One day in September, I had a ride with a taxi-cab which also had another passenger, a tourist from PRC. I was taking the taxi to give me a ride from Chung-Hsing University to the railroad station of the Taichung City. At the Taichung City Railroad Station, I will then take a commuter transit ride to the High Speed Rail station at New U-Jih. At New U-Jih, I will then take a bullet train to Taipei in less than 40 minutes.
I had few conversations with the taxi-driver and the Chinese tourist while we were all in the taxi cab.
" How much do you have to pay for the HSR to Taipei?", asked the taxi-driver.
"About NT $600." I answered.
"I will take you to Taipei with NT $600. What do you think?", the taxi-driver offered.
"No," I said. "because HSR is a Taiwanese pride".
It is !! I have taken the HSR rides several times. It is not only fast, it is also very comfortable. Passengers can take advantages of the rapid, efficient transit support from the local railroad and bus systems to access the HSR. The trains run every 30 minutes. The HSR is one of the few superior ground transportation infrastructures that US needs to catch up. I often yearning for such a transport system in the US so that I don't have to drive 90 minutes every day for work.
I had mentioned that there is another passenger in the taxi, a tourist from PRC. Yes, we did have few conversation over the melamine-tainted milk products sold everywhere in the world. Well, She did not defend her government. She said Chinese government and merchants are equally rotten and need to be reformed or pressured to reform.
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