I cannot believe what I just witnessed. I’m here at our apartment. Moments ago I stepped out onto our porch where our washing machine and clothesline are (dryer’s in Taiwan are only for laundry mats and rich people) for some air. It faces Heping Road which isn’t a side-street by any stretch of the imagination. It is a four-lane road after all. This is important now so remember, too many cars and mopeds were zipping by to count while all this was taking place.
As I was standing there and gazing out at the traffic going by I saw a cab stop along the opposite side of the street. There were no passengers. The cab-driver got out of his car, walked to a little wall, and after looking up and down the sidewalk urinated with his back to me and the traffic. Finishing he walked back to his cab, climbed in and drove away.
Needless to say I am dumbfounded.
I feel its important to note that Taiwan, and especially Taipei, are quite westernized and well off. Taiwan is nowhere near a third-world country and if its developing instead of developed (no idea where the experts put Taiwan in this regard) then its on the upper end of developing. GUYS PEEING IN THE STREETS ISN’T NORMAL!
Oh the memories we make.
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