Tag:#Politics
Politics and Religion: That 'Forbidden Dividing Line' on Independent Travel
3/30/2026Exploring why you shouldn't casually discuss politics and religion with strangers while traveling, delving into a real story of a cross-border night train and an elderly Thai man, plus a survival guide to the four 'taboo topics' for wandering travelers.
The Vanished Lunar Calendar and the Lowest Temperature: Political Metaphors in North Coast Life
1/1/2019Observing the inadvertent political tug-of-war in daily life. From a plain white calendar that deliberately removed the 'Chinese Lunar Calendar' and the 'Republic of China Calendar,' to the Tamsui anecdote of a news anchor changing to 'North Coast lowest temperature' due to local pressure. Exploring how ideology intervenes in life, and those absurd yet real fragments of society in a traveler's eyes.