>>2832780
>What are yous doing this year?
sitting at home saving money

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>>2832780
Going back in February for a few months, really want to do a multiday hike. Taroko looks cool, not sure if anons have any advice

>>2832780
do they have minimum spend at that bar? i always found the minimum spend a weird thing in taiwan.

>>2832780
Which bar is this? Would look ideal to visit with my gf.

I considered going to Taiwan but my friend said it was quite boring. However it looks quite nice at a glance.

>>2832844
Dunno if there's any multi-day hikes in Taroko, though the many day hikes there are all great.
Xueshan is a good 2-dayer, or you can make it part of a 3-4 day loop you can do.

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>>2832780
Cleaning.

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>>2832875
And crying.

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>>2832878
And smoking.

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Demolishing URANUS Building after the quake left it leaning took two weeks. All highways into and out of Hualien were closed, yet life in the city continued as normal. How? The railroads were open.

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My bad, that was a building that collapsed in Keelung, where I was staying when the quake hit. My hotel rumbled very loudly, and plaster popped out of the walls in multiple places. I stayed in bed and wondered if the whole thing would come crashing down. But it didn't.

Picrel is UR ANUS building

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Nine people got trapped in a cave following this earthquake. Sounds fun

The workers at my hotel resumed drilling concrete about 30 seconds after the quake subsided. I could hear a quiet hubbub from the street below where many people had left their buildings to congregate. But normal commerce resumed after less than ten minutes.

>>2832854
no idea
>>2832855
bar is called Frank. the view is nice, but everything is super expensive. check the reviews, not especially highly rated

Ive been to Japan a couple times and want to go to Taiwan this winter
What would you say is different and better/worse about Taiwan?
Is the hostel culture mostly late 20s/early 30s like japan seems to be?

I went in late August/early September. Got an absolutely horrific sun/sweat rash and had to spend my last two days in the hotel applying various ointments because even stepping into sunlight aggravated it. I had a lot of fun before that, though. Beautiful country.

>>2832938
I live in Japan. Taiwan has better food, especially street food, and a greater variety as well. Japan has bidets - might not seem like a big deal at first but to me they're an integral part of life at this point. In many other respects Taiwan is basically Japan with Chinese people, at least insofar as Taipei is concerned. There were probably a dozen times I caught myself thinking "oh, this neighborhood looks like that one place in Tokyo" or "this reminds me of when I was walking in Osaka." IMO Taiwan has better English support if you need that kind of thing. Taiwanese people were more or less just as shy as Japanese people in Japan, but the Japanese tourists I met in Taiwan were nothing like they are back home, very chill, chatty, and friendly. Might just be a vacation mentality.

Taiwanese McDonald's was better, too.

>>2832981
>no bidets
Damn, are the seats heated at least? My body does real well in Japan and actually i start to have a lot of no wipe shits unlike here in the US . I have hot grease shits
Were the locals chill and quiete like Japaanese or loud and annoying like Chinese?
How much did the hotel rooms that you rubbed lotion on your skin cost?

>>2833058
>Damn, are the seats heated at least
My hotel's were not, but it was only a 3 star. I've heard the really nice hotels do have bidets but can't confirm. I remember the only bidet I saw was airside at the airport on my way back to Japan.
>Were the locals chill and quiete like Japaanese or loud and annoying like Chinese?
When I was just out and about they were very quiet and polite, and basically kept to themselves. The metro was also very much like in Japan, minimal talking and noise. No gaijin bubble like in Japan, though. At restaurants, however - especially the more hole in the wall type places and night market food courts - there was a lot of chatter. I can't speak Chinese so any time I would hear people ordering it would sound like they were arguing with the cashier.
>How much did the hotel rooms that you rubbed lotion on your skin cost?
IIRC it was just a touch over 250 USD for 5 days and 5 nights. Wasn't a bad hotel by any means, like I said it was 3 stars, basically the Taiwanese equivalent of a standard Japanese business hotel like APA or Dormy Inn. Location was smack dab in the middle of Ximindeng.

Also something I remembered as I was writing this review, apparently a lot of businesses there offer incentives or rewards for their customers to glaze them on social media, so you'll find the most random restaurants, museums, hotels, bars, etc. with thousands if not tens of thousands of 5* reviews on Google Maps and other travel sites. Be aware of that and do your due diligence when planning.

>>2832981
I live in Taiwan and everywhere I have been to has a bidet. Can't comment on Japan because I haven't been there but I think the general feeling here is that Taiwanese are more friendly than Japanese but Japan is a cleaner and less chaotic place. Taiwanese cities are not pretty to look at and they can be a bit dangerous with the scooters and lack of sidewalks on some streets.

>>2832935
Thanks brother. Shame really, Taiwan seems cool though and I'd love to see the night together with the gf. Might divert to HK.

>>2833065
Thx for the intel
Anything else worth mentioning for a solo traveler that likes to fuck off into some small towns and experience some weird shit?

>>2833058
In Taiwan I had an old street bum try to steal my bag at an open-air laundromat while I was sitting inside, and a drunk youth sped his motorcycle onto the sidewalk at me, parked and then half fell off his motorbike and flung his helmet into the ground as I was walking by. I admonished him in Spanish (for the lulz) and some other old people walking nearby gave him stern looks but didn't say anything.

>>2832938
My anecdote
>3 years in Taipei, lived in Guting/Dongmen area
Been to every corner of the country including surrounding islands except for Kinmen. Didn't learn the language, local girlfriend was my full time tour guide.
>4 years in Japan, lived in Tokyo/Minato/Shinagawa area for 2, countryside for 2
Been to every corner as well except for Hokkaido. Speak the language, have/had multiple full time local tour guides.
I don't know what kind of person you are and what you want to do when visiting a foreign country, but here's how I would compare Taipei vs Tokyo.
>food
Taipei no contest. Obviously subjective, you might like raw fish more but I'm not a fan.
>women
Taipei no contest, also subjective. Tokyo has more variety but fuck me if the women around City Hall/Xiangshan/Zhongshan aren't all the mean looking hot chick with sharp eye liner type. Per capita they're more open to gyms and fitness in general.
>cycling
Taipei. Bike paths and actual bike lanes. Rental bikes in almost every train/bus stop with a single tap of your transit card.
>hikes
Taipei is surrounded by mountains. Easy access to trailheads. Open/public/natural hot springs and other watering holes. Japan is famous for hot springs but it's a very sterilized experience inside some kind of establishment. Good luck jumping in a lake/river/waterfall, fun patrol will be on your ass shortly. Meanwhile all I had to do was drive up Yangmingshan, go to any trailhead with some water feature and guaranteed I will find other people having fun and getting wet.
>weather
Dog shit in Taipei. Overcast/rainy winter. The entirety of January can go by without the sun every showing up.
>hostels
No clue.

Overall, I like Japan more but I'm living life like a hermit in the woods, but if I had to stay in a city and choose between Taipei or Tokyo, then it's Taipei all the way.
If there's one thing I can suggest, I would suggest not visiting Taipei during winter. A few hours south and you'll find yourself in a sunny place.

>>2833255
Nice man.
Any smaller towns to reccomend in the middle or southern part of the island worth chilling in for a couple weeks this winters?
Do coomers visit taiwan? No soaplands?

>>2833386
I like outdoorsy stuff so that's what I can recommend. I've never been to these places during winter so things might be different.
Central would be Nantou, Sun Moon Lake area.
Southern has to be Kenting. The main road turns into a night market at night.
How long will you be in Taiwan for? If you have a few extra days, stop by Taichung and go to DIVECUBE HOTEL 台中潛立方. Hotel with an indoor pool, 20 or 30 meters deep I can't remember. Take a scuba or freediving course, get a basic license in a day or two, maybe on your next trip you'll find yourself with some diving opportunities.
These are all easily accessible places with public transport.

>>2832780
>yous
Stupid yankee detected

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>>2833255
>Didn't learn the language, local girlfriend was my full time tour guide.
I honestly never understood people who are happy living their life like this.

>>2833524
Not even close. I thought it would give me away instantly.

>>2833255
>Overall, I like Japan more
there's almost nothing positive about Japan in your post, why do you like it?

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>>2833542
I compared Taipei and Tokyo, not the entire country. Just the fact that I can snowboard in Japan throws the balance off completely. Language is also a lot easier to learn.

>>2833538
That's why I left.

hitting maji square and the bars next weekend

any anons up for a drink?

>>2833255
>fuck me if the women around City Hall/Xiangshan/Zhongshan aren't all the mean looking hot chick with sharp eye liner type
completely unapproachable though in my experience
but yes that specific part of Taipei has some tip top pussy

>>2833553
>Language is also a lot easier to learn.
japanese is easier than chinese?
really?
tones vs complex morphology... i think id say tones are easier
please tell me why japanese is easier - i want to believe

>>2833742
You don't have to believe and I'm not here to convince you either.
If you think Chinese is easier, then I'm happy for you. Personally speaking from my own experience, I find Japanese much easier just based on the fact that I can absorb new things on a daily basis by being able to listen to conversations, read Kana, know how to ask questions and describe things if I don't know the right word. Would things have been different if I reached this level in Chinese? Maybe, not that it matters to me anymore.

>>2832854
>minimum spend
The max I've ever seen is a few hundred which is weird because it's like 2 beers in fancy places but then I saw locals turn up and order literally the bare minimum with 5 people and sit there for half the night so think it's probably fair.
Drinks are completely overpriced when going out compared to just buying them in familymart and drinking there on their admittedly more comfortable stools

>>2833586
>Zhongshan
Feel like I missed out never visiting here. Many people seem to speak highly of it.
Anywhere place in particular there worth going to for food/nightlife?

