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| Some of the Sounds of Mondo Taiwan | |||
| WHAT | WHEN | WHERE | HOW OFTEN |
| The garbage truck song |
Noonish, for me
(depends where you live) |
Outside my window | Every friggin' day! |
| Ambulance sirens | Morning, noon, and night | Anywhere | Avg. 10 to 15 times a day. |
| Cell phones | Anytime | Anywhere |
Most noticed in movie theaters and concert halls,
avg. 10 times per show |
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Noise trucks
(xuan1 chuan2 che1) |
8 AM - 10 PM | On the streets |
5 to 10 times a day --
more often before elections |
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A child playing
Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" on the recorder |
Last noted instance
10 AM on a Sunday Usually for about an hour each afternoon |
Outside my living
room window |
15 to 20 times/month |
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Steel "broom"
(a device for "massage" or self-flagellation) |
Anytime |
Emanating from the open
windows of elderly neighbors |
A couple of times a week |
| My asshole* neighbors blowing their car horn at someone parked in front of their driveway. | Morning, noon, night, middle of the night, etc. | Outside my bedroom window | About 5 times a day, just for that family. |
| WHAT | WHEN | WHERE | HOW OFTEN |
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The words "shang1 nao3 jin1"
(Mandarin for "a brainbuster") |
When slight difficulty
(requiring thinking) is encountered |
Anywhere | Several times a day |
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An "erhu"
(traditional 2-string violin) playing the same 2 notes over and over and... |
Afternoon and evening,
about an hour each time |
A couple of houses down | About once a week |
| Barking dogs | 24-hours a day | Everywhere | Almost constantly |
| The neighbor's telephone ringing for more than 5 minutes non-stop | Every afternoon | Outside my living room window | 3 to 4 times a week |
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