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Strong winds from Typhoon Kiangpit knocked down a red mailbox on Gongyi Road in Taichung. Netizens used the “lay flat” meme to discuss this. Chunghwa Post reported that this was caused by a loose foundation and humorously responded that the mailbox was taken back for disposal.
Typhoon Qiangpi made landfall in Taichung, Taiwan, bringing strong winds. A netizen posted a photo of a red mailbox fallen to the ground on Gongyi Road in Taichung and wrote, “The wind has blown the mailbox over in Taichung,” and “Green mail: Hey, you can lie down without holding it??” It went viral and netizens posted memes one after another. The most popular was “I just want to lay down.” Chunghwa Post jokingly responded, “I’m sorry, it can only stay for a day at most. We’ll work harder in the future!”
Netizen wt124182 posted that the wind has blown over mailboxes in Taichung. “Greenmail: Hey, you can’t even pull it up when you lie down?” In the photo, the red mailbox fell to the ground, but the green oil cylinder was still standing upright. As soon as the post surfaced, it sparked heated discussions among netizens. Some people labeled the green oil tube as “Kinmen County” and the red oil tube as “other counties and cities” with memes. More netizens posted “I just want to lie down”, and some posted “Crooked Waist Mailbox” on Longjiang Road in Taipei City, which became popular after Typhoon Sudila hit Taiwan in 2015.
Chunghwa Post responded warmly with High EQ, thanked everyone for their concern, and reported that the red mailbox collapsed due to a loose foundation and was affected by strong winds. The Taichung Post Office has dispatched personnel to take the mailboxes back for processing. Chunghwa Post also said jokingly: “I’m sorry, it can only lie down for a day at most. It will work harder in the future!”
This morning, the Meteorological Administration issued a special orange warning for coastal high winds for the Taichung coastline. Due to the combined effect of Typhoon “Qiangpi” and the outer circulation of the northeast monsoon, strong gusts with average winds above level 9 or gusts above level 11 are expected in some areas of the Taichung coastal area today. A special yellow warning has been issued for urban Taichung, with average winds above level 6 or gusts above level 8.
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Due to strong winds brought by Typhoon Qiangbi’s outer circulation, the red mailbox on Gongyi Road in Taichung was blown over by the strong winds when its foundation was loose. After the photo of the collapsed mailbox circulated on the Internet, it immediately attracted a large number of comments and memes.
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Many netizens submitted their creations with the theme “I just want to lie flat.” Some people created memes comparing the green mailbox and the red mailbox. Others recalled the “crooked waist mailbox” that became popular during Typhoon Sudila in 2015, which became a topic.
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Chunghwa Post thanked the outside world for their concern and reported that the red mailbox collapsed due to loose foundation and strong winds. The Taichung Post Office has dispatched personnel to take it back for processing. It also jokingly said that it could only lie down for a day at most, and would work harder in the future.
