Taiwan Trash Truck
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The first time I heard the trash truck coming, I was very happy because I thought it was the ice cream truck!
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August 31st, 2009 at 11:25 pm
Taiwan Trash Truck | http://tinyurl.com/lrzqzd
September 1st, 2009 at 7:48 am
Why do I suddenly crave a creamsicle?
Creamsicle Martini
2 oz. Vodka
1 oz. Triple sec
1 oz. Orange juice
1 oz. Heavy cream
Yum!
thenhbushman
reply on September 1st, 2009 9:18 pm:
David, sounds great to me! i’ll have to borrow your recipe at our next party!
September 1st, 2009 at 11:31 pm
thenhbushman
reply on September 2nd, 2009 6:36 am:
Dennis, that drink sounded too good to pass up!
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Me too MJ.
Was so disappointed to see a garbage truck instead of an ice cream truck.
thenhbushman
reply on September 3rd, 2009 11:15 am:
owshawng, i’ve heard stories of foreigners running after the truck upon hearing the song, only to be very disillusioned after catching up to it! thanks.
September 3rd, 2009 at 4:35 am
What’s the white one behind for? Recyclables? Do you leave the trash on the sidewalk or do you have to be present with the trash?
.-= Mitesh Damania´s last blog ..Sibel Edmonds: interview with Joseph (Joe) Trento 08-31-2009 =-.
thenhbushman
reply on September 3rd, 2009 11:22 am:
Mitesh, yes, the truck following the trash truck is the recyclables truck. Taiwan has a very heavy recycling program and we contribute as much to it as we can. the trash pickup system here isn’t like it is in the US. you should be physically present to throw your bags into the truck. in my video, you see that one citizen has a few more bags than he can handle and the guy hops down off the truck to help him. it wouldn’t go over very well if those bags were just left there day after day. sometimes in my neighborhood, someone from the next block will miss the truck, or they somehow feel that it’s more appropriate to place their bags on our street; either way, they’ll come over and throw a bag of trash on the street and expect someone else to pick it up and throw it away. most times the bags do get thrown onto the truck but sometimes they sit there for a few days until someone gets sick of looking at them. this “personal responsibility” for trash throwing also explains the obvious lack of public trash cans in Taiwan. no one wants to be the one who is responsible for managing the trash cans. therefore, people walk down the street littering it because there isn’t anywhere to put the trash. it’s a big problem here. thanks.
owshawng
reply on September 3rd, 2009 2:28 pm:
That’s why you can just drop your trash in someone’s scooter helmet or handlebar basket and keep on walking.
thenhbushman
reply on September 3rd, 2009 4:13 pm:
owshawng, anyone who does that deserves a butt kicking! i get trash in the scooter basket outside our house, frequently. some lazy dude just chucks his crap in there instead of taking it a few steps further to home, or wherever.
andre
reply on September 8th, 2009 2:05 am:
not to mention the stray dogs that ravage through the garbage that’s been left behind
.-= andre´s last blog ..bushman’s beach bbq =-.
thenhbushman
reply on September 8th, 2009 11:37 am:
Andre, don’t get me started on stray dogs!
September 3rd, 2009 at 1:08 pm
There’s going to be a lot of disappointed American kids….
.-= Mitesh Damania´s last blog ..Sibel Edmonds: interview with Joseph (Joe) Trento 08-31-2009 =-.
thenhbushman
reply on September 3rd, 2009 4:13 pm:
Mitesh, there are very few American kids here to worry about.
September 8th, 2009 at 2:03 am
would be funny if it happened the other way around….. some taiwanese guy moves to the US and runs out with his garbage only to see the ice cream truck coming down the road
.-= andre´s last blog ..bushman’s beach bbq =-.
thenhbushman
reply on September 8th, 2009 11:36 am:
that’s too funny Andre!