If you heard Beethoven’s “Fur Elise” coming from a mini-truck in western countries, you would probably relate it to an ice cream van. But in Taiwan, it’s something different; the music belongs to the garbage trucks instead…
The music is used to signal people to bring out their garbage [read more]. Besides Beethoven, Tekla Bądarzewska’s “A Maiden’s Prayer” is also often played…
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is a good way to promote classical music…..nicer to the ears
I was in Taiwan for 4 month, and I hated it every time I hear this music … coz a nice music used it for garbage trucks!!
they should switch the music to jay chou, that will be super coool lol.
It reminds everyone it’s time to clear your home garbage…
However, it is very noisy during the evening…
There was i joke i heard from a local drama series:
垃圾車有幾個燈?
九個
為什麼?
因為: “燈燈燈燈燈燈燈燈燈…” (Fur Elise)
Fainted…
haha, great joke above.
it could only be applied to garbage trucks in taiwan though! =P