I've been back in Canada for a week now and have experienced a touch of what I hear is reverse culture shock, but I believe is actually more culture dismay. Things that dismay include ...
People driving around with the bass of their crap music rattling the door handles on their beater cars.
Fat people. So many. I mean, the sidewalks are wider here, but they really don't seem to be.
Pushy guys. Cat calling, ogling, etc.
The number or people who really care about the queen visiting. Like, thousands of them, standing in the rain to watch her look at some boats.
Protestors burning cars at the G20 summit and launching class action lawsuits for unlawful detainment. The controversy that grabbed the most headlines in connection with ECFA protesting in Taipei was that it was a little noisy and might distract students writing exams.
Shit is expensive.
Okay so I guess it's not that bad to be back. Some things are fantastic. Hearing good live music is something that is next to impossible in Taipei, as is walking in to any bar or cafe to watch soccer. As it happens to be jazz festival and world cup season in Montreal, it's actually difficult to not enjoy these things. And man did I miss cheese.
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