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From: Honolulu
Thanks for the pics gabedude. I feel like I've already been there 
I don't see what you're complaining about. You've got your pringles, Ballantines, and the latest issue of Road and Track
There sure are alot of motorscooters there; probably due to the congestion.
Hey, I didn't see one pic of a hottie!
sorry..... 1 track mind.
I don't see what you're complaining about. You've got your pringles, Ballantines, and the latest issue of Road and Track
There sure are alot of motorscooters there; probably due to the congestion.
Hey, I didn't see one pic of a hottie!
sorry..... 1 track mind.
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From: Redondo Beach, Cali49A
Originally posted by smccurry
Cool! Was it just the two of you, or was it a group thing? How's her English? Or do you speak Chinese?
Cool! Was it just the two of you, or was it a group thing? How's her English? Or do you speak Chinese?
It was just two of us. She was in a hurry to catch a plane, so we had something in a nearby mall. She tricked me into taking her to the airport, too, afterwards.
I had this feeling that she wasn't too fond of my car (it was a '93 Eclipse) 'cause she drove a Porsche. Only if I had an S2000 then.
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From: Redondo Beach, Cali49A
Originally posted by FlyingPig
No, people only speak Chinese mandarin because the chinese nationalist driven from China took over the island(just like the Japanese, Dutch and the Portugese before them) and installed their language as the official language while banning the use of Taiwanese. The ban is release now, but it's too late. The majority of the population is already brain washed after decades of dictatorship under the warlord CKS.
No, people only speak Chinese mandarin because the chinese nationalist driven from China took over the island(just like the Japanese, Dutch and the Portugese before them) and installed their language as the official language while banning the use of Taiwanese. The ban is release now, but it's too late. The majority of the population is already brain washed after decades of dictatorship under the warlord CKS.
/Rog
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From: USR, NJ
Originally posted by spider
Actually, since the Martial Law was lifted in the late '80s, more and more people had started to speak Taiwanese, especially the younger generation.
/Rog
Actually, since the Martial Law was lifted in the late '80s, more and more people had started to speak Taiwanese, especially the younger generation.
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Originally posted by mingster
hehehe, i can see where FP's coming from FP must be a strong supporter of the DPP
hehehe, i can see where FP's coming from
FP must be a strong supporter of the DPP
When the chinese came over, they killed off the majority of educated Taiwanese population, and got the rest of them to work for them. It's hard to recover from any plundering of culture.
The fact is that Taiwanes population now consists of both recent and older immigrants, on top of the aboriginals. I can't justify being "racist" by attacking recent immigrants or their descendent.
However, the fact is that those who are related to the family in the dictatorship are well educated for a good reason. They had the power and the money.
DPP always had the disadvantage. I would not criticise them anymore, but they have a long way to go before they even know how to play "politics".