Awakened to Taiwan’s flops
‘We lost to KL, our airport, ‘
a Taiwanese boy sighs
reaching home from KLIA
taiwanese boy groans
about taoyuan airport
As I walked out of the China Airlines at the Tao Yuan International Airport, I overheard a Taiwanese boy saying their airport is such a poor comparison to Kuala Lumpur International Airport. ‘If we compete, we are such a long way down there, ‘ the boy who had just returned from a holiday in Kuala Lumpur, added. That got my eyes wide looking for shortcomings. The first thing I noticed was a torn ceiing board and water marks on many of them. And then that smell of things that had aged. Indeed Taiwan has a lot of catching up to do with the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) , I started to agree with the boy. But KLIA is no ordinary airport. It was voted the World’s Best Airport (15-25 million passengers per annum) for two consecutive years, in the 2005 AETRA awards and 2006 ACI-ASQ awards.
However, there are a few things I observed quite unique about the Tao Yuan International Airport (the arrival section) . They have a special area for child care, and also hang little beautiful pictures, many with proverbs, in their toilets, one above each urinal at the men’s.
as you urinate
a little life lesson
taoyuan international airport
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