>>2833795
>compared to just buying them in familymart
Do you understand how lucky you are to live in a place where you can buy a dollar beer at a 7/11 and drink it right then and there, or sit on the front stoop and people-watch. This is the peak of human happiness; think of us, all of us, who suffer for the want of this simple, yet immeasurable joy. Take it for granted and I'll kill you.

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>>2832780

whats the hoe situation here, able to get over here in the next few weeks

>price
>red lights?
>ladyboys
>street walkers?
>strippers?

>>2834579
It's really not as fun as you think it is. Taiwan is such a buttoned-up and aging society; you drink silently and get a lame, depressive buzz. Everyone ignores you, the weird white guy. Good luck finding a rubbish bin for that can.

>>2834637
or you could drink with friends if you want to. there are garbage bins inside family marts at 711
also i like being ignored

hit me with something bad

>>2834019
I'm >>2833586 I was responding mostly about City Hall/Xiangshan, I don't think I've ever even been to Zhongshan. ask >>2833255

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>>2832938
Been to both countries a handful of times
You've made the right decision to go at winter, Taiwan's a tropical island and summer is torture. In general the people are more laid-back and chill, food quality is comparable to Japan if not better, and cheaper. The infrastructure and general visual appeal is poorer. The place is safe from a crime perspective, but they really haven't designed the roads and walks to be friendly to pedestrians. Also pretty much every building has this grimy, smudgy look on the walls thanks to the humid climate.

If you like that cyberpunk aesthetics then Taipei's for you - rainy, cramped, small pockets of organic charm among a vast sea of brutal man-made structures, advanced digital technology side-by-side with an apparent disregard for organised planning.

>>2833386
You come across signs and billboards advertising those type of services - using enthusiastic language to extol their diverse staff hailing from Vietnam, Phillipines, etc.

>>2833386
all east asians are coomers, there are cooming industries available in every east asian city of any decent size

fear not, dear coomer, if you are in asia you can buy pussy easily and quickly

so stop worrying about it already

Will someone please turn off this rain?

>>2833553
>That's why I left.
do those 3 years feel like a waste of time now?

>>2835633
No, I look at that period now as an extended vacation with an extended summer fling.

>>2834632
Its not thailand little bro.
Taipei imports young prostitutes or gives you very old ones, and you boutta pay 100 bucks per hour. Ladyboys arent a thing here. Youve got your run off the mill trans chinese and what they entail but no "ladyboys".

Honestly, if you're getting any premium tier sub for a dating app you should have a guaranteed fuck provided you are not hideous. More bang for your buck, literally.

>>2835624
No
You're gonna get wet, and you're gonna stay wet because nothing dries in your stuffy little room with a RH of 80%.
I hated Taiwanese rain.

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>"The room has a desk"
Meanwhile in reality

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Their most cultured streets are not too special

>>2834708
>If you like that cyberpunk aesthetics then Taipei's for you - rainy, cramped, small pockets of organic charm among a vast sea of brutal man-made structures, advanced digital technology side-by-side with an apparent disregard for organised planning.
it is a poor city with some expensive apartment complexes. it is the 1990s.

>>2833795
i went to restaurants with a minimum spend and once you looked at the prices it was really just saying that everyone in the party had to order and pay for something. which is weird in practice. is it common for people to go to a italian restaurant and have people not eat?

>>2837122

sounds bleak thanks m8
i'll try grinder i guess when i land thanks

>>2832780
Just booked a couple of weeks in Wanhua District Taiwan.
As a monger/coomer what am I in for?

>>2837439

when u going? jan 2026?

>>2832829
80 more years and you can live your real life

>>2837836
>when u going? jan 2026?
Last week of november/1st week of december.

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>>2838005

got any monger info
i cant find shit

>>2838103
Apparantly Wanhua and Keelung are the places for those activities. I'll report back once I've been.

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>lowering the standard of classy Taiwan generals like it's some filthy seamonkey thread
>>2837439
>>2838103
Alright just one post:
>Longshan Temple
>Linsen North rd
Literally impossible to avoid at night
> Czech Forum
Girls all over the place renting short term rooms
2000-3000 is reasonable for a honey, under that and she'll likely not match the pic or be way older than in the pic. Over that means prob gweilo tax, though I'm sure there's some stunners around if you want to pay up. Safe and easy
https://www.jkforum.net/p/forum-1128-1.html
>Openly advertised glowing lights massage places
Never worth it
>Single small sign out front upper floor massage place
some good some not, it's very independent, usually just 1 or 2 staff
>Saunas
Never been to one but looks worth it one time, lot of other things to do
Apparently not seedy at all, ho's kept away from the main place upstairs
Caesars is the most famous
>>2837122
>>2837248
>Ladyboys arent a thing here
wut, I get hounded by Pinoy lb's in Ximen all the time, they're fucking annoying, be soliciting me while flying past on a linkbike lol. Definitely a thing, but it's not visible outside of there

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>>2837137
That street is actually quite special because look, they actually have organised parking spots for scooters.
In Taipei, an average street is everybody for himself when it comes to parking

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>>2838506
Taiwan feels more orderly compared to Southeast Asia, but the mere presence of so many scooters and motorbikes makes it not quite First World tier.

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This night market under an overpass in Yilan city was as chaotic as anything you'll find in mainland Asia, with motorcycles going through heavy pedestrian traffic and the air full of cooking fumes.

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>>2838541
That's the funny thing, if you were to take about a 30min ride from central, the newer suburbs are much cleaner, organised, and spacious.
Ironically the heart of the city looks third world, but the suburbs resemble the first world

Did anyone else just get woken up at 7am by an alarm and a lady screaming or was that just my specific hotel playing a funny joke.

>>2838803
No, the whole country has 7 am alarms and screaming women, first time traveler.

I can't handle the heat and high humidity. When is the best time for me to visit Taipei?

>>2838848
depth of winter

>>2838834
Man... must have been the hotels fire alarm. I was thinking maybe it was a city wide thing like an earthquake alarm but i suppose you get them on your phone not hotel PA system. Nothing like waking up to an ear piercing alarm and a voice yelling instructions in a language you don't understand. Gave me a fucking heart attack. Loved my first day here despite the rude awakening though. Night markets are amazing.

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>>2838349

where exactly in Ximen friend did these Lbs show up
>i need this info to finish a quest

>>2839014

anybody

>>2838803
Didn't notice the daily ice cream trucks either?

>>2840391
I stayed in a fun Airbnb in Xindian in Taipei this time last year, the only problem was the room faced the top of a valley. You could hear those god damn trucks for hours every day.

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I was in Taiwan recently for a few weeks around the end of September. It feels like early 2000s aesthetic of Japan but filled with Chinese people with the clash of Western influence. Certainly unique.

Both places have some similarities-- quiet, polite, reserved people, no trash cans but very little litter, 7/11s on every other corner (Taiwan also has Family Marts), good public transit, generally prompt and organized and clean, and very safe

Some ways Taiwan felt a little behind the times, some spaces felt cluttered, like people hang on to too much junk. Many places still cash only. But a pretty relaxed place overall.

Anons here seem to like Taiwan food better than Japan, but for me it was the opposite. There also seems to be no health code of any kind in Taiwan.

I had a hard time finding bidets in Taiwan and outside of Tapei would still find squat toilets and many without toilet paper (in Keelung for example)

Alcohol rules are non existent, it can be sold 24/7 but there isn't much of a bar culture. The closet place I could find were "rechao" restaurants and the night markets were fun too. Another plus, Taiwan is less expensive than Japan.

Coomers could easily find a better desto, but it's def a unique holiday due to the influence of cultures.

>>2840624
Sorry for the boomer crop I'm retarded and gay

>>2839014
NTA but I would assume anywhere around the Red House you'll find plenty of LBs at given times of day or night. When I was checking in to my hotel across the street there was a Thai LB in front of me in line, I tried to make conversation with her and she walked away kek.

>>2840624

thanks m8

>>2838542
I got my best-ever scallion pancake there.
Don't remember it being that chaotic though.

>>2840624
>There also seems to be no health code of any kind in Taiwan.
As much as people love to meme about gutter oil in China, the reality is it's mostly a Taiwan thing.

So guys,
I am off to Taiwan next week, will be in Taipei.
Anything I absolutely must see/do?

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>>2840924
One of these thingies? I wasn't too impressed with the flavor of the one I got. Couldn't read the Chinese menu, so I pointed to a random item and that's what I got.

>>2841948
that's danbing 蛋餅

Been in Taipei for 3 days. It's a fucking boring shopping mall hole. Like Singapore but way uglier and dirtier. I'm gonna hop to China like I should have in the first place.

>>2841957
What are the main tourist attractions there? I want to travel to Taiwan in 5 years and I don't know if I should stay entirely in Taipei or travel to Kaohsiung as well?

>>2841957
Funny that my impression of Taipei is that it's a vibrant place with a lot of authenticity, and lots of green space. If you dropped me in China I'd leave the plastic cities to look for a vibe similar to Taipei.

>>2842083
>>2842083
wth does "authenticity" mean to a bug like you? lmfao

>>2841663
Beitou hotsprings is nice
Don't do Juifen on a weekend unless you can put up with large Chinese crowds

>>2841957
>t. Stayed in some shit district
I'll continue to enjoy Da'an thanks

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>>2841663
In Taipei city itself? I'd say the National Palace Museum being a must-go, there are artifacts there you won't find in China, brought over by the KMT after the civil war.
Or you can probably check out Taipei 101 (tallest building in the world for a brief time in history). If you're a tech geek, then the Guanghua tech mall

Otherwise my best advise it not to spend all your time in Taipei city. Take a ride to Tamsui, or Gaosiung, etc, and check out the sea side. If you're ready to rent a car, you can plan your seaside drive

>>2840985
Why would it be a thing in Taiwan when they have a higher GDP per capita than South Korea and Japan?
You're just making shit up

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>>2840624
That's a comfy pic, albeit sideways.
What's a rechao? Google isn't helping.

