Taiwan 2024 - Northeast Coast, Stardream Zoo Greeting Piece

Debated about this one since the sunshine made it uneven right-to-left, but the colors were there so decided to keep it for the blog.  This was what greeted visitors upon entering the main part of the "zoo", which underscores that fact that the place was designed for small kids.

Yet the concept of "kids" is a little different in Taiwan.  While American grownups our age would balk at patronizing such a place (unless they had small kids), this kind of venue is equally enjoyed by Taiwanese "kids" up to age 30 or so.  Indeed, in that country a person is still considered a kid if not married no matter how old they are.  And "kids" of even that age continue to live with their parents.  By contrast, the typical American leaves the nest as soon as practically possible to seek independence, and leaves this kind of stuff far behind once in his or her teen years.  I, for one, was forced to make very adult decisions at that age and never looked back as of my first day of college.