Just in case they fix the typo, here's a screenshot.
"Every year, local Taipei resident Pubic Wang barbecues
outside of his Songshan home.
'Barbecuing during Mid-Autumn Festival may not be a part of
our 5,000 years of culture, but ever since the tradition began it is one of the
best parts of the holiday,' he said.
Some neighbors disagreed. 'Every moon festival while I am
sitting at home watching TVBS and complaining about the young people and their
barbecues, I can smell the sizzling of Pubic's meat, especially when he puts
sauce on it.'
Asked for comment, Pubic replied, 'Auntie Ho is welcome to
come and eat my meat. I'm always happy to share.'"
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In all seriousness, this is a stupid way to try to improve air quality. Air quality in Taiwan is affected by scooters, factories, ghost money (but not temple parades) and maybe a little bit from China, but not as much as you think. Moon Festival barbecues and such are not the problem and have never been the problem, so trying to stop them to improve air quality is not going to solve the problem. The same goes for temple festivals, by the way. Ghost money, sure, okay, it bothers some people and apparently scientific measurements indicate that it does affect air quality, but not the festivals themselves.
If you want to improve air pollution in Taipei, go after the scooters and the factories, not the barbecues and the parades. Don't be stupid.
2 comments:
Yes, sadly, they did fix the typo...!
That Pubic is a real jokester:)
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