Ross wrote that when she first came to live in Taipei's Mucha she was captivated by the "rite" of disposing of garbage. Because of a policy against piling garbage on the street, the residents of the community gather at the appointed hour to await the soon-to-arrive garbage truck. As they form lines to dump their garbage, they also chat.
羅絲說，她剛來台北木柵時，就被此地倒垃圾的「儀式」迷住了──為了垃圾不落地政策，社區居民在垃圾車快來時會全員出動，排隊倒垃圾，順便寒暄兩句，交流一番。