Buying footwear
Size 11s are so hard to get in the designs I like. Always end up with 3rd choice or lower.
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I like their fried chicken much more than KFC since there’s no original recipe here.
I can’t really see how someone would find it that bad.
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A farmer would know what to do.
Yeah, I was a little surprised by that too. TKK’s chicken didn’t taste fantastic to me, but not terrible, and if a branch were convenient I’d probably go there once a month or so.
For that matter, KFC post-original may be the only fried chicken on this island that I’ve actually disliked.
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Sheet metal wall collapses and dumps a bunch of soil/gravel on a passing taxi, killing the driver…
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Another example of safety number one priority in Taiwan. Who thinks it’s a good idea to pile sand and gravel that high using only sheet metal to support it falling onto the road.
Don’t worry government. I have already determined that nobody could reasonably foresee that the pile of Sand and gravel will collapse when piled high against sheet metal walls. Thank you.
These issues in Taiwan society make me angry. 
my wife says people just have no exposure to risk so don’t understand risk and consequences. I don’t buy it. People just don’t care.
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I’m honestly surprised there isn’t more accidents when you see the low safety standards and how ramshackle many of the buildings are.
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Talking about “accidents”:
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Update on the store clerk that got attacked by the crazy guy who attempted to gouge her eyes out:
Vision is fully restored and is likely to be discharged from the hospital this week.
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Many people belief that fate determines accidents…not planning ahead or risk assessment or safety training…or maintenance requirements…etc. How many times have I mentioned something might be dangerous to hear the response is “nothing has happened so far…so no need to worry”
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That’s the first word out of my wife’s mouth, fate.
She recognizes the lax in safety measures, but that specific man was killed due to fate.
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I hear that term “fate” used way too often and it’s almost like the risk of something happening is seen as, well we’ll figured it out ONCE it does happen.
It’s pretty much exactly what you said, nothing has happened so far, so we won’t worry about it.
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Apparently stevia is banned by the FDA now. Sorry, if you are as confused as I was, I should clarify. It is totally okay in locally made preserved fruit and soft drinks. Just totally not okay in a bunch of imported products from Korea*, the Philippines, Nicaragua and the US.
*Sweetened cheese powder does sound pretty gross mind.
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Wacky
Taiwan permits the use of steviol glycoside as a sweeter in certain foods and beverages such as preserved fruit, ice cream, chewing gum and soft drinks, but not in cheese powder, FDA division chief Chen Ching-yu (陳慶裕) said.
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Basically the stuff that is made here - most dried fruits for example.
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I don’t know how they front up to the cameras and keep a straight face saying this stuff.
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Is this why I can’t find any of the low calories sugar in Taiwan? Things like stevia, sweet’ n low, splenda, equal or twin sugar? It is because they are all ban?
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I’ve seen some locally made products with stevia. But they are ‘value added’ type products like naturally sweetened dried fruits, and there was a tea I bought at the convenience store, I think it might’ve been Lipton, but made here obviously. I just ship in sweeteners off iHerb, in Taiwan even if you find it, it is iHerb price + 2% or something.
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An initial punishment for the factory owner…not the first time he has gotten in trouble.
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I have heard some previous bosses say the same thing. Well, the customers have not complained YET…
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