Category: Taiwan

Ni hao from Taiwan,     Planet Earth is doomed; unmistakably, undeniably, inexorably doomed. Maybe it’s not completely stuffed just yet but we are heading over the cliff and there’s no sign of turning. One doesn’t need to visit Taiwan to know this, but a week here has confirmed the dread.  consumerism    When Europeans and …Read More

  Ni hao from Taiwan,    I don’t suppose it should be a great surprise to find a smaller, Asian version of America when I visit Taiwan. After all, that was pretty well Chiang Kai-Shek’s mission. Here in what is officially known as The Republic of China, there’s baseball, more fat people and more beggars, …Read More