> It feels like early 2000s aesthetic of Japan but filled with Chinese people with the clash of Western influence. Certainly unique.
Honestly the main draw for me, you're not going to find anything like it elsewhere
> like people hang on to too much junk
I stayed in a townhouse rental that you could only get to by a walking path up through these tiny moss and vines covered alleyways and all the old people who lived there horded so much shit it was unreal, like a half a hardware store out the front of their house

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>>2833476
>divecube hotel
Why does America have to be so... undesirable compared to east Asia.

>>2842603
rechao is 熱炒, you should be able to search for this on google maps. They're a bit like a Taiwanese izakaya, serving stir frys and beer. They're better to go with friends desu so you can share more dishes

>>2840624
>there isn't much of a bar culture
the areas around Taipei 101 have some of the coolest bars I've been to, plus people drinking on the streets like crazy. really fucking fun place

>>2842567
I'm not arguing with your point since the anon you replied to is clearly a retard, but at the same time GDP is probably the most useless metric for Taiwan. It's a poor shithole that survives economically and politically because of TSMC, the GDP is not reflected in people's wealth at all

>>2842083
>If you dropped me in China I'd leave the plastic cities to look for a vibe similar to Taipei.
the similar vibe is found in all the tier 2 cities. just replace the 101 building with a China Telecom 40 story tower and taipei is a small provincial capital.

>go to louisa
>order a coffee
>see a dude (late teens? early 20s?) inside diligently tracing a picture of an anime girl off twitter
>”cool picture dude, looks great”
>he looks up with pure fear in his eyes, says nothing
>sit down outside to enjoy my coffee
>2 minutes later a taiwanese woman with a ~10 year old black kid in tow sits down at the table next to mine
>i leave
So I guess I’ll try Beitou tomorrow.

>>2843394
KEK the lad went to a public place to work and was spooked when contacted by someone. How will he ever transcend his isolated world and meet great adventurers? Cute of you both

No papa with the Taiwanese mommy?

I'm excited and nervous for my trip, bros. I speak pretty decent mandarin. I hope the locals don't mind if I chat with them. The the aunties there friendly?

>>2843394
>>”cool picture dude, looks great”
I hate Americans so much. Just shut the fuck up

>>2843423
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>>2843394
Think I've seen maybe a dozen black people in Taiwan after half a year of being there
And that's only ever in Ximending where my office is, they all seemed very obviously American too.
>>2843410
Plenty will just talk to you in Mandarin, outside the main tourist areas they assume you might just live there and speak the language. I stay 15min out of the city and everyone starts off in Mandarin rather than English

>>2843506
Hot fucking damn, maybe I don't need to subject myself to the extra financial, logistical, border services, language barrier, and safety burdens in mainland China if I can speak Mandarin and GAWK at creatures like THIS

Honestly, I view China as another dimension that requires determination and courage to enter AND exit because it's appears to difficult, rare and exotic

>>2843533
Unless you are horrendously retarded China isn't really that difficult to travel in, even tier 3 cities where you're the only white person
Problem is most tourists are retarded and think the world revolves around them rather than putting in the effort required.

I wouldn't consider Taiwan that much easier apart from many speaking English and no visa issues. Monthly rentals are a massive pain compared to other Asian countries.
And you need to literally go into a Telco store in business hours to buy a new SIM card after 30 days, you can't just top it up or buy a new one at Familymart.
I can buy an esim for China in 30 seconds

>>2843533
>GAWK at creatures like THIS
...what...
that is a very mid public cosplay thot
if you think that is attractive or unusual you are going to lose your mind in taiwan

>>2834637
>Drinking outside familymart
>Everyone ignores you, the weird white guy.
I've done this a lot as a 5/10 white Timmy in Japan. Cute girls or groups almost always started talking to me. Does this happen in Taiwan? How else can I meet girls and is it easier/harder than Japan?

>>2843611
>>Drinking outside familymart
I drink inside on the seats, so do locals, it's not a weird white guy thing
Maybe buy some food if you are overly self-conscious about this shit.
No one cares, truly.

>>2843551
She's much more than mid when I compare her nice body to the women I see in america. She looks slim, tight, with no ugly tattoos. Beauty

为什么可乐总是要加冰

I would like to live with some locals during December to help me learn Chinese. I am current at hsk3. Is there a specific site for this "homestay" experience? I would also expect them to be cheaper, but that's not my aim. I don't want Chinese lessons from the hosts.

I'm an American born Taiwanese, but I've never been to Taiwan. Is it true that I'll get hated on because of this? My mandarin is decent but I can't read shit

I feel like I should visit Taiwan before, well, things get "hot" because local dictators just can't stay sit and be happy with what they already have.
I already went to japan 3 times. What would be a nice itinerary, for, say 2 weeks of holidays?
I'm usually not too much of a modern city guy, bars and nightlife aren't my thing at all, but despite this, I ended up liking Tokyo. Mainly because I'm a /p/fag and I feel Taipei would give me the same vibes, which is good in my book. So lets say at least 5 days in Tapei, counting the arrival day and departure day.
What can I visit next? I'm very much into nature/hiking, are Toroko gorges still closed down due to that earthquake a few years ago?
Also ideally I want to see kino mountainous coastal views, so I guess the area facing the pacific ocean would fit the bill.
Any other nice areas/national parks/whatever I could visit?
Ideally I don't want to rent a car, I already hate driving at home, it's even worse in a foreign country. This is why I like going to Japan, you can go to a lot of place just by train, even in their mountainous areas.

Glad I left Taiwan after 4 years

Instantly quadrupled my salary by leaving and returning to my home country

>>2843921
The general Taipei experience for someone without a family is a sharehouse. Did 2 months in a placd with 3 other rooms.
Definitely different to share housing in the west though, you could sorta never speak to any of them if you wanted and no one would mind or think much of it.
We would go out for food and they'd tolerate my shit mandarin though. Was sweet actually, instant local friends in a way.

>>2843963
I doubt it, but then again don't know what goes on with subtle shit.
There's a shitload of American Taiwanese in the country, it's hard to not run into one eventually. Never heard locals speak anything of it other than mentioning having family friends in the states

>>2844193
sounds dope! How'd you locate their room for rent?

>>2840637
they're not "ladyboys" as much as they are trans, most of them. ladyboy culture is a Thai thing.

>>2842194
I'd do the NPM and CKS memorial hall in the same day (the museum inside isn't that big), you get to take in the view, and you can then go to Ximen and shit which is basically Taiwan's smaller cuter and strangely enough, cleaner - version of Shibuya

>>2840624
Yeah what I like about Taipei and Taiwan in general is that it has layers and one travel experience alone doesn't get you everything. There is a pretty big bar culture, but it takes knowing a little mandarin and hanging around the locals to figure those places out, especially since they're grouped in certain neighborhood that you might just simply miss altogether.

>>2843921
you don't really need that homestay shit. Half of taiwan is made of people eager to do a "language exchange", and i'm not talking about sex here - people are just that curious about foreigners and sometimes it is a good pretext to not haev to deal with the loneliness.
Contrary to what the socially awkwards tards in taiwan think, it is really that easy to meet people and make friends. It's just that Taiwanese people (and asians in general) only befriend someone if they have a good reason to. A language exchange is a good one, but there are many ways to skin a cat.
As for your HSK, get ready to learn a whole new way of reading, writing and pronouncing Chinese that you're probably not ready to deal with. I do recommend you stick with your mainland pronunciation. It'll help with clarity, and no one will think much of it (you're just a foreigner with a foreign accent), and to refuse any course that involves learning bopomofo, as pinyin is already as good as it for us white men.

>>2844509
>get ready to learn a whole new way of reading, writing and pronouncing Chinese
Yes, it seems like everyone pronounces things differently. I don't know if I should imitate them, or continue speaking how I've learnt. E.g. this girl says "Chi shxi (??) lai yi ding fei chang hao chi" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttqbu7C42wE&t=465s. And then the X is either pronounced like Sh or Ch or X. In german class half the kids said Ich and the other half said Ish, and the teach didn't correct anyone. I didn't enjoy that non-consensus on just a common word.

>pinyin is already as good as it for us white men
I haven't heard of bopomofo before, interesting pinyin proved insufficient for some people (or did pinyin not make it's way to them in time, so they invented their own?)

>it takes knowing a little mandarin and hanging around the locals
I'm looking forward to this, I spent too much time being a lang-let in other countries. It was a big reason for choosing china as a travel destination.

>>2844193
>Did 2 months in a placd with 3 other rooms.
How'd you discover the room for rent? Some analog of fb marketplace?

>>2844085
Got me a bit curious, what did you work with? How did you get into working in Taiwan? And what are the salaries like?

So... I haven't spoken to another human for the past 2 months, and now I'm expected to visit Asia for 2 months and speak Chinese. I'm living in an entirely different dimension than everyone.

I have nothing booked and I arrive tomorrow. Idk what I'm doing anymore

I don't even know where the tourist area is so I can avoid it.

>priced out of taipei
uh, bros?

>>2846053
do your best

>>2846053
based. just yolo and tell us how it goes.

beer gives +3 inteligence in such situations.

>>2842190
>beitou hotsprings
Whats the best way to soak in these? Public shared ones? Private ones ? Ones inside my hotel? All of the above?

