I just have to shake my head in disbelief at this article about an American woman living in Hualien being fined NTD 6,000 (about US$181) for telling someone to frig off. See Rank’s breakdown about this–and “Don’t think that Taiwanese judges don’t understand English”!
I love this bit:
The accompanying story explains that the defendant had had the misfortune of running into Judge Zheng Pei-ting who “studies English assiduously with a private foreign tutor and plans to do graduate work in the US.” Zheng, whose English was “excellent” in school, had her doubts about the usage and asked her undoubtedly illegal private tutor whether the usage ‘Forget you’ was correct. Her tutor confirmed that ‘forget you’ is not a valid English construction.
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Frostfox // Apr 13, 2007 at 6:47 am
If I got caught every time I cussed out a Taiwanese person I would be in debt billions of dollars.
Sir Reginald Peepers // Apr 13, 2007 at 4:50 pm
Fucking Taiwanese! (Ha! Now convict me to the tune of 23,000 times… your puny court system is just not up to it.
Sir Reginald Peepers // Apr 13, 2007 at 4:50 pm
23 million? 23,000? 2,300? 23 times? Hah!
Sir Reginald Peepers // Apr 13, 2007 at 4:53 pm
My crime spree continues … the Taiwanese can eat my poop! (Catch me if you can!…)
Sir Reginald Peepers // Apr 13, 2007 at 4:55 pm
Wow. They got me. I am tremendously sorry for what I’ve done. I did not mean to insult the Taiwanese, suggest that they “can” eat my poop, or say that their court system is “puny” or “not up to it”.
Of course, look at the values of a nation in which they can fine a woman TWD 6,000 over a judge’s misinterpretation of English grammar and yet tolerate student Nazi groups.
Sir Reginald Peepers // Apr 13, 2007 at 4:56 pm
OK, I am sorry for commenting on their values.
Joe // Apr 17, 2007 at 12:30 am
At least she didn’t call her a ‘nappy headed hoe’. That seems to get people more than a $200 fine here in the USA.
Sir Reginald Peepers // Apr 17, 2007 at 12:52 pm
“Hoe”? Somebody hates gardening implements in the U.S.?
Don Ho has passed away after millions of performances of “Tiny Bubbles”, RIP. Imus could have avoided a lot of trouble if only he had made it clear that he was referring to them looking like Don Ho after he wakes up from a nap. Now that Ho has passed away, Imus won’t be able to use that excuse in the future.
Frostfox // Apr 18, 2007 at 3:32 am
Sir Reginald Peepers, as a pretend Taiwanese I am taking you to court for your remarks! I will accept an out of court settlement in the tune of 1 billion dollars.
Sir Reginald Peepers // Apr 24, 2007 at 1:22 pm
Well, then let’s set up a meeting place and time … preferably a place just far enough away that your pretend-Taiwanese driving skills will keep you from arriving!
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! (my evil laugh)
Anonymous // May 1, 2007 at 12:52 am
Lesbian
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