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Bit of a weird place so far. Apart from getting out of the airport the roads are quiet and in the bit of Taipei (Tamsui) i'm in there seem to be very few people around. 

Compared to other SE Asian countries i've been to it's like a ghost town. 

I'm quite an adventurous eater but a few things at the night market were a bit ambitious.

Deep fried budgie anyone?

I can only vouch for what I saw in China. Lorries transporting dogs like pigs

Seems to be very few stray dogs & cats here. Hopefully they don't taste like chicken. 

Pub Bigot" wrote: ↑02 Mar 2026, 14:43 Daft question, but I’ll ask it anyway those that have more than a cursory knowledge of the Taiwanese. 

Are they cunts like some of their mainland counterparts and torture and devour dogs? 

If so, fuck ‘em.’

Taiwan beer, Are the scantly called lady's in glass booths selling beetle nuts about ?

Daft question, but I’ll ask it anyway those that have more than a cursory knowledge of the Taiwanese. 

Are they cunts like some of their mainland counterparts and torture and devour dogs? 

If so, fuck ‘em.’

joe royal" wrote: ↑02 Mar 2026, 12:39 Currently in Ruifang district and everything apart from the 7-11 shuts at 8pm

Custard buns & beer it is then. 

Currently in Ruifang district and everything apart from the 7-11 shuts at 8pm

Custard buns & beer it is then. 

i'm here for 11 more days and i think the black sand is on the to do list, don't think the train is tho but it sounds like it's worth a detour 

Go the high speed railway the Chiayi City I lived there when were building the highspeed railway in 2003-2005. Twenty years later is must have developed much, The East coast has black sand lava beaches it an eight hour drive across the mountains 

Been a couple of times, quite like it, very much like the mainland but maybe not as advanced or hectic, bit more laid back and nicer people i thought, maybe how China was 20-30 years ago?

Never tried the deep-fried Budgie thing, as much as i like Chinese street food i tend to stick to stuff i recognise, also avoid the various bits of stomach, intestines, cocks, beaks, tongues, gizzards etc and all manner of stuff made from blood which the locals seem to love and consume by the wheelbarrow load