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Kathleen Cooler ＆ Cassie Wilson

How's life in Taiwan? Living as a foreigner, specifically a U.S citizen?

I'm set to work there for a couple of years.

I'm mostly concerned about the quality of life. Food, weather, people and expenses...ANYTHING!!! Much appreciated!!!
 
It's phenomenal!! Taiwan has consistently ranked as