tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post6500730710365638174..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: DrowningMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-30505199313481629462017-07-10T11:13:36.209+08:002017-07-10T11:13:36.209+08:00Haha, I've gotten this same response, the coas...Haha, I've gotten this same response, the coast guard was like, "I know your a good swimmer but we have to keep assisting Taiwanese because they see you and keep swimming out to far then need help."Dale Nolan Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04544206505580643609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-80900997437251909072007-05-29T11:58:00.000+08:002007-05-29T11:58:00.000+08:00I never understood why so many Taiwanese people (a...I never understood why so many Taiwanese people (as far as I know), can't swim. None of my parents or aunts and uncles can swim, nor can my wife. It's a freaking island, surrounded by water. How can you not swim?super davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08150177873587356052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-34097436012086977342007-05-29T11:18:00.000+08:002007-05-29T11:18:00.000+08:00What really sucks is when the Coast Guard decides ...What really sucks is when the Coast Guard decides that it's not safe for you to go into the water, even though you're only in waist deep. Explaining that you can swim, one gets the response "But Taiwanese people will see you in the water and think it's safe. But if they can't swim, they'll drown." Aargh!maomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13032492741317904503noreply@blogger.com