Why I’ve Never Been to China (& prefer Taiwan)

American Taels Beautiful Island

July 25, 2019October 16, 2021 Trista di Genova 0 Comment aboriginal culture in Taiwan, air & environment pollution, attitudes toward foreigners, communist propaganda, Comparing Chinese vs Taiwanese mentality, employment, expat living and lifestyle in Asia, Falun Gong, Ilha Formosa, PRC brainwashing, sociology, Taiwan is better than China :), teaching in Taiwan

Wild East Editorial / By Trista di Genova When I’m ‘stateside’ in the U.S., people first — almost invariably — make the mistake of thinkin’ I’m talkin’ ’bout THAILAND. Guess it’s ’cause bein’ one of the world’s WORST in geography skills, we Yanks usually don’t know the difference between the

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What a Taiwanese taxi driver thinks of foreigners

December 15, 2009 Phillip Charlier 2 Comments attitudes toward foreigners, business, Expat Chat, expat living, life in Taiwan, Taiwan, taiwan taxi, Taiwanese taxi drivers

Name: Huang Zhen-yuan Job: Taxi driver Age: 48 Where do the foreigners in Taiwan come from? They come from everywhere. I consider my wife a foreigner. She came from mainland China. To me anyone who is not born in Taiwan is a foreigner. However, I should tell you that my

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