Somehow I feel like this could blow up like that whole stupid situation with a foreigner throwing a banana peel out the window on a mountain road and local media going crazy about it.
Country that sees a decent amount of rain…best make the sidewalk a slippery material. Lady walking to cross the street slips and the back of her head slams into the ground. Right outside an MRT station too. In most of Taiwan we solve this problem by having no sidewalks.
Wow I never realized it was related to the colour’s..which obviously makes sense. I just thought green were rhe original ones and most tasty.
The really crazy thing is that electronics do seem to be sensitive to “vibes”, we all know that one person whose electronics fail all the time for no reason. 
I like the videos on the MRT about how to defend yourself against a knife attacker with an umbrella or backpack.
Yup
Yep. My father could never wear a watch (back when people still used them) because something about his electromagnetic system would make them go haywire.
I destroy pens. No pen can survive my left handed death grip.
Here’s the photocopy machine in question.
The 乖乖 green bag is smaller than I recall.
Oh well, now it’s time to find a 乖乖 red bag and exchange it.
I told my wife about this conversation and she mentioned that in the server room at her company there are about six happy green 乖乖 bags on top of the server stack!
Go to your company’s IT room and see if you see any green bags on top or nearby any important electronics. Probably there are and you just never noticed it.
Sometimes they hide them behind or under the equipment, I’ve seen customs use them at the airport as well.
At the last company I worked at a computer tech finished working on a computer and went under the desk and actually duct-taped a green bag of 乖乖 to the bottom of the desk directly under the CPU! No bullshit! LOL
Asian parents talking about their son vibes.
I once took an MRI at ShuangHo Hospital, and the MRI machine had one on top. 
I should start a picture collection of my favourite Kuaikuais.
The old guy with grey hair brandishing a fire extinguisher against a would-be attacker is my favourite. He plays that role with gusto!
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Ah yes but have you heard our handsome mayor’s discourse on this topic?
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Taipei City Councilor Chien Shu-pei (簡舒培) yesterday said that the Ximen MRT parasols, in Wanhua District (萬華), cost much less than the planned infrastructure in Xinyi.
The Wanhua parasols cost NT$300,000 to NT$400,000 (US$9,396 to US$12,527) each, while the eight automated parasols planned for Xinyi are projected to cost about NT$7.7 million apiece.
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) said that the parasols are tailored to the location.
The devices in Xinyi, being near the shopping district, are being given special consideration given the modern and stylish environment, Chiang said.
Source: Cities install parasols for shade - Taipei Times
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This report from Taiwan Plus earlier this week at least shows some hope, with the Minister of the Environment Peng Chi-ming stating clearly that these umbrellas are NOT a long-term solution, instead calling for the planting of more trees.
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Exactly. Plant some bloody trees. Sort out the shit driving. Stop pissing around on bullshit that makes a headline but is utterly useless in real life.
We’d have plenty of space for more trees if there weren’t so many fucking 6-8 lane highways running through the middle of Taipei. Less cars, more trees. Win-win solution.
love the use of safety stripes. for motos I imagine. definite upgrade from traffic cones but playing with fire…
They cut a lot trees. Apparently around 4000 tress in 2024 and 2025. In my sidewalk alone they take down 2 trees. Only one was replace.
