Yes, it makes no sense

Corbett | April 17, 2006 12:27 AM

I thought this was a perfect indication of how to get things done in Taiwan.

Today I woke up and turned on the water to shower, and... no water. I figure they're doing construction, so I walk over to the neighbor's to ask if they have any water, and that's when I notice the six inch deep swimming pool growing in my backyard. Shitfuckdamn. Apparently a pipe had broken off the side of my house, spewing water up out of the ground. I wade around find the broken pipe, and we get in the car and take off to look for a local suei dian guy to fix it. Being Sunday, we know this is probably an impossible dream, but we have to at least try. So we drive all over Tien Mu, call a dozen different places, and after an hour or so we're like forget it this is stupid. Since we were already out and about, Irene wanted to stop by the local butcher to pick up some breakfast sausages. She asks them if they know anyone, and they give her a number. She calls, someone answers, and we arrange to meet "a guy wearing a hat" on a bridge. Five minutes later, I arrive to the bridge, a guy with a hat is actually waiting there, I show him the pipe and a shot I took with my digital camera, and thirty minutes later he's at my home fixing the pipe.

So, the moral of this story?

In Taiwan, when you need a plumber on Sunday, just go buy some sausages.

Category: Mr. Asia

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