Any info on ATMs or ,cash currency exchange?
Best sim cards?
Best small towns?

This is literally the only Asian country where i've had success with with some sort of dating as a black person. My Taiwanese girlfriend is planning on moving in with me in the coming weeks. This country rules. Thailand and Japan were a bust, and most women there were either just in for sex or to take advantage of western money. Taiwan is the place to go for dating on equal footing. Want a girlfriend that's established and you'll find them here. A lot of women with strong wills and a strong foundation here. But it's not the place to go if you're looking for a trad (lazy) wife.

>>2846580
>based blackman
How did you find her? Do u speak mandarin? Are the dating apps useful? Which ones?

Everyone is saying Taiwain>Japan when it comes to locals being friendly and chatting it up etc. Is this true?

>>2846312
Don't use non bank ATMs like the ones inside familymart etc
Chunghwa if you are traveling

I'm thinking about getting a tech job in Taiwan, how are the prospects in 2025? The pay seems to be quite dogshit, but what about WLB?

>>2846603
East asians are socially reserved in general, and the Japanese are even more so. So really using Japan isn't much of a benchmark.

Do the 18-30 year olds in Taipei speak conversational English? Will learn as much Mandarin as I can out of respect but I got shit for brains with the tones and Chinese characters if I'm being honest

So it seems like the locals really don't like mainlanders?

They commented on my Chinese, saying I must've been learning from mainlander videos. Then they started talking politics. Yikes.

I'm kinda disappointed I can't 简体中文maxx here. I might have to go to the mainland, unbeknownst to these friendly folks

wholly smokes, nothing seems open until 10-11am in Taipei.

I guess I should sleep in and stay up late.

>>2833538

It gets boring fast

>>2832780

Got my Gold Card. Landing July next year.

>>2846157
>just yolo and tell us how it goes
I found a room for $50/night

One old couple was like "so why did you pick Taiwan to visit?" and I haven't talked to anyone in months, right. So I just fumbled "oh I like Chinese culture" and painted a stranger portrait of myself. The witty response would've been "Why not Taiwan?". I had so many thoughts though. Like "oh, I've been everywhere near here, and now I'm finally picking Taiwan. Oh and btw, I'm going to the mainland too." Tricky to balance so many thoughts and still respond

>>2846865
What the fuck did you expect? For them to glaze your nails-on-chalkboard 兒話?

>>2846765
Yes you'll be fine most of the time. Knowing a bit of Mandarin will go a long way though, especially because the people who won't understand will be food stores and such

>>2846986
does 'fine most of the time' mean I'll be able to have full conversations with them or just that they can speak survival English?

>>2846985
Can you try not sounding so angry?
I was expecting more simplified Chinese signs, menus, etc

>>2847008
Why would there be any simplified in Taiwan? This is not China. I think you came to the wrong place.

>>2847017
I probably did. These traditional characters are difficult.

Are you Taiwanese?

>>2847020
Not that guy but sounds like you're just want excuses for confrontation.
So people are curious about your accent - you could've easily reined the conversation to become an opportunity to appreciate geographical differences within the same language.

>>2846872
?
Congee and sandwich stores near my office usually open by 5-6am

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>>2834708
I saw this monolithic beast today

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Is it common for your guys' easycard to not tap quickly at places other than train stations? I gotta retry 4 times, then I end up paying with 现金

The parks here are really nice. Peaceful, despite the nearby freeways.

When I start off a conversation in Chinese, people know English, or they don't know either language. When I start off asking if they speak 汉语, they don't. Too funny.

Met lots nice people in public.

A nice auntie talked about politics with me. The thoughts of mass Indian migration live in her mind, like many posters here (and on /g/). I thought that was remarkable.

I asked a thick goth girl where the closest park was. She pulled out her phone to showed me.

>4 dollar meal
>4 dollar drop in workout
>4 dollar best coffee I've ever had
4 really is a killer

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>>2847368
You mean indonesians? You can come across lot of them the last time I was there. But I won't be surprised if indians overtook them
If you're interested, there's a SEA nucleus in one of the underground shopping arcades by central station where you can sample Indonesian, Filipino, or Vietnam food. Their price was quite good if I remember correctly

I’m in Taipei right now and need to send a suitcase back to Europe.

Has anyone done this before and knows what the best option is?
Normal package at the post office would probably be cheapest but I would have to put it in a big cardboard box and from what I found online they don‘t sell sizes that big.
And I have no idea where to get a big enough box in this country.

Any advice would be appreciated

I have some follow up thoughts to this, but for now Ill just say that piercing through to the thoughts and souls through the eyes of the locals here is challenging.

A decade ago I used interpals to talk to some people before going to Asia - the one I vibed with showed me around and I had a good time.
Is there a modern equivalent for Taiwan? Would be nice to find a bro to hangout with or a woman to hit date spots. I know some Mandarin (like B1 written, A2 spoken). Not looking for escorts/coomer shit.

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Got a bit lost in the hills today near Keelung (it's actually pronounced Ji Long, 基隆 in Chinese, the spelling is cursed, like most other city names e.g. Tai Pei is actually Tai Bei)

Made it down to another city, Si Jiao Ting and took the bus to Keelung station. These places have nothing special. It's much poorer than Tai Bei

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Every popular tourist area I've visited had been dull, and the less remarkable areas have been my favorite.

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I've been in Tai Bei for a while now. Day trips outside the city, to the city's edge, and days hanging around in town at cafes and gyms hasn't gotten old yet. I'd do it for three more weeks, but there's probably other modes of living to try while in this part of the world. Any suggestions that deviate from my style?

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It's plain and clear that unless you join a group that does some activity (school, classes, sports, work) you'll be a loner. Breaking through the tough surface to the soft side without due reason is impractical here too

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>>2842083
Taipei is definitely not vibrant in the Third World sense. People are colorless and unexpressive, with few exceptions completely indifferent to the presence of a foreigner. The sky is pallid gray half the year. Most buildings are dingy stained concrete, with very little architectural uniqueness. The green space is principally located outside the city limits in Taiwan, in the mountainous terrain. Deforestation is banned on the steep slopes to prevent landslides, so they are remarkably pristine.
>>2842567
You can still find a lot of Third World tier restaurants in Taiwan serving rather abysmal slop. While the quality of infrastructure in Taiwan is top-notch, many neighborhoods clearly predate Taiwan's prosperity boom and haven't changed much in decades. They tend to be populated by crabby old people.
>>2843423
You're not going to meet anyone as a solo traveler if you never strike up a conversation with anyone.
>>2843548
Unlike other countries, buying a SIM card in Taiwan is straightforward. Go to store, present passport, pay 1100 TWD, walk out with phone service. Meanwhile in India it's 45 minutes of frustrated waiting followed by denial because they can't get the stupid SIM registration apps to work for a foreigner.

>>2845812
That's a plus, you're already used to being silent. You can go to Asia and continue not speaking to anyone apart from a few phrases.
>>2846054
>>2846068
The Seeker Hotel in Sanchong is a decent budget property in a non-touristy part of the city.
>>2847008
Simplified Chinese is communist Chinese. Taiwanese hate it. I showed a woman at a bus stop some characters in simplified Chinese on my phone and she drew back as if I had shown her something vile. Then she realized I was a dumb foreigner and gave me directions in English.

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>>2848334
>Taipei is definitely not vibrant...
I agree with what you posted but it doesn't feel harsh or difficult like one would expect after reading this. It's chill and whatever you make of it

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It's always impossible to predict the vibe countries will give you after landing

Do you guys make eye contact while walking past people on the sidewalk? Is that all you do, or do you actively avoid that?

>>2847129
Don’t go to 4chan expecting anything different

>>2848358
Hey, by Dadaocheng?
I love running there

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>>2848481
oh wow, I was thinking of your post when I was visiting there. I was wondering if I'd summon you. You're the ximen to xindian Chad, right?

https://ayasequart.org/trv/thread/2667437#p2688425

Pretty nice spot! I wish I had a skateboard with me to show off my 2 foot ollies to the locals. I'm nearly 30 though kek

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I have a desire to ask locals living in kino homes for a tour of their building. I don't want to make them panic from such a strange request. I considered offering someone $500 twd but it seems like a tasteless gesture.

It feels like pic related is a dream. The lighting inside this home spoke to me. I had to circle back and take a photo despite people witnessing me do so.

You can't buy taste, and you can't recreate genuine beauty because mimicry is inherently less beautiful than originality. So I needed to capture this.

Now I can visit this place in my mind, and while my body may physically be on a train, in a liminal space, or surrounded by ugliness, I will be someone else in my reality, unbeknownst to anyone else.

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"Mom and her boy"

I wonder if I can dig up a similar photo I took in Vietnam.

The kids here are incredibly cute. I love seeing the happy families. A mom, dad, and two kids were getting family photos take at the park the other day. They seems so well put together. I felt a drop of sadness because I don't know if I'll ever experience the beauty that family embodied. I envy how healthy and proper they appeared. The mom was mature, the father was good spirited (very important for a man to not be a tyrant), the kids were happy.

What an aspiration.

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Now I wonder if I can summon Tamsui anon.

I never knew what I'd do in Taiwan when I booked my flight. They didn't have a visa restriction, and I know a decent amount of mandarin, so I pulled a trigger.

My philosophy for traveling in Asia is, "show up and be entertained". Traveling in northern Vietnam was the basis of this. And so far, it continues to withstand. Trains, mountains, parks, coffee culture, cheap accommodations, and safety make it all possible.

It's quite a privilege to experience. Imagine a world without the essence of Asia, and instead there was just more of the West. More on this later...

