The purpose of this blog is to raise awareness of conditions in Taiwan as seen by foreigners living here. Primarily I have aimed to bring attention to corruption, racism and opinions formed by interactions with local people. I hope this blog provides a benefit to Taiwan, and foreigners in Taiwan.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
A hole in every shoe
Well, there I was walking down the street and saw this. After thinking of the irony of it, and soon finding others I discovered it wasn't a random encounter but an intentional thing. Certainly deserving of the WTF category.
This is taiwanese engineering at its best. It's a good way to represent how Taiwanese are working, a nice "temporary fix" which is going to stay there forever (until someone finds a bigger boot or an umbrella to put in). If we actually want to push a bit further down the line, we can also notice that they even did not have enough intelligence to use the same pair of boots to stuff the holes, they must have a "boot trailer" only for that purpose.
I am a professional working in Taiwan. Unfortunately I am unwilling to disclose my identity for my protection. I only assure you that I am not here teaching English and I have been here for a while.
This is taiwanese engineering at its best.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good way to represent how Taiwanese are working, a nice "temporary fix" which is going to stay there forever (until someone finds a bigger boot or an umbrella to put in).
If we actually want to push a bit further down the line, we can also notice that they even did not have enough intelligence to use the same pair of boots to stuff the holes, they must have a "boot trailer" only for that purpose.