While this story is hardly newsworthy, it does serve to highlight one of the implications of being a foreigner in Taiwan.
On June 5th 2013, a woman (Shen) was on the MRT (subway) when she saw a foreigner get on and take up 2 seats – one for herself and one for her bags. A few stops down, an elderly couple got on, and as good manners dictates, Shen got up and offered her seat to the woman. At this point, Shen also asked the foreign woman to give up her seat so that both members of the couple could sit down. And then shit hit the fan. Continue reading ‘Furor with a foreigner on the MRT’
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