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It brings me a certain, happy satisfaction when I notice locals do what I do.

>I take a photo of trains, they take out their phones for a snap.
>I cross the street on the red do-not-walk sign, they look both ways and cross.
>I stop at a vacant cafe, and other people sit down too.

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Everyday I help someone here.

I helped an old man find his glasses

I pointed to man's phone on the ground he dropped in the washroom and didn't notice

I woke a man up on the train at the last train stop

It feels nice cus I don't even see the sun most days back home, let alone other people. Maybe it's why god told me to come to Taiwan, I mean I had no reason to be here... kek just kidding. I'm just here because of entropy, but I help people because I am kind

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And just now I found a wallet on the ground and handed it into the police.

There's a lot of work to do here.

I'm surprised no one else is doing this stuff... It's kinda fun

>>2847348
Looks much better in this pic, clear skies do wonders

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>>2848637
wow I love summoning you all to my thread.

I agree, sunlight is based.

Merry Christmas

I visited Taiwan for 10 nights this past May. I stayed at a Taipei hotel the entire time and took day trips out (nearby areas on local trains/busses and Kaohsiung and Taichung on the HSR). I'm returning in March for 7 nights and I'm deciding where to go. My departing flight is very early, so I will need to sleep close to TPE the night before.
Several people in Taipei recommended Tainan for my next visit. I was thinking 5 nights there and 2 nights somewhere close to the airport (either Taoyuan or western Taipei). Is Tainan a good idea for my next visit? Any recommendations there? I want opportunities to practice my Mandarin and I like museums (especially train related), hiking, hotpot, BBQ, and live Jazz.
The other area I was recommended is Yilan. However, I was told that I should rent a car when visiting it, which I don't want to do for this trip.

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>>2848533
How the hell did you remember that?
New place and new runs since then, and back home until I return to Taipei next year.

You talking about that little skate area under the bridge? I've seen some floating skateboards in the water there, the barrier needs a little work.

You can still do it though, I believe in you. The skaters there are always setting up cones for ollie height, so you can go impress the 20-year-old women. Or the men, if you're that way inclined.

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>>2848744
Wholly molly, 22km! Good job!

What did you eat after that to get back those 1700 calories?

>How the hell did you remember that?
I was here when you posted it, and I read through the archives before my trip. Since it's the only imprint I have of that area, your posts cross my mind and I think of your running habits. Good times there!

>You talking about that little skate area under the bridge? I've seen some floating skateboards in the water there, the barrier needs a little work.
Exactly, you know the skater spot. I like seeing the youth here doing cool stuff like that, rather than studying and being nerdy. I couldn't bring myself to be the foreigner who demonstrates to the locals how to do something. It's the travel analog of mansplaning. You probably understand this, but there might be an audience member who needs to hear this. Anyways, it would be fun to skate with them! I'd just be very mindful not to show off, or "school" anyone.

I spoke to a 19yo guy from Guangdong today at the hostel. He had the gumption to bike around most of Taiwan solo. Also got up at 6am to take photos of airplanes.

In some ways, it made me feel like I've lost my color. When I was his age I recall being more ambitious, but now my style is to avoid tourist areas, avoid go-go-go hustling, and just laying low. Gym, walks, writing, reading.

I might regret not meeting some people here, but I can live with that.

Since you're back home now, I'm relieved to know you aren't the single-dangling-earring white dude I saw this morning. It always makes me uncomfortable to see these metrosexual/bohemian/numale men. Dressing nice is fine, but God damn the earring and faggy strutting is too much. I can't be the only one.

>>2847515
I used Luggage Forward. This was 9 years ago and no longer have any recollection of the process so that's all I can tell you. But it got my suitcase from Taiwan to Canada just fine.

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What kinds of people live in these buildings?

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The trending cat ears on hats in and around Taipei is wonderful. This singer was melting my heart.

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Are these wash basins for the janitor and cleaning shoes? They're often near urinals and bathroom sinks.

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It's peculiar how a building can appear vacant but still have occupants having a lively chat. You just can't hear them until you're on the same floor. A good metaphor to explain the cost of making assumptions.

i wanted to go to a chinese country and am wondering maybe taiwan or hong kongs the better(easier) choice?

>>2848847
Taiwan is definitely easy to navigate. Most shop keepers know enough English for you to get your coffee hot, cold, large, small, sugar, no sugar, for dine in, take out.

What do you want to experience from a Chinese country?

>>2848847
The Hong Kongs aint what it used to be man

>>2848615
I do like your pics anon but are you really shooting from like 5m lol?
Makes me assume the archery range people had one look at you and gave you the kiddy size bow lmao
Anyway archery is supercomfy

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>>2848857
I never did archery before. My first shot hit the metal target chassis, and I sorta broke the arrow kek. It was super fun to try! That place also had a shooting range, although I'm not sure what type of guns they used on it.

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Hualien sisters... I don't know how to interpret this yet.

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PETA sisters.... I don't feel good

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Breakfast is a total bust in Hualien. After walking around for 30 minutes, and doom scrolling Google maps for another 30 minutes, I took a taxi to the one and only

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Hualien reminds me of Okinawa.

The nature, temples, heat, riced up JDM car culture, and a military air strip. The presence of BK, McDonald's and KFC also give this place an American accent like Okinawa.

I rented a bike and rode around the perimeter of the entire city in a day, plus a 4 km hike up this mountain.

A week here might be overkill, but there's an endless amount of reading and writing to do, so there's no need to regret anything.

I still need to find some decent restaurants. My diet of no oil and grease, and no meat is particularly difficult to satisfy here. The locals are not carb lovers.

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I'm starting to think the people here border the bugmen stereotype, and I can sense the latent potential it has to enrage a man like me.

I haven't seen anyone helping strangers. They just ignore others in need.

>Someone sleeping on the trains terminating stop? Not our problem.
>Getting chased by dogs? Not our problem.
>Spilled an entire large coffee latte on your lap because the wholly retarded Louisa Coffee two-seater table isn't balanced? No one even looked up from their doom scrolling. Not our problem.

It's like a man could scream for help and these bugmen would be too afraid to do anything.

Maybe I've consistently flipped one side of a coin, but god damn. If I haven't, just nuke the place to smithereens then.

>chud moment

The thread is popping off. Feels like we should have another meet up.

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>>2849303
I authored have the posts here, blog posting. Otherwise we might be on page 9 right now. I guess it's not obvious.

>>2849305
based thread curator.

>>2848802
I don't think I had anything much to eat after that, I was just running off the previous night's junk.

>>2848626
Hey, I found and returned a wallet to the police a while ago too. Somebody dropped it next to the riverside opposite Dadaocheng. A poor girl also crashed her scooter on the bridge that same day, but she seemed more overwhelmed than hurt.

>I'm relieved to know you aren't the single-dangling-earring white dude I saw this morning. It always makes me uncomfortable to see these metrosexual/bohemian/numale men. Dressing nice is fine, but God damn the earring and faggy strutting is too much. I can't be the only one.

Yeah, there be a few of those. My main partner has some interesting white people in her friend group, they're always fun but they can be a lot.

Yous guys have plans in Christmas this year in Taiwan? Anything exciting planned?

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>>2849417
>Yous guys have plans in Christmas this year in Taiwan? Anything exciting planned?
I'll be drinking $100 coffee lattes from Louisa, reading and writing about true human behavior (not the false phenomenons published in academia), lifting weights, and trying to find cheap accomodations in Taipei. For how long I am staying, I've been marooned in 花莲 because it's only $30/night here. 台北 feels like the place I want to be. Day trips from it as a starting point is optimal. Busses here depart once every two hours, and many trails are closed due to earthquakes, I suspect.

If you have ideas for how to find a cheap room in 台北 from now until mid-January, I'm all ears/eyes.

>also returned a wallet
Good man

Seems like you're itching to be back on the岛 but family priorities have pulled you 东

>>2848358
Looks like Russian Detroit except warmer.
>>2848641
This is amazing!
>>2848818
The Great Luggage Forward

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>heavy metal
>no lockers, just put your bag whatever
>one flat fee for admission
>everything you need and more
Gotta love the absence of bureaucracy and the presence of high t. I'm starting to find my way in Hualian.

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Parking enforcement aka Parking jews are in full swing in Taiwan. Everyday I see streets with tickets crammed between windshields and wiper blades. Park24 (Times 24h with the yellow signs if you've been to Japan) has a vice grip on the necks of empty parking lots. It's quite remarkable how a company goes international like this.

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The local baristas are remembering my order so I don't have to inefficiently walk through all the details with them,

>coffee latte
>hot
>no sugar
>large
>for here

I know all the chinese for this, but saying 'wei da de, hao' is comfy too. The locals want to practice language skills, not just me.

Have I exposed any new modes of thinking from this trip? Not really, I could've learned exactly the same things at home. I can read and write the same stuff here as I can at home, and that's largely how I transcend existing thoughts and beliefs. Being here is just constant dopamine surges from the nice looking people and scenery. Cloud days are especially kino'd-out.

Many couples I observe here behave similarly.

>Faux-gangster couples with similar tattoos and freakish colored eye contacts. Very kind and well-meaning.
>Normie types that hold hands, don't speak, and act like they're only in public for the purpose of getting from A to B.
>Bland and wholesome students sipping bubble tea and studying at cafes
>Sporty cargo pants, and hiking trail wardobe couples that also don't speak to each other but seem like wholesome power couples.

Now the crazy part - couples typically match the same phenotype. Maybe the wardrobes impact my perception, but I'm quite observant. I am not blinded with "other races appear like the same person". It's actually quite wild how many phenotypes there are there.

