The Psychology of Terror in an Inexperienced Society
It was 1am on a rainy day when the author got into a casually parked cab for a post-drinking ride home. The cab driver seemed rather tired, prompting a question from the still energetic author to figure out the reason. "I had like 3 rides from Xizhi to Banqiao just in half a day today." The driver quipped, nonchalantly exposing the sense of surprise even after completing those 40km, 40min (without traffic), 20 USD (quite a sum for a single ride on a Taiwanese taxi) journeys. "And all of them were young ladies by themselves...but during the day when the MRT is still operating." The driver elaborated, referring to Taipei's subway system.