This Doesn’t Turn Me On
I went to go see about tickets for the high-speed rail today. Big mistake. If you are a foreigner, you can expect to be filmed, photographed and bothered by all of the reporters camped out around the ticket counter. This includes sticking a microphone and camera in your face while you are talking to the guy at the service counter. I totally look like crap today. I just wanted to ask about schedules and ticket sales. And so much for Taiwan being an international operations destination—here we’ve got this bazillion U.S. dollar project and nothing is in English, and none of the staffers can understand English. Not that I need that, but what about joe-schmo visiting businessman or tourist? They do have some English information on their Web site, perhaps a little more than we needed. (Did you know they “offer urinals“? Nice toilet photos, btw.) I chose to split as soon as I could before I had an Elton John moment with all that press around.
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thx for the warning… I was curious about the schedules and tix as well… and thought I’d stop by. Now I think I’ll wait a bit until the excitement dies down. I’m surprised the English isn’t better for the HSR. “Elton John moment” that is great…. wise choice to split!
I went up there when they had 3-4 uniformed people sitting behind the ticket counter a couple of months ago doing nothing. I went up and asked if I could get a ticket, but they said no. It was so “Taiwan” to see them sitting there with absolutely not a thing to do.
I like that they offer urinals too! I was thinking of getting one for my new apartment.
Reminds me of the toilet foods (ice cream and dinner) that you had posted earlier on. Perhaps they can “offer squat toilets” too — ideal when stuck in a rocking and swaying train car.