tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post322052248190376176..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Links for a quake dayMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-33510550932046402902018-02-08T13:16:42.088+08:002018-02-08T13:16:42.088+08:00Some exchange student from China pointed out that ...Some exchange student from China pointed out that more people died during earthquake in remote area(Qinghai) under Chinese "Colonial" rule:<br /><br />https://tw.appledaily.com/new/realtime/20180208/1294555/<br /><br />No wonder China has to put internet under strict control. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-2610317986395965002018-02-08T01:18:49.294+08:002018-02-08T01:18:49.294+08:00Is that in DaKeng? Is that in DaKeng? Glenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05190233996643961314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-21865939207669358082018-02-07T21:15:12.862+08:002018-02-07T21:15:12.862+08:00Dr. Fu Manchu has inspired me to submit a paper to...Dr. Fu Manchu has inspired me to submit a paper to that Turkish drama journal. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-49891197182867370592018-02-07T12:55:20.167+08:002018-02-07T12:55:20.167+08:00I'm not even going to try to wade into the who...I'm not even going to try to wade into the whole CJayride thing, but this caught my eye: <br /><br />"While littering may seem pretty inoffensive by Western standards, it is considered deeply disrespectful in Taiwanese culture. "<br /><br />1.) What? <br />2.) What? <br /><br />I mean, it's closer to Japan than, say, China when it comes to littering in Taiwan and it's generally frowned upon, but people do it and "deeply disrespectful in Taiwanese culture" feels like a bit of an over-exoticization of the general taboo on randomly littering here. <br /><br />And in much of, if not most of the US you can bet your ass you'll be told off for littering if you get caught. Jenna Lynn Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.com