I would replace the word "fake" with "imitation". Anybody that buys a Rolex watch for $50 ,unless he is stupid, knows he is getting an imitation. Why do these high price suppliers feel threatened , maybe the cheap stuff is just as good?
The people of Taiwan are Chinese . When it benefits them to align with mainland China they will. All China has to do is wait and it will be theirs for free. All the American guns and bombs will not make a difference.
I guessed the problem would be electrical before opening the site. Most probably the initial installation by a qualified electrician but repairs by anyone that owns a screwdriver.
If conscription is done away with the military will loose a lucrative money source, bribe money paid to avoid conscription, so they will fight tooth and nail to keep it.
If you require a big enough deposit on the bottles they will soon be picked up say 20B. I remember in Switzerland a long time ago the deposit on a milk bottle was more than the milk in the bottle.
The biggest problem Thaksin has is that he awakened the masses showing them that they could have a say in how the country is governed . This will be hard to forgive.
If you build a house get your hands on the title deed. Make sure your wife's name is on it and hang on to it. Stash it in a safe place preferable in your own country.
Taiwan is part of China. When it becomes better for them to align with China they will. China just has to wait while the yanks have to pick between a geriatric or a lunatic.
Happened every day many times at Manchester. It would be OK at the upper floors but the cables would stretch at the lower levels so the elevator would not line up with the floor. The works dept guys could manually crank it up a few inches till the door lined up and would open. "Stuck in the elevator" was a common excuse for being late for a lecture.
It's a gamble ,if a train load of tourists arrive from Bangkok there will be lineups. No use checking train times as they are seldom on time. Worst case about an hour and a half wait.
King cobras can control the amount of venom they inject . This makes the bites difficult to treat because they don't know how much anti venom to give till they see some development. Cobras know that once their venom is gone they are vulnerable so they use it carefully, Maybe she got none maybe she got the lot.