A bizarre and oddly human moment unfolded in Taipei’s Beitou District when a homeowner caught a burglar red-handed inside his fourth-floor apartment, and then decided to document it in the most unexpected way: a selfie. Grabbing the suspect by the collar, the homeowner snapped a photo as the thief clasped his hands together in a pleading gesture. In a surprising twist, the homeowner, feeling sympathy, gave the man some cash for food and transportation before letting him go, only to later report the incident to police out of concern for others. The homeowner’s son later shared the now-viral image online, joking that his dad and the apologetic burglar might just have created the “meme of the year” for 2026.
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Aw burglary is sooo cwuuute!
Taiwanese are soo friendly!
The burglar probably had a cute little Shiba in a pram too. What a dumb ass story.
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[!quote] Formosa news on FB
Mirrors, mirrors, on the wall…
A strange sight in Tainan’s Dingmei community has everyone talking—a four-story townhouse with as many as 10 reflective mirrors mounted across its exterior walls. While some locals speculate it’s a feng shui decision by the homeowner, others worry that intense sunlight reflecting off the mirrors could disrupt nearby residents. Authorities say the installation doesn’t violate building regulations as long as it doesn’t extend beyond property boundaries, but the debate continues: creative expression or reflective nuisance?
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[!quote] Google Translate to translate Chinese posts on Facebook into English
A motorcyclist drove against traffic on a national highway, stopped two trucks, climbed onto the vehicles, and assaulted the drivers
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Cool solar powered speakers!
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Wow, $1200 NTD in fine 
How will ever the temple survive with such a hefty fine? That is wack!
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It’s China
What?
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Best I can come up with is a movie [mis]quote:
Unless he just forgot “Republic of” 
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A predictable reaponse to poor air quality in Taiwan is that it comes from China. Which sometimes is true. In this case, for example, Chinese culture.
So, whatareyagonnado?
cheaper than arranging rubbish sent to landfill
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A crowded coffee shop.
Someone takes a table for six.
Alone.
Takes off their shoes.
Puts their sweaty feet on a seat.
How nice!
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Honestly that doesn’t look too bad. Someone could grab the other corner of the table, everything could work here.
My pet peeve is high school student stuff left on a cafe table for hours, sometimes with McDonald’s trash strewn about here and there, with the student(s) nowhere in sight!
Guy
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I just take the liberty of taking a seat and moving their stuff in a corner. They typically look a bit confused when coming back, but then silently pack up their stuff or find a different table.
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My Louisa cafe experience most of the times.
And since summer is coming, I am ready for hoping from cafes to cafes without finding any seat for myself
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To be honest, this is kind of rare here (at least the bare feet stretched out on other seats). This kind of behavior is waaaaaay more common in western countries. This is an ‘every day’ kind of thing there.
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Pick up the trash and stuff it in their bag. Killing two birds with one stone. 
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