by Hsien-yu Lin
Assuming that you are a female and you look? naive? enough, then you have a good chance of being pulled into a store. If you happen to appear ugly, you may not be able to escape from severe criticism of your skin. Provided you are a beauty-pursuing woman and a weak-willed person, congratulations, you will probably be talked into buying some overpriced product only to find yourself being cheated. Calm down. It’s not the end of the world, it’s just an every-day event near Taida. Let me show you how it happens by sharing my personal experience. One day, while walking casually on the street, I was suddenly grabbed by a hand with different nail polish on each finger. It was a woman wearing scarily heavy make-up. Though she tried very hard to pretend to be kind, I was unwilling to stop until she said she had something to give me. Something good and, most important of all, free. Having a habit of getting give-aways, I was caught in the trap and stayed to see what I could get. First, she asked me to fill out a questionnaire. Before I could finish, however, she bombarded me with a sequence of questions like how I took care of skin and so on. Meanwhile, she claimed that my facial skin was bad and needed special care at once. Without giving me any time to think it over, she comforted me by offering me some free treatment. “It’s acceptable if it’s free,” I told myself. I followed her into a room to fetch the gift, but she seemed not about to give me anything to take away. Behind her, I saw a girl lying on a bed, receiving some treatment. Someone was spraying a creamy material on her face. Because the only bed was occupied, I obviously had no chance to lie down. The woman with heavy make-up tried to make me stay for a while so she killed time by talking nonsense. I saw through her trick however, and persistently refused to stay any longer. Thanks to my brightness, I succeeded in escaping from this witch. Days after that event, I saw someone’s story on the BBS saying how they were cheated. On top of costing a lot, the product was totally ineffective. What’s worse, her skin began to have spots after using the product. After a long sigh of relief, I took notice of the seriousness of this situation and decided to do justice. I started doing some research on how to save yourself from it. Finally, I came up with the following suggestions. 1. Just drop the woman’s hand when she tries to grab you. 2. If she doesn’t give up, stare at her maliciously. 3. Or, if you are not good at pretending to be rude, you can speak a foreign language to her, which certainly will make her feel awkward. 4. Assuming that you are curious about what you can get, you can stay for a while and tell her you are in a hurry. 5. If you are really bored and want to play a joke on someone, they are the best choice. Simply tell her you are interested and ask her to phone you some other time, and leave a long-distance telephone number which is not yours. 6. Last but safest, never reckon on getting things for free. There are all kinds of traps everywhere in Taiwan. Knowing how to avoid them is getting more important. I believe the best suggestion is “never be greedy.” a
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May 2024
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