Ah, Taiwan

Corbett | November 20, 2007 11:18 AM

Bouncing back and forth between China and Taipei all the time, I start to notice things I missed before.

Like at Chunghua Telecom, there's a big display for kids where they can learn their fundamental "D, C, B, A's."

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And there's the coffeeshop across the street from me on Nanking E. Rd.

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And then the difficulty in just trying to buy a basic bottle of water in the supermarket.

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And how the banks are all overstaffed, and the tellers are gossiping and doodling on paper, and the interiors are getting ratty, and business is so slow now that dogs can even hang out there.

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Category: Mr. Asia

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