In a place that makes more bicycles than anywhere on the planet, it is 125cc scooters that rule the roads. As in Tokyo, the number of stoplights and one-way streets here can wreck your groove. The motoring environment is far more challenging in Seoul, where nobody pays attention to the stoplights and one-way signs, and 650cc motorcycles are the rule.
The martial music at the end of this clip was part of one of the “national independence” rallies going on Saturday across the city. Not sure what the demonstrators want: I thought most Taiwanese already consider themselves part of an independent state. Maybe it’s a call to the rest of the world to recognize them diplomatically. Currently, only Brunei, Vatican City and handful of other entities do so. [Author's note: Well fuck me. The front page of today's Taipei Times said they were anti-nuclear-power demonstrations.]
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