Taiwan Tidbits

In my more than a year (almost 2 years) of stay in Taiwan, here are some of the things I observed and discovered.

1. The usual English language problem in any Chinese descent country is very obvious.

2. They are very polite. They always say "xie xie" or thank you in everything that they do and always replied by "bu-ke-chi" or your welcome.

3. When you are talking with them, even in the heat of conversation, once their cellular phone rang, they will answer it and never mind whether your conversation will cut short. I don't know if they find it offensive but it is for me.

4. Everyone has a cellular phone. Others have even more than 2.

5. Their skin is color is yellowish/whitish but they are very obsess in skin whitening products especially the women.

6. They are not the most hygienic species on earth. You have to experience it and smell it for yourself!

7. Taxi fare is expensive.

8. Another thing with taxi, they use the top of the line car brands may it be Lexus, BMW or Mercedes Benz. Unlike the Philippines where you can't use the new released car or even the Honda cards as taxis, they don't give a damn on the brands.

9. Its very obvious that the country is rich so you may see porsche and other luxury cars just parked outside into any place.

10. Just like the Philippines and other poorer countries, some of the people still want to migrate to other countries like Japan.

11. Married couple doesn’t want to have more than 1 child. Their government is urging them but they are not compulsive with the idea.

12. It is normal for people here whether not to marry or indulge into such state when they're a bit older.

13. They are helpful even with the language barrier.

14. God, how they love to talk!

15. Like Filipinos, they also love to watch drama TV series either made locally especially made from Korea and Japan.

16. Though they welcome the idea of migrating to other countries, they come back without hesitation if they can't find a decent job. Unlike Filipinos who accepts any odd job as long as they are abroad, they don't buy the idea of being just a second class citizens.

17. The people from the city especially Taipei are not discriminating. From what I learn, those who lives in the provinces are.

18. Some men are sometimes to be mistaken gay because of they're fashion statements and mannerism.

19. Women are pretty, but always have many exceptions.

20. They are WORKAHOLIC!

21. Surely, this is a place where the standard of living is high.

22. They can be very tight on money matters.

23. They love to sing as well.

24. They love to shop and buy branded materials but night markets are everywhere and still a lot and I say a LOT of people still flocking in these areas.

25. Gadget freak.