic Committee are doing anything different for 2008? What I mean is: Are there concerns on either side about any political implications of Taiwanese athletes competing on Chinese soil?Jeremiah Jennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004730563251915583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-17838131530724993332007-02-23T08:32:00.000+08:002007-02-23T08:32:00.000+08:00i think people might respect your opinion on "not ...i think people might respect your opinion on "not to use chinese taipei' .Yet i strongly disgree that the term 'humiliated' you deemed for those volunteers. Besides, i think the issue you pointed out is not most participants in such an activity would concern. The most important thing is the reason they volunteer for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-2947535984772661212007-02-22T23:41:00.000+08:002007-02-22T23:41:00.000+08:00its my opinion that Taiwan should not compete in a...its my opinion that Taiwan should not compete in any international competetion as "chinese taipei" ever again. its demeaning and i cannot understand why anyone would willingly participate in a voluntary sporting event just to be humiliated.<BR/><BR/>i want a shirt that says "taiwanese bejing."MJ Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16859263977094071677noreply@blogger.com