>wide hawaiian faces with hawaiian colored skin
>pure, raw, delicate han chinese look with pale skin
>vietnamese appearances from wider faces and torsos
>native american physical traits which make me apprehensive due to my experience with these folks (they look like criminals). Maybe these folks are the ones with Taiwanese native blood in them?
>there is even a wide variety of filipino looking folks here with those oval heads, brown skin, and round dark eyes

I am seeing folks with double chins in my current location, which is quite unusual from all my previous exposure to Asian peoples.

>>2849305
>I guess it's not obvious.
Nah it's very obvious, quite sure seen you in other threads photoblog-sama

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On to the next place, what an anticipation. It's a unique feeling knowing you'll never be back somewhere you spent a week.

I see a few similarities to Japan here, but there are significant differences you just can't ignore. In rural Japan I didn't see mini bon fires. I assume this is for some type of offering to ancestors or gods. I saw it a few times this week among different shops in the center of Hualien.

The prevalence of Christianity is also unique to Taiwan. A lady going to the Christian hospital, perhaps a nurse or administrative staff member blessed me as she got off the local bus, which is basically a converted van.

I am priced out of Taipei at my own choosing. I am only travelling solo. I shouldn't pay $100/night for a room. Maybe when I have a gf or family we can shift to being less frugal.

I haven't listened to music much on this trip. I wanted to absorb all the sound waves. But music can enhance a trip's vibes a lot. Japan was made extra special by listening to miku shoegaze. I don't know what style fits Taiwan. Maybe something equally colorful, but more authentic to reality.

ps. if you look, you can see the parking jews have swooped past this street, unrelenting.

>the onions milk is sour again
fucking, laobans trying to kill the white guy in the night

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>>2848825
It stokes my imagination too. These older buildings look dreary and miserable - but they're not ghost buildings from Detroit, these are inhabited apartments situated in busy neighbourhoods where scooters compete for parking spaces.

I'd like to think that in contrast to their drab exterior, the insides are actually neat and cozy.

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>>2850119
I could go take some photos of the interiors to these, but maybe that'd ruin the magic that wanes with each year post adolescence.

In video games, as a child, I always wanted to go beyond the boundaries of maps, and visit the rooms of any building. True Crime NYC was GameCube game that offered a relatively fulfilling experience. You could go inside a number of buildings and the map didn't feel constrained. It was impressive.

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Preface: this applies everywhere.

I wonder how many people die every year from preventable accidents because they were watching Facebook and TikTok slop.

>The off duty elderly cop sitting at 7/11 watching some bullshit pranks about climbing a ladder
>middle aged lady waiting to cross the street, unaware of the green crosswalk light because she was watching some traffic video
>a boy nearly bumping into my as he watches a video with his headphones

Maybe people here dress sharp, and behave modestly, but clearly refined looks do not translate into having a refined mind. The women on dating apps here can pretty, even appearing sophisticated, but after evaluating their profile and exchanging two messages, a less complex picture is painted.

>ohh, I love deep chats
Ok, here's the beginning of a discussion on truth preference and morality.
>do you have a favorite cafe?
No. Louisa has good cafe lattes, but I need to sample for blends at places. I understand the Tumblr aesthetics make them happy, I like them too, but there is no depth here.
>where will you travel next?
Home, traveling is not my identity and never will be.
>what's your favorite food?
I like bread, eggs and coffee. No butter. I'm not a foodie and food is not my identity.
>best date idea?
Get coffee and find a seat at the park.

Naturally I get nowhere when I refuse to drop my values which is largely rooted in stereotypical chud ideals, but without the negativity in my conversations, just earnest and honestly. The one time I acted like a crazy, horny mf actually worked, but Im not gonna associate with dumb bitches who fall for that.

>>2850251
I see now, there is little good sense in making this post. Maybe I evoke similar emotions you guys share, and we exchange some unique ways of dabbing on low intelligence individuals. Maybe a few interesting stories arise. But I can't think of much more - passing the time and making ourselves feel mighty with our abilities to interpret and explain our observations of others' faults. I am already certain other people see these faults, and it's just not spoken of.

Nietzsche bros, how do you manage to avoid all the ugliness that calls out to exchange for meaningless pleasure.

Fuck being chink drone which is called alive, Fuck relationship

>>2850411
How drunk were you when you typed this? How drunk are you now?

I am done with eating oil and sugar in the food here. I don't eat meat either, so I have nearly approached boiling noodles in my hotels kettle. Ramen is full of palm oil, so I can't do that. All just to avoid cystic acne.

I'm still thinking about that dog I saw chained up all day. He was just lying in the sun with a 3 foot chain. Flies were landing on him, and he stopped giving a fuck.

If I let him go, I wonder how long it'd be until he gets killed? Maybe that's a good thing... I'll report back in 2 hours. If he's there, I'll set him loose with some snacks.

Chinese boomers. Good fucking grief.

>>2846865
Most people don't like mainlanders. Taiwanese people who have been to the mainland or have mainland friends are usually more open and understanding but the vast majority are closed mindset and quite nationalist.
>>2847017
>>2848336
simplified characters derive from handwritten/calligraphic forms, many Taiwanese will write certain characters in their "simplified" forms like 苔 for 薹. But generally traditional is much more common in the mainland than simplified is in Taiwan. it shouldn't matter, a proficient Mandarin speaker should be able to read both character sets.

>>2850251
all women are like this thoughever. even the smartest women I know (neurophysics researchers etc) are obsessed over cafes and little plastic trinkets, bag charms, etc.

>>2850560
Yeah, look at the first line of the post.

>>2850545
The dog started barking like crazy when I walked past it. The owners were operating their restaurant night around the corner too. I guess I was wrong and they all sleep during the day or some shit? There are cameras fucking everywhere here, but idgaf. I was gonna help that dog and release it. Then it got all chatty. The owners took it for a walk now, so that's a win I guess

>>2850513
Buy oil from Carrefour or px mart for good olive oils, I am tired not drunk

>>2850576
Elaborate on your tired post, please.

t. Also a tired man.

>>2850580
t. Gig worker begging for medicine and bux for each apartment for 10yr, I was grad student, bureaucrat

>>2850580
Actually Taiwan IS ruled like the game theotown and millennium dawn for all that army diplo chink schools and medical ,elder warfare it's all just game buy hoi4 , theotown aoe3 and kymco for real fuck those yuan pretenders I am waisheng-bensheng mix I met zuck in Macdonald

>>2850580
Lol 978.life and line got u covered

holy fuck your brain is ZAPPED
mega KEK

Anyone ever get haircuts here?
Some of the men here have the MOST unimaginable and faggy hairstyles I've ever seen.

I'd rather continue looking homeless if there is a >5% chance of looking like them

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>order some 外帶
>pleasant looking woman
>hands me plastic bag with boiling soup

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>>2851088
>get to my room asap
>successfully dump the soup into the bowl
>hey, not bad

>>2851029
This is going to blow your mind, but when you go to the barber, you, the customer, are the one who selects which haircut you want.

I know that going without your mommy for the very first time will be a big step for you, but I believe in you. Just take a picture of the big boy haircut you want and show the barber.

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>>2851089
so many things led up to this point in time for this soup to exist, it's kinda mental.
>some sea bugs were farmed in a stinky water pond because people thought "mmm tastey"
>decades have past, with hundreds of this singular shrimp's ancestral generations being fed to humans after living in the dirty farm pond
>"mmm tastey" thoughts persist for decades too
>some chud decides that huffing seaside air tastes good
>now if only he could find an edible source of this
>hmm, something edib-VAGINA YUMMY WITH SEABUG!! HAHA THROW IN IN PLASTIC, THROW IT IN PLASTIC!! HAHA!! YESS!!!

>>2851091
don't you have grocery store shelves to be stocking, big guy?

>>2851092
>you will eat the bugs.
ew no way I hate the antichrist
>you will eat the seabugs
HECKIN YES SIGN ME UP GIVE ME MORE MORE MORE, GIMME THOSE POOP POND SEABUGS NOW!!!

>>2851094
I know, right?

>>2846580
>Black
Stay out of Asia, you have all of Africa to tour in.

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It takes some luck finding the right cafe when solo travelling. I like using my laptop when I'm out, and not all cafes are suitable for it. Computer-optimizing is better suited for Starbucks, McDonalds, Louisa, and other corp chains. The locals are quite content to use there phones. If you are too, there are many tiny table cafes for you.

I like reading for 1-2 hours with a font size of 24+, as I sample different blends of beans to reach that euphoria. But I'm self-aware to a fault, and don't want baristas to consider me a computer-nuisance, so I heed caution.

The weather has become cold and windy. I need a sweater and coat to walk out during the day let alone during the night.

New years eve was spent larping as a broke boy at McDonalds, waiting to catch a bus. I ordered a cone, and it was too small. So I ordered another one, and a coffee, then sat upstairs beside a sleeping man. Noticed a family notice my cone and I noticed them going to buy cones too. Enjoy! I love being the catalyst for cute stuff like that. On my way out, I slipped a $100 under the sleeping mans tray.

I was quite surprised to see how orderly the tray return area was at this location. God bless Taiwanese folks.

>>2851094
>Oh you like to eat chicken, then what is your problem with eating seagulls then???
Same logic.

>>2832780
What would it take to become an ESL teacher in Taiwan? I have an IT degree which I hate and would imagine have zero value there so I figured teaching is kinda my only option. I like the fact that Taiwan isn't so sterile like Japan or Korea.

im arriving in Taipei in a couple weeks. First time in Asia and I'll be in Taiwan for 3 months. Have been grinding mandarin up to HSK4 last 6 months and will be staying in some old school yard in banqiao for $500 a month, at least for the first month.

