Tag: Taiwan
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Why you should not care about the housing prices in Taiwan
So these days the linked article below is highly popular among the Taiwanese FB users, basically stating 2 true facts: 1.Housing prices in Taipei are ridiculously high. 2.Salaries are ridiculously low. http://m.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/forum/20140215/344671 No disagreement there, but I just cannot agree with the statement that ‘because the housing prices are high the country is doing wrong to…
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Danshui Fisherman’s Wharf Time Lapse
(watch in 720p for best quality) This is close to the place I live, no matter which day of the week, the bridge is always full with people. Definitely one of the coolest spots around Taipei! The bridge is called “Lover’s bridge”, and (oh the irony) it makes couples break up!! Apparently if you walk…
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The Daily Song of Ice and Fire
It’s not hard to get sick in Taipei during summer. All you have to do is… well, nothing special really. Just follow your daily routine: 1. Wake up at home and have breakfast. 2. Walk to the bus 3. Get on the bus 4. Get off and walk to the MRT station 5. Take the…
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The art of queuing
The average Taiwanese is an intermediate queuer. Be it queuing for a popular food stand in a night market, queuing for the metro or standing in a traffic jam (which is kind of a queue as well). Here is a special example in a department store, where a nice line forms for access to the…
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The client is your boss
A slightly adjusted version of client is king. Here, at the immigration office in Taipei, the client is asked to remind the clerk in case hey forget their smile. The clerk didn’t smile, but I also neglected my duty… bad bad customer..