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ramakentesh · Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 145

Hey
I have two weird questions from my time in Taiwan
Has anyone else - particular mountain-bike riders or hikers ran into a four-foot long snake that is basically a dark ash-brown or black with slight stripes? its basically black.
A Canadian guy told me he thought it sounded like a rat snake until I actually saw what it looked like and they were not similar.
We have snakes in australia - so if there are other aussies here it looked similar to a copperhead in colour but had the body of a red-bellied black snake. It seemed rather aggressive so i had to back-peddle coyly...
Secondly anyone know where woman who are taller and larger breaseted than the average female in Taiwan - and this require a larger size of clothing - can find nice clothes or are we pipe-dreaming??

teacha · Joined: 25 Aug 2005 Posts: 186

Nice womens clothes in Tiawan? Oh that's a good one. I suppose you would not want them to be 80's themed too? AHahahah. Really I don't know. I would check out the area by CKS Memorial Hall. I forgot the name but ask around, that district is more trendy high end and has more Western designer lothing stores than anywhere else I saw in Taipei. It's a vey expensive area for real estate. I went to an interview there once. I liked the area, it reminded me more of Manhattan than anywhere in Taiwan.

wix · Joined: 21 Apr 2003 Posts: 250 Location: Earth

info about Taiwanese snakes: Snakes and Mountain Bikers in Taiwan

ramakentesh · Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 145

Yeah Teacha - i think your right about fashion sense or lack there of - Maybe other asian countries just made me doubt that Taiwan's selection could be so poor.

Wix - yeah i had a look at that, but it wasnt there - mustnt be poisonous... cheers

Georgia275 · Joined: 15 Sep 2005 Posts: 1 Location: Wales

Are you in Taipei? You could try the intersection of Hoping E. Road and Wenzhou Road (or Street?) - there are a few shops there. Also, Zhong Shan N. Road, Section 7 (up in Tienmu).

clark.w.griswald · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 2056

ramakentesh · Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 145

Wow! How did you know about Australian snakes? Im actually really impressed.
Have you been to Australia? Or are you from there? The red-bellied black snake is the snake that this one put me in mind of - surely to know that you must have seen one for yourself?
I think your quite on the money with your identification. The snake's head was very similar to the one that I spotted - or nearly stood on...

teacha · Joined: 25 Aug 2005 Posts: 186

Both Austrailians, that's quaint. Throw another snake on the barbie mates.

ramakentesh · Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 145

some how i doubt it... Smile

izzyismydog · Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 5:39 pm Post subject: clothes in Taiwan!? NOT!

I used to order my clothes from victoria secret online- the regular shipping is shipped fed ex (so is the rush shipping so don't pay for that!) and the cost and duty wasn't bad- and the clothes were normal and fit a real woman! you just can't order anything that was made in China! sales at the online store are pretty good.

markholmes · Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Posts: 661 Location: Wengehua

markholmes · Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Posts: 661 Location: Wengehua

For some reason I have been thinking that Clark was English, then I remembered he used to be called Wombat (presumably thats what the W. stands for). Rolling Eyes

izzyismydog · Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 4:20 pm Post subject: !

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I was answerıng one of the original two questıons... not the one about the snake!

markholmes · Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Posts: 661 Location: Wengehua

izzyismydog · Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 4:30 pm Post subject: no worrıes!

you must be a man and that part slıpped your notıce!