I just wanna study and speak mandarin erry day, read, walk, run, eat, and make music. Considering some microcontroller installation art projects considering the component markets. Will be working on some audio programming projects.

Excited and nervous. I just read this whole thread. Some cool anons who i feel id vibe with. Bookmarked

I been getting into jigsaw puzzles over Christmas. I found a jigsaw cafe in Taipei and i wanna tear that shit up, maybe fuck some jigsaw gilfs

Also i spent my childhood on 4chan and while i visited from time to time, i ain't been a reg here for like 12+ years.

Lately I've just been fixing hating the internet. I go to r reddit for lurking Taiwan/ mandarin type shit and end up just hating everyone. Social media sucks and everything feels more faker and gayer every year.

Who's have thought 4chan would feel so refreshing. Its been a long time since ive read a thread that feels natural and not full of shite. I been lurking /x/ too and thag shit has got my spirit tingling

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>>2852735
Thank you for coming to my thread.

I've arrived in 高雄 and the style is like chinese-las vegas with a 90s matrix core twist. Viewing things from this perspective makes everything cooler.

The sewers aren't as bad here as in 台中. But I haven't done too much walking here yet.

It's quite a paradox. 10nm silicon chips, and skyscrapers, but every 10 seconds a waft of sewer gas attempts a fatal knock out blow to my lungs and stomach. I imagine a pumping station bring in water from the sea and just rinsing the fuck out of these gutters. Not sure where the water would end up, but why not the same place the gutter reaches now.

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Let it be known I will NEVER return to Taiwan until these fucking sewers get flushed and desanitized somehow. Good fucking god. How has nobody mentioned this before?! The rotten smell is unavoidable ever 10 meters. And people are sitting on the curb eating in a smell worse than the most foul American bathroom I've been in. It's rank. Get your shit together and delete it somehow!!!!! I might just be some with SEA in general after this. No potable water and holding my breath every time I see a gutter is not relaxing AT ALL. The disgust is turning into anger after 4 weeks of this. I'm so glad Japan doesn't have this issue. I'll pay the 1st world tax to avoid the ROTTING 3rd world diapers.

In general, hows the food?
Is it easy to find easy and comfy spots to get decently healthy meals?

>>2852839
Hows the hotels there? And what are you doing for entertainment and shit?

>>2852859
Come back in the summer and experience true sewer grate smell hell lol

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>>2852876
>easy and comfy spots to get decently healthy meals?
Meals without oil, butter, and grease and also minimal sugar are healthy. Going by that, it is somewhat difficult. Even the noodle shops want to add deep fried garlic bits into the broth, making it oily. I kept getting acne from food here, even while following a vegetarian diet (vegetarianism isn't healthy because there is still sugar and oil in so much food). I have resorted to buying sugar free bread from Carrefour for most meals (careful, a lot of bread here has shit loads of sugar, it's no wonder anymore why there are so many overweight people). I have also boiled bok choy, eggs, and store-bought veggie dumplings in my hotel's kettle for meals (pic rel). Yes, I go to great lengths to avoid my cystic acne because it's ugly and painful. Who wants blood, scabs, and red swells on their face and neck?

Telling restaurants you want plain rice, and plain noodles is doable, but don't back down when they insist on adding sauce because they will assume they don't understand your require - like who prefers bland noodles to sesame oil drenched noodles?

My budget is $40-$90 per night for a business style room. It is difficult to get this in TaiBei. Everywhere else, it is easy to obtain for this price. Hostels are OK here, and can be had for $10-$20 if you don't demand your own private space.

I entertain myself with,

>walks (less now, cus I've had it with the sewers)
>cafe hopping (reading)
>restaurants + dessert
>programming
>the gym ($3 per day at most places)
>acting like a dud at mcdonalds
>chilling at the mall foot court (they feel like disney land, everyone is happy, the lighting is nice, it's clean and the people are too)
>blogging
>laundry
>train rides
>some sightseeing (I try to avoid other tourists because they gross me out)
>talk to the locals in chinese sometimes
>sleep

>>2852877
I was thinking about that earlier today. How did you survive that? Do you call taxis and go door-to-door? Tell me how.

I am appreciating home more this week. I've transcended focusing on,

"Things are new, and modern in Asia. The people are so modest and safe to be around. Everything is unique, and there are so many places to visit!"

Now, it's more like, the west is great because it's clean and you can live a healthy lifestyle while forging your own path. I even think forging a path in the west is easier, at least for my line of work.

Everything is what you make of it, but some *shit* is just rotten. kek

Oh and while larping as a faggot at mcdonalds, I only order coffee and ice cream, in case you were puzzled. Everything else has too much oil there.

>>2852881
Thanks for the info
Are the hostels full of gross faggots?
Your entertainment description sounds like like my ideal day to day, i just also add live music or comfy cafes playing good music
Anything else you could mention to a dude like me that is on the fence of spending a month there?
I would like to find a comfy hotspring town and also a town to stay in for a bit that is mostly walkable
Ive done Japan and I like it there but am kinda burnt out on it and its cold so im thinking Taiwan or Thailand for a chill place to have somewhat healthy food and loaf the fuck around

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>>2852906
>one month
>I would like to find a comfy hotspring town and also a town to stay in for a bit that is mostly walkable
Taitung/taidong depending what you speak. on the east coast.
small, has places to hang out. a beach. people.
or Hualien. bigger but walkable. some expats around. more things to do.
i spent a month in Tainan in the Anping district with plenty to do and places to do computer work during the day. Tainan also easy to spend a month in. or a week in each place.

>>2852912
Nice. Did you make any friends or girlfriends? Is it true Taiwanese are pretty open and friendly to foreigners?

>>2852906
>Are the hostels full of gross goobers?
The one I stayed at only had Asians in my room (I think). Sometimes they snort, like they're trying to clear their sinuses. Otherwise they're basically water/inoffensive to any senses. As hostel bunk buddies, they're the best you could hope for.

I also spent a lot of time in Japan. We seem very similar. How long did you stay in Japan? Before the end of your trip wee you ever like "ok, I'm satisfied, I can leave now"? Do you speak Japanese or Chinese?

>>2852912
Can you elaborate on some chill Tainan activities you enjoyed?

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let's loaf the fuck around today

>>2852975
>"im satisfied I can leave now"
Towards the end of my trip I was actually sad to be leaving. I stayed a month
I was getting sick of hotel and hostel hopping though so next time I travel I am going to find a weekly apartment rental so I can cook some meals instead of be at the mercy of having to be around people and also a bicycle would be nice
No I do not speak either languages unfortuntately
So Taiwan is seeming like a good way to spend my Febuary/March unless I go to Italy and Slovenia

>>2853045
And I was thinking most of the hostel stayers would be polite asians. Thanks for confirming .Japan hostels are full of faggots

>eating in pretty empty metro station
>really stinky local guy sat next is browsing JAV
>finish eating
>try asking him who his favorite actress is
>你最喜歡的-
>uhh no, no speak English
>oh sorry *walk away*
I don't want to overstep too much.

Also, the number of white dudes with their gay chinese partner is just as common as wmaf. Phenomenal? I think so.

>>2853007
It's just the place for rent overlord took rent to prevent 政府 whiteboard and black dudes caring local , I am chink playing 外賣 my past is exaggerated and sold by Sega and Netflix just use hookers okay?

>>2853280
>mind broken tai dude is still here
I'm just impressed you found your way back

>>2853281
I eat useless brain med and useless education u don't give a shit okay

>>2853289
Ah, ok maybe I'm too harsh on you. Anyway, thanks for having a convenient healthcare system. It's saved my life 3 times already, and all for under $100. Amazing stuff.

>>2843394
Damn, Just be black is global law in 2025

>>2853492
Luckin and more matcha is coming

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Why are gay men in Taiwan so sexually aggressive? Is it considered normal in Asia?

>>2851091
Yeah, because we all know 50 Chinese names for different styles of haircuts. Come on now.
>>2848309
There's lots of cool places to walk and hike around Keelung. If only it weren't so damp and cloudy for most of the year.
>>2843318
Taiwanese are fucking loaded with money. You will never find a shop that balks at taking a 1000 bill. Sometimes their cash registers can barely even close, they are so stuffed with bills. Taiwanese simply don't see any need to show off their wealth like brown people do.
>>2848358
Taipei is so much neater than Southeast Asia. The climate is very mild compared to Europe or the USA, but I struggled to engage with my surroundings in any meaningful way while there. Taiwan is full of interesting beautiful landscapes, but somehow the dull sameness of the human society made them seem drab. I really had to push myself to get out of my room and explore. Higher prices compared to SEA also made Taiwan feel economically exclusionary to a poorfag.
>>2848537
Too often there is only one kid, and he is very somber-looking because he is always around old people and never has anyone to play with. Taiwan's birthrate is very low.
>>2848850
I always had to use a translator app.

>>2852859
You're one of those people who complain non-stop about the smells when you visit New York City, aren't you? Jeez, it's just microbes doing their job of breaking down the extra soup broth you left in your bowl. The restaurants dump buckets of broth and other food waste down the street drains, same as they do everywhere in Asia.
>First World tax
Isn't Japan roughly the same price as Taiwan for accomodations? Japanese food is more expensive than Taiwanese noodleslop, I guess.

>>2853506
Are you currently in Taizhong or Kaohsiung right now? Go walk around in the city, it's pretty unbearable. Or better yet, let's meet up and you can huff the air on the stinkiest stretch of sidewalk I found for 5 minutes while calling be a big softy, right before you drop like a fly

I didn't notice sewer smells in Brooklyn when I visited. And being in Bangkok for 4 months, it was always just a short hello from the sewer gremlin. In these two Taiwanese city's, it spreads for 5 meters at each manhole grate. TaiPei and KeeLung weren't so bad. Tamsui was not noticeable. But wholly molly. TZ and KS...

