Taiwan for the 5th time - April and May 2023 - Page 5 - 447

Despite this being a very industrial area, there is an open sea pool for old folks to strip off and strut about. A couple are swimming in it though, including a snorkeler beyond the sea wall. It is well known that in general, Taiwanese people are terrified of water, and most cannot swim, this might be from something called the Ghost Festival - 'People should avoid swimming, and bodies of water, so that evil spirits cannot drown the living, and gain a second chance at life'. I just looked up Taiwan fear of swimming and there seems to be scholarly articles about the topic, with the suggestion being that they have the lowest percentage of people able to swim in the world, and when they tried to introduce it to schools, there were protests.

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Date: 10 May 2023 Time: 14:08:16