Taitung City takes great pride in being a pleasant place. They have a saying to describe the place:
好山好水
good mountains good water
to which some people add:
好多酒鬼
lots of alcoholics
But, indeed, the environment is very pleasant; and the air seems a lot less polluted than Taipei, or Hong Kong (though maybe not Brunei, which is one of the reasons we live here).
One other description or Taitung is:
狗比人多
(there are) more dogs than people
which may or may not be true. But there are certainly lots and lots of dogs. One thing I found stunning is that most of the dogs are wearing winter coats.
Now, it can get quite chilly in Taitung, but never less than 10 or 12 degrees, so it seems quite weird to see the dogs wearing coats. In the UK, where it can get much colder, I have very rarely seen dogs wearing coats. But maybe Taiwanese dogs are not so hardy.