>>2843318
Now you get it

The economy is run by self serving bureaucrat and waimai , with college students listening to bullshit for degree to apply bureaucracy if not then gaming, the rich hacks housing , stocks and lower Youngs wages and welfare go youtube for millennium dawn for long stay sim in taiwan, Taiwan degree sux don't buy it just go to high school governor are corrupt

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>>2832844
I'd also recommend Xueshan. Did it once with Taiwan Adventures. They're good. I'd recommend them if you want to do a guided hike.

>>2853500
If you're white it's because they think you have a very large cock compared to Asian men, and they are desperate for some decent size tubesteak. From what I have gathered, being a fag in Asia is a form of suffering since the penis is not very big.

>>2853798
this is repulsive on so many levels

>>2832780
How much fun is Taiwan if you dont speak the language at all? I want to go back to Asia but not Japan and not SEA

>>2853859
This was roughly my thought pattern too. Here's some subconscious streaming. Taiwan is ok, on par with Japan in terms of activities and things to do. It's definitely warmer than Japan in the winter. I wish I had a motorcycle license, exploring would be a lot more fun, but the trains are cool too. Vietnam dominates Japan and Taiwan in this aspect. Just go drive around the limestone karsts on a gloomy day and observe. But VN also has a 3rd world barrier when connecting with locals.

We're only human, it limits us to our bodies and current inventions. Today I saw a fat slob parked, sitting in the driver's seat of a new bmw 730i. Even the (presumably) wealthy are subject to eating, boredom, hedonism beckoning, low intelligence behavior etc

I've been missing the cleanliness and weeb culture in Japan. It is watered down here. I sat in a few 7 elevens and family marts just to soak up the Japanese vibes. It just felt like the nicest place to be. Similar to mall food courts but more friendly.. And to soak up the fresh air. Because the sidewalks are stinky. If you read the thread, I'm sorry for repeating this. Anyway, I've spoken to more locals than in Japan. My voice is rough from lack of use and a lot of my time is spent in a daze the city has cast me into as I loaf around.

Today I observed short foreigner with an equally short Asian woman. He got on the train and tried hard not to look at me and kept his back turned to me as I looked down at the top of his head. His girl was telling him to move towards my direction with her, into the train more, and he just ignored her with a belligerent aura. It was ugly to observe because it makes you imagine him flipping out, unrestrained, behind doors. Tyranny is ugly.

I thought I'd appreciate the Chinese people's vibes more than the Japanese people's because I am more familiar with Chinese culture. Turns out I don't really care. In Taiwan, Japanese seems soft. In Japan, Chinese feels like family

See also >>2852881

>>2854077
Good post thank you. The food thing seems annoying. I remember feeling amazing in Japan from the food and the walking. I would hate to have to eat sugary greasy food everyday in Taiwan from a health perspective even though it would likely be orgasm inducing. Thank you for effort posting. Anything else you want to add please feel free

>>2852859
>>2852877
>>2852881
>sewers
It's just people cooking stinky tofu

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Heading to Japan in april for a week then spending 2 weeks in Taiwan.

Spend probably 2 or 3 days in taipei, then head to Alishan for 2-3 days, then a couple days in Tainan.

Havent really booked anything further than that. Kinda leaving the Itinerary open for now to plan a few more places.

Is it worth going further south? I'm keeping it pretty chill, taking our time in each location, dont want to do much travel time and more kick back and relax in a location time.

Plan to end the trip with 1-3 days in taipei finishing up with some shopping and shit.

>>2854077
>motorcycle
Is it easy to rent one and priced okay? (Under $40 a day)
Just need the international liscense

>stinky sewers
Do smaller towns also have the classic sewer stench?

>>2854392
I don't know about Taiwan. In Vietnamese it's $5 a day.

In hualien, a smaller Taiwanese city, yes, the sewers were terrible.

Tamsui and Keelung were ok. I was only there briefly though.

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mmmm yeesss, I am back in Taipei and the sidewalks are clear of scooters and junk, the sidewalks are smooth enough to make my luggage silent, best of all the sidewalks are not smelly. It's wonderful to be back.

Everywhere else I've visited in Taiwan has been so much more third-world feeling. The only downside to Taipei is it's significantly colder than TaiZhong and GaoXiong.

Hotels availability has increase and prices have DROPPED now that holidays are over. I got a clean and modern double room for only $50 usd

We're traveling in style again and it feels goodly.

>>2854453
>>the sidewalks are clear of scooters and junk
Have they finally done the impossible?

>>2854458
Hahah ya around fuxing road it's all cleaned up! maybe too cold for scooter maxxing?

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>>2852881
I've decided to not dirty more hotel kettles and bought a cheap countertop appliance. I hope this thing doesn't start a fire, it was only $20.

Now I can have fresh, non-greasy food any time I want! Future me says thank you for strong arming acne.

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Also, can anyone verify that browns do in fact boil their underwear in hotel kettles? Someone here told me this a year ago while blogging on another trip.

I saw a troupe of indians exiting the building my hotel is in and it has me somewhat concerned about using kettles right now.

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>>2854492
Oh, I forget to ask.

Do locals wash their vegetable in tap water?? I used tap water and then rinses everything with bottles water because I have no clue. It seemed too strange to ask the cashier at PX Mart about this...

>>2854492
I never use hotel kettles or keurigs. just takes one asshole out of the hundreds that go through that room a year to fuck one up.

>you're literally one of those pieces of shit that cook stuff in hotel kettles, fuck off

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>>2854494
The 2 kettles I have used were completely stainless steel without porous plastic or crevices. I scrubbed and washed them well before check out. The one at my current hotel has a complex interior, so I opted not to use it. I know I wouldn't get it clean.

>>2854494
>>2854499
fuck you guys are paranoid kek
going to start shitting in my hotel kettles, now

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>>2854528
Go for it, I got my little fire starter appliance. Try not to burn your balls when you're squatting.

I went to Taiwan in 2019. It wasn't my favorite, but I did fuck some older journalist lady. That part was great.

The things I enjoyed in my life is daydreaming and fuck college ,family duty and 外賣

>>2853242
>Gay Chinese partner
Wow you really don't see this in the mainland
>>2853504
Just show the nigga a photo of the haircut you want it's not that hard

>>2854706
Found Chengdu quite amusing
>see a place called "Homo Bar" in taxi
>every 2nd building after was a "24/7 spa"
>went to meet mates in a bar
>some very passable tranny dancing on the table throwing its body around
>followed by some ultrafag in a swat-team uniform dancing to hardbass on all the tables

>>2854706
Not him, but if you have advanced tastes and don't want to look like a simpleton, it's hard to find a competent barber. A buzz cut, or suburban boomer man? Ok, go anywhere and point to a photo. Other people have hair that's really difficult to sculpt and even in a 1st world country without language barriers, barbers are incapable of working with it.

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>>2854698
you should elaborate more cus I'm also into daydreaming, it feels nice to just explore alternate realities

then there is the whole notation of desire being better than actualization

being self sufficient in terms of entertainment largely because you have a solid imagination is very comfy, fuck the youtube goons

what do you have against college and 外賣? groceries are a form of 外賣 and it's the greatest

>>2854740
Lmao and despite all that there's still no tops
Actually seeing even straight white-Chinese couples is not super common in the mainland imo. Expats are usually somewhat older and have spouses from their home countries. Diplomats are banned from relations with the locals. Most people also don't stay for very long (like a year or two at most) so they don't get long term proper gfs.
Most of the white-Chinese couples I see there are Chinese women from the west (you can tell by how they speak English) taking their husbands to China to visit family. Not foreigners who move there and get with a local girl.
At least this is my impression of Beijing and the north. I was there for a year and really didn't see many white-Chinese couples, only the older genx type I mentioned and some younger people who were clearly tourists visiting with their Chinese gf. Maybe it's different in Shanghai.

>>2854782
read how matrix tranforms models in .cpp in math first
have some photos
that's how daydreaming in brain works
don't do much or you end up doing alcohol and drugs
NTHU was okay but i don't have money to explore more and i hooked with secretary who looks like jav KOL-002 she's still around
外賣 foodpanda is a lousy business after all if u done it long term while maintaining family

>>2854782
college is the way to please the upper class
which is why it's stupidly spendy
just get in 7-eleven and pxmart for contract okay if u want?
they don't want civil servant now if u looked into those exams they hiring actor for ads now which sux for normie wannabes like me

>>2854846
we don't know how daydreaming or any thoughts work in the brain. it's definitely not doing matrix multiplication lmao

Nice job, keep that memory of the jav actress babe close to your heart. Those memories are the fondest shit ever. Sure it's nice to look back on white sand beaches and good meals, but remembering the moaning from simultaneous orgasms your gf who you dressed up in whorish lingerie, and who wholly wants to please you, and can't maintain her loud moans, and doesn't require condoms, can NOT be beat. Raw pleasure. Holy shit...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWYkh1IX4PE

>>2854849
being a burn out, operating the cash at PX mart or family mart doesn't sound that bad. But on days where you want to hide (acne, low self esteem, personal matters) would be hell

if you wanna meet up, I'm in Taipei now

>>2854974
No

>>2854974
You end up developing nagoshi's bullying games with Otaku laughing which is the culture that's jap thing or Netflix is show

>>2832780
Op here

Back in Taiwan next month. If you see a white guy with arm tattoos in Taipei that might be me. But probably not.