"Thanks for the news from 2011." So? Musical garbage trucks have been operated in Taiwan for a long time; it's simply part of Taiwanese culture. And ludicrous? Are you laughing at the Taiwanese? Judging another country's culture only because you read a small article about it is ludicrous, indeed. Or maybe I misunderstand your comment...

@Ryo1 "it's simply part of Taiwanese culture. And ludicrous? Are you laughing at the Taiwanese? Judging another country's culture only because you read a small article about it is ludicrous, indeed."

I wasn't laughing before but I am now and it's not at the people who live in Taiwan.

It's illogical, inconvenient and ineluctably, ineffably inefficient to expect each person with garbage to be there when the music plays.

What other gems of your understanding of "Taiwanese culture" will you regale us with next?

@waitingforgodo Well, if it's working for the Taiwanese... Having lived in multiple countries and always worked with people from different countries and different cultures, I have learnt not to judge them by my standards. I simply observe. Anyway, all good. Fun having a chat with you.