tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post8964727360614619529..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Things coming down the pikeMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-89100491875564472922011-10-10T19:24:14.501+08:002011-10-10T19:24:14.501+08:00@Readin - for the sake of collegial discourse, you...@Readin - for the sake of collegial discourse, you could have asked me to explain how I made such a comparison. But you seem to enjoy being snarky to people, so I won't bother to respond any further.Marcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-51504671919884184762011-10-10T17:44:08.166+08:002011-10-10T17:44:08.166+08:00thanks for the shout-out Michael.
Jonthanks for the shout-out Michael. <br />JonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-15741680044197762722011-10-10T12:12:29.612+08:002011-10-10T12:12:29.612+08:00@Marc:
Why would that comparison be intersting? I...@Marc:<br />Why would that comparison be intersting? Is there a group of Americans ruling Nova Scotia and pretending to be the legitimate rulers of the USA? Is the USA trying to annex Nova Scotia? Or is someone writing articles about holidays in Nova Scotia and ignoring the history of Nova Scotia in favor of American history?Readinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-83900139951415808692011-10-10T08:50:18.398+08:002011-10-10T08:50:18.398+08:00Hi Readin! Thanks for your interest in signing up ...Hi Readin! Thanks for your interest in signing up for TAADC. There should be a 'Contact' tab at the top of the page where you can send us a message to sign up OR just email me direct: danielleslpr AT gmail dot com<br /><br />There are no stringent membership requirements--just that you have either studied, lived or worked in Taiwan OR are interested in studying abroad in Taiwan. Membership is currently free. <br /><br />Thanks again for the shout-out Michael!Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00377972535054539537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-71720067485587253622011-10-09T23:30:48.301+08:002011-10-09T23:30:48.301+08:00Ahh, Beerlao. Good stuff indeed.
Found the distrib...Ahh, Beerlao. Good stuff indeed.<br />Found the distributor through some legwork and got one of the first cases offloaded into Taiwan in the spring from their first container. 640cc bottles.<br />Don't think you can find those in the stores yet, only the 330cc ones. And at a very competitive price versus the higher-end 600cc beer bottles that TTL puts out. <br /><br />-betelnutdigest.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-51165914241305622212011-10-09T15:34:27.730+08:002011-10-09T15:34:27.730+08:00Readin says: "They at least quote some guy s...Readin says: "They at least quote some guy saying the ROC was forced on Taiwan in 1949, but they don't say why that's bad."<br /><br />We could make an interesting historical comparison that most people don't know about: After the Americans won their war against the British and the Loyalists in 1775, the American Loyalists had to flee for their lives from the new USA. Many fled (or were forced to flee) north to Nova Scotia, which was subsequently overwhelmed by refugees. The tragic story of what happened in a small place like NS is a nearly forgotten chapter of the American Revolutionary War, simply mainstream historians chose to leave it out. That's the way history is told--not by inclusion, but emphasizing the good bits through exclusion.Marcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-45576904257420516312011-10-09T14:42:49.484+08:002011-10-09T14:42:49.484+08:00The Diplomat may be good when it comes to Taiwan, ...The Diplomat may be good when it comes to Taiwan, but when it comes to Japan, it often --- and let's not put too fine a point on it --- sucks. The people they have writing on Japan for that site have so little knowledge of the country (from the articles I've read) they shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a website other than The Gawker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-79962025617034828772011-10-09T13:33:57.674+08:002011-10-09T13:33:57.674+08:00What is Beerlao?
I looked at the TAADC website. I...What is Beerlao?<br /><br />I looked at the TAADC website. I couldn't find anything about how to join or what the specific membership requirements are.<br /><br />The AP article seemed pretty good except that they should have stated more clearly a reason Taiwanese would be ambivalent about the "100 years" of the ROC - the fact that Taiwan wan't part of the ROC 100 years ago and didn't come under ROC control until 34 years later. That seems to me very relevant to the subject of the article and would have fit very nicely after the sentence about "...they also don't see the events of 100 years ago as particularly relevant to their future." I would imagine they don't see those events as very relevant to their past either. It also wouldn't have hurt to mention why the ROC takeover of Taiwan isn't well-regarded by many Taiwanese. They at least quote some guy saying the ROC was forced on Taiwan in 1949, but they don't say why that's bad.<br /><br />But still, the article was better than most. An improvement for AP.Readinnoreply@blogger.com