I’m currently writing an essay on the different perceptions of crime in Taiwan of foreigners and locals, so I was hoping to get some comments and stories from the Formosa community. Generally foreigners feel that Taiwan is an incredibly safe place to live, and I’m no different in that respect. I’ve …

[image] Shaun008: 24h round the island bike run Damn, that sounds intense! :exploding_head: (Got a link? :grin: )

Less of a speed challenge and more of an endurance challenge. You can find plenty of videos of it on YouTube by searching 24耐. People will take breaks and naps along the way. It’s easier with the red/orange plate bikes since they can go up the Coastal Expressway on the West coast, cut through the…

[image] lunlan: more of an endurance challenge. Why wld ne1 go thru all that trouble? Wat is d reward???

[image] ppp: [image] lunlan: more of an endurance challenge. Why wld ne1 go thru all that trouble? Wat is d reward??? I cant remember what day it takes place, but I have a feeling it’s on Labour Day, they sometimes have checkpoints set up but take any route you want tracked by one of …

[image] Shaun008: The fastest I have see it done and documented is just less then 17h. That seems… doable? 1000k / 17h = ~60kmh average I could see where some creative route planning is needed though! :joy:

Here’s some criming, Ministry of Foreign Affairs style. :neutral_face: [image] Former Guam TECO director charged with fraud - Taipei Times Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan Guy

[image] afterspivak: A Taiwanese man was arrested after allegedly kicking a 2-year-old Filipino girl in the abdomen in the lobby of Taipei Main Station on Saturday afternoon [!quote] focustaiwan.tw Prosecutors said they brought an indictment against the 41-year-old Taiwanese man, Lee Kun-ju…

I can’t wait to see what Taiwan’s exemplary judges do with this case. :neutral_face: Guy

Guy goes into post office in Miaoli and stabs a 61yr. old worker to death. The murderer was mad about the post office workers being too loud loading and unloading mail. Despite the victim trying to run away the murderer kept chasing after him and stabbed him multiple times, ultimately killing him. …

[image] lunlan: victim trying to run away the murdered kept chasing after him and stabbed him multiple times, ultimately killing him. Must b on drugs.

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