John

John
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When Elton landed in Taipei at midnight he was swarmed by the Taiwanese media with cameras and microphones. He swore at them and called them "vile pigs". It was a nice entrance to say the least. At the concert he brought up the incident saying that his outburst at the airport was not directed at the Taiwanese people. He explained that they had been very wonderful and helpful but the Taiwanese media was the rudest group of people he had encountered in 60 countries and that they are a disgrace to Taiwan. He went on to say he meant every foul word he had shouted at them, and the Taiwanese people should not put up with this.
I must say with my experience with the media and all the footage you see on the news, they are crazy, drama hungry and rude. I’m glad Elton said something, maybe now they will chill out a bit!