It's also not easy to carry home a case of beer on a scooter.

It is, however, easier than carrying home a bunch of singles. Sadly, the Taiwanese seem to think most people prefer to buy one or two cans of beer, instead of the whole six-pack. So they take them out of the rings, or the pack, and pitch it. This made sense back in the days when they would give you a plastic bag, but now they don't. They used to try and give you a plastic bag when you bought a pack of gum. Now you could buy a six pack (as singles), a gallon of milk, 2 bags of chips and a sandwich, and they still won't give you a bag. You have to buy them.

Bastards.