Wack Things in Taiwan 2018

[MalcolmReynolds]

It was a really new thing about 10 years ago. Could find them on scooters, too!

The most recent garish display of affluence, social standing

How do you feel about the fake EU plates affixed to cars in Taiwan? poll The most recent garish display of affluence, social standing, prestige, stupidity, and ignorance has got to be the foolish fake EU license plates you can see affixed to cars in Taiwan. This fad began in late 2005 to early 2006 and was a minor annoyance at the time. However, you can now see them everywhere. Today, I counted 34 vehicles with these fake EU plates while driving my daily round trip commute between the office …

What's with the EU Plates?

What’s with the EU plates on cars, especially when they have a letter that’s not an EU country (eg. J or K)?

[Nazi Benz]

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