playing with your kids' lives

i have nothing against taiwanese

heck, i'm taiwanese... but let's face it, common sense is not one of the strong traits amongst my people

almost everyday, you see things that make you shake your head

sometimes there's an explanation, sometimes there's none

ask why?

just because

one of the things that makes me shake my head really hard and really pisses me off is parents riding a scooter with their kids

what's so bad about that?

take a look...




* photo courtesy of michael turton


* photo courtesy of michael turton

don't get it?

the adults are wearing helmets while the kids are not!

there's actually an explanation for this one

they feel that kids are constantly growing so it's kinda pointless to buy them helmets which they will not be able to wear for long so it's a waste of money

so why buy them clothes?

exactly

how much is a helmet in taiwan anyways?

a few hundred ntd's (new taiwan dollars, which is about nt$32 to us$1)

fuck, even if it was a few thousand dollars and had to buy them often, i would definitely spend the money

a few thousands dollars for your kid's life?

i say that's not a bad deal

not bad at all