A ‘typhoon day’ has come to mean one thing for many – a chance to indulge their favourite pastimeThe winds of typhoon Kong-rey howled through the streets of the Taiwanese capital, Taipei, on Thursday afternoon. Meanwhile, inside a brick and glass building people similarly wailed down the corridors of a branch of the Partyworld karaoke chain.Through the poorly soundproofed door of one room voices warbled a song by the Taiwanese rock band Mayday, and through another came the sounds of a song by Coldplay. In room 330, someone made an exasperated search through the song list – “where is Kylie? What the hell! ” – as friends screamed lyrics from a Linkin Park track. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/02/typhoon-kong-rey-hit-taiwan-karaoke-bars-buzzed-official-day-off
Author : Helen Davidson in Taipei
Publish date : 2024-11-02 03:00:02
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Karaoke and Kong-rey: Taiwan sings through biggest typhoon in decades
