Lost In Translation (11/5)

November 5, 2008 Posted by User ImageChris

As we walked through the Shilin night market in Taipei we saw a lot of things we didn't understand or know what they were. This person probably was the peek of our feelings about being lost:


Taiwanese Monk Buddhist Taipei

We didn't really have any clue why he was dressed like that, maybe some kind of Monk or Buddhist? He was saying something as he walked, but we weren't sure what it was. For westerners people like this only ever remind us of mystical ideas from movies we've seen like Lord of the Rings, except it's not fantasy, it's real life.

My little disclaimer to go a long with these photos is that I have much respect for the many cultures in Asia. It is only that many Asian ideologies inherent in their languages translate poorly into English. Even with these translation errors, I am completely grateful that so many things are translated into English, it has been infinitely helpful to me.

Posted: November 5, 2008 under Lost In Translation

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Comment by no imageBas - Istanbul Expat (Who am I?)
2008-11-10 13:49:45

Awesome. Really curious to find out what this guy is also. Hope you find out soon :-)

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