Why do they love to pave the sidewalk with bathroom tiles

Taiwan Living in Taiwan
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Do they not realize that they become very slippery when wet? If you slipped on them and hurt yourself is there a way to sue the property owners?

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What’s that?

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You’re only noticing that now?

You call a lawyer.

Fortunately, I know one.

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They’re wall tiles on the ground aren’t they? Cheaper than properly graded floor tiles.

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I remember seeing a Taiwan textiles promotion video at the airport once. They went to great pains to explain how tiles and glazing were selected for different uses. They even had some contraption that mimicked a shoe sliding on a tile and measured either the slide or resistance.

Then I walked along a sidewalk and realized the authorities are just like the people that ignore traffic rules.

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Perhaps their goal was optimizing the tiles for sliding in wet weather? I wouldn’t be surprised


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Don’t buy cheap shoes with plastic slippery soles.

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People shouldn’t really need to buy special shoes to walk around in a city without falling over. Most other cities in the world have been able to figure this out, and it appears to be a design flaw that’s fairly specific to Taipei/Taiwan.

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Meh. I’ve got Timberlake shoes that cost 7k and still slip.

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Who does one sue? I ended up with a spiral fracture slipping on some marble that somebody had chucked water on. It’s unprovable who did it, although I know.

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Going to work the other day, I saw an old fella on his back. Fuck, I thought. Partly because I didn’t want to handle it. Luckily, as I got closer, the housing agents came out. “Did you fall over?” “Yes” he said.

What he should have said was I didn’t fucking fall, I slipped on your stupid new tiles.

The place has a stupid yellow slippery surface sign on it now. Problem solved. Something to read while you are on your back.

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Brand new Nikes with rubber soles slip on wet pavements here. It’s the dirt and grime and dog crap that’s built up over the years. It’s funny how even the smell of Taipei seems cleaner after a decent rain.

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Would be the developer or building management company. The lawyer is better at going through building permit records than I would be.

You target someone and if they’re not responsible, they’ll point the finger and rat them out to get out of it.

It’s the lawyer’s job to perform the discovery needed.

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I don’t see how I could possibly have won. My case would either be against someone who I thought made the marble potentially slippery, or someone who chucked liquid on it. Either way I wouldn’t have a case.

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This is the part I don’t want to comment on. It’s self-defeatist. You slipped, you fell. You suffered long lasting effects. This is not your fault. Someone is responsible for not making it safe.

You don’t know you wouldn’t have a case. I don’t know if you have a case. This is why I refer to the lawyer. He knows best about what to do. And he doesn’t take me for a ride. If he knows it’s a bad idea, he won’t push you to continue to drain your money. I know because while I often appear calm and collected, sometimes I’m ready to rip someone’s head off.

When it comes to my house, I’m ready to rip the tenant’s head off and have lost my mind already.

Since I’ve already lost my mind, I feel better now.

I feel wronged. Right now I am itemising my perceived losses and bringing them to the lawyer to ask for his advice.

What do you do if you feel wronged by someone else’s negligence? You talk to a lawyer. That’s it. That’s the answer. I don’t try to plan. I don’t plan for winning or losing. I don’t plan for having or not having a case. I ask what my rights are and that’s it.

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Do what I do. :upside_down_face:

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I usually skate on the tiles.

It’s kinda fun.

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pretty moronic isnt it? our post office just changed there’s, which was on a slope to boot, after an old guy broke his ankle.

it is insanely poor planning to the max.

but many places assume are sidewalks are actually homeowners land people are allowed to use. They choose how to decorate their front door area. explains the lack of level walking areas as well.

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I’ll assume you mean Timberland. I too, wear expensive shoes (of various notable hiking brand varieties) and still nearly fall on my face if I’m not walking with extreme caution