Yesterday I walked out of a job interview and into the middle of a protest.
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China Sucks, Taiwan is not For Sale, Keep Taiwan FREE
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It's hard to tell from my pictures, but there were hundreds of people.
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Note the big red star commie boot crushing Taiwan's government behind the flag
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Everyone wave at the white lady with a camera.
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The Democratic Progressive Party (pro-independence party) is mad at the Kuomintang (the party in power) because they think they're bending too much to Beijing.
It was a poignant thing to watch, especially when it occurred to me that if Taiwan were part of China today this march would never have been allowed.
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Police observing the demonstration
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Freedom is a blessing. Count your lucky stars if you live somewhere where you can say what you think.
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Hey awesome! I just spoke to my mother on Skype. She was marching in the protest! She never does anything like this in the US except to turn up at the polls. But in Taiwan she goes out for protests!
Freedom... thats a funny word. I think the degree of freedom is relative to your reference or view point. But I hope you write more about what going on around you..
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Well good luck. Brass Monkey is a rugby pub. Lots of Kiwis, Aussies, and a few yarpies from Durban or Cape Town. Might run into a couple Frenchmen and the odd Canuck or American. You might also run into travelers if you spend some time at hostels. Try posting on Thorn Tree's Taiwan page and see if any expats want to start a social group. I've also struck up random conversations with English speakers while shopping for food at Carrefours.
There's another pub whereI ran into a fair number of travelers. But I'm not sure how many of them are staying on the island versus there on business. And frankly the price of food and drinks at these places are pretty inflated.
http://www.taipeipubs.com/saints/index.htm
Be careful but stay open-minded. Most folks on the road are friendly enough.
If you're ever in Hualien there's a surfer hostel. They've many English books so they attract English speakers who are in the area to teach English or study Chinese. Nice friendly hostel run by a Taiwanese surfer girl. The barista, the owner, and another dude there all speak English well enough to hang out socially. See my post about Hualien.
http://tedders.blogspot.com/2008/09/so-they-wont-rent-gringo-motorbike.html
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