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Xiaoru, a Taipei native, is a young mother. Recently, she complained about a strange thing she encountered on an online social platform -
The reason for this incident is that Xiaoru forgot to take a taxi early in the morning. After arriving at the destination, she had to discuss with the driver and go to the convenience store in front to find the change, and suggested that the driver should leave the change in the car in the future.
didn’t want to, but the driver choked back and said, it’s you who should prepare the change!
Xiaoru saw that the driver was very resentful and didn't want to argue with him. After changing money and getting out of the car, she took out her mobile phone and took a picture of the license plate behind the car. Unexpectedly, the driver made an amazing move at this time -
he reversed the car and tried to hit Xiaoru! ! ! ! !
Xiaoru, who was still in shock, couldn't help but sigh: I always thought Taiwan was quite civilized, how could I meet such a person!
Subsequently, Xiaoru posted her experience that morning on social platforms such as WeChat Moments, and initiated a topic discussion, #If Alipay and WeChat Pay were popularized in Taiwan, this kind of thing might not happen#, which aroused cross-strait concerns. Great public discussion.
Last week, the Straits Herald Facebook fan page made this PO post by Xiaoru a push . Unexpectedly, it aroused heated discussions among netizens on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. There are roughly three categories of topics that fans are concerned about:
1 Will paying with Alipay and WeChat be monitored?
A Taiwanese netizen named "Allen" left a message on the Straits Herald Facebook saying that WeChat and Alipay are very convenient, Didi Taxi is also very convenient, but overall are people and money safe and will they be monitored? ?
After this question was raised, the subsequent replies became lively. Netizen "MA" said, don't you need to fill in the information when you go to the bank to apply for a card? How can you say that using Alipay is equal to exposing privacy? Another netizen "YiKuan" said that Facebook may also be monitored, and the United States monitors possible terrorist activities!
2How to pay for a taxi in Taiwan without cash?
Another point of discussion is that taxis in Taiwan now actually have many payment methods. Taiwanese netizen Li Zhongkang left a message saying that Alipay can be used by Taiwan's big fleets, mainly depending on the fleet.
Mr. Guo Jianhong pointed out that Taiwan actually has other payment methods, and many taxis now have Easy Cards.
Another netizen Hou Zhousheng said that Taiwan does not need Alipay, but supports Taiwan to develop a more convenient and faster payment method . He also said that if human beings did not develop new technologies and did not want to make progress, they would still be riding donkeys now, and there would be no need to worry about change.
3 Isn’t it true that mainlanders are complaining?
When this post was first published, many Taiwanese netizens thought that Xiaoru was a mainlander who was used to using Alipay and WeChat and could not follow the local customs. Some netizens even said that if the green media saw it, it would be hyped as mainlanders mocking Taiwanese for not knowing how to pay with Alipay and WeChat.
After verification by the Herald reporter, it was confirmed that Xiaoru is Taiwanese and her registered residence is in Zhongshan District, Taipei City. However, her husband is doing business in the mainland. Because she is the wife of a Taiwanese businessman, Xiaoru often travels between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and is new to the development of the mainland. Things are also relatively familiar, that's why I feel this way.
Facebook user Guo Minrui left a message saying that it could be posted on the scrap commune to let more people know about it.
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Text/Yang Shiping
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