One thing I like about Taiwan (& would like to write a story on the more I think abt it) is that while it& #39;s no doubt a developed country w/ high tech, it& #39;s also a religious society. The myths and science doesn& #39;t clash as others might expect. Instead they coexist in harmony.
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I like to use 乖乖 as an example. These snacks can be seen in almost every office & even on film set (placed on the cameras).
Here& #39;s 3 of the more memorable incidents I had with 乖乖: (2)
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One time the printer in our office isn& #39;t working. We just moved to a new building and everyone is going mad. The semi-head of our team (the most experienced co-worker who& #39;s also responsible for all the techs) told us to grab 2 乖乖 (it must be green packages!) at lunch break. (3)

He placed 1 pac on our printer & 1 on his computer. He nodded agreeably when the printer sprang back to life!
The guy& #39;s Malaysian & & #39;s been living in TW for 10ish yrs. He said he learnt this from his classmates in uni https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Gesicht mit Freudentränen" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Freudentränen">
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The second story is one time when I was in 3D class & the model refused to be rendered. The teacher sighed and said: "I guess IT finally found out that& #39;s not 乖乖."
I checked the back of the pc & lo and behold! It& #39;s a bag of Lays with green packaging https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤯" title="Explodierender Kopf" aria-label="Emoji: Explodierender Kopf"> (5)

The final story was similar. While in uni, my roommate always had a pack of green 乖乖 on her desk. One day her laptop wasn& #39;t responding so she checked the expiry date on the snack then threw it in trash. She later brought back a new one as offering for her (ancient) laptop. (6)