Xinyi district (the area around 101 and the Taipei City Hall) seems to be the main up-market shopping area – lots of high end stores (recession? what recession?) and many many malls.
There are so many malls, some are simply numbered - A1 to A11. I had discovered yet more cows (more on this later) as I got to A8 as it was about to open. I’ve been in a few of the As now and so was not surprised to see the door ladies bowing dressed in their airlinesque outfits.
However, once inside I encountered the shopping assistants lined up in the aisles, or waiting by the escalators five at a time, and as I passed, they too bowed welcoming me to the store.
I went up the escalators, more assistants bowing, it was becoming hard to make out the assistants from the mannequins and I was starting to wonder if I could hide somewhere to avoid the attention.
Up to the next floor, more of the same, even at the coffee stand, and I was starting to freak out a bit wondering what the hell would happen if I actually wanted to look at or buy something. I needed to get out of this bizarre reality. I toyed with them a little as walked towards an area and then away.
Finally at 11:05, I noticed them stretch and walk to their stations. It was over… for now.
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