An American makes plans to move to Taiwan.

2.19.2008

Minor Notes

I wanted to go eat at this place today that I like. They cook the food up in front of you, similar to how they might make subs or something in the states, but instead of putting the contents in a bowl or in a sandwhich they just push it over to you and you eat it off the cooking surface. Maybe it sounds weird but its pretty cool, tastes good, fast, and it's not expensive.

Well it was closed, so I took my first trip to McDonalds. I ordered a Big Mac meal which is #4 here for some reason (#1 in USA.) I wish I could say something interesting about it, but really the interior of the restraunt, the fries, the Big Mac, everything was exactly the same. I guess the only difference is that people like to hang out in McDonalds here, kind of like Starbucks. So, it tasted exactly the same. I guess one thing is here the recycle and trash items need to be sorted by the customer and put into the proper bins.

I also read a thread on Forumosa the other day about odd store combinations, such as motorcycle repair shop / noodle house. Well I found probably the worst one I can imagine, on the way to the Wells school. Ok, so you walk by the front of the store, and like most stores here, the shop has tables set up out on the sidewalk area, so as you walk by the store's door is on the right and the tables are on the left. I look in the store and it's full of cheap kid's toys, stuff you might see in the supermarket in the US. Little dart guns, crappy robot toys, little soldiers, but then, oh look whats on the shelf above that! Oh its Hentai Manga (Sex Comic Books!) Kids toys and porn, seems like a great combination! Hey Johhny, go find yourself something to play with, and take your time! What makes it even funnier is its out on the sidewalk area, while it looks like its all toys inthe actual store. So you can peruse in front of everyone! Oh man, makes me laugh everytime I walk by!

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4 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

That's weird that the McDonalds tastes exactly the same. I guess it makes sense, but you always hear differently. Was the service really crappy, too? Like it took forever and they still gave you the worng thing? Ha ha.

9:36 AM

 
Blogger Ian A. said...

Well- the service was fast actually, haha and correct. So its a little better I suppose.

9:44 AM

 
Blogger Bicyclesidewalk said...

No way...Big Mac No.4!
In Japan it is No.1...I am going to call Ronald up right now and take care of this one...they must have made a mistake!
btw what was No.1?

7:39 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I know this is a little late, but I just came across your blog...McDonald's in Taiwan has corn soup that you wouldn't find in America =) Or at least it did back when I visited Taiwan a few years ago. I haven't been back in a while..
yum!

9:37 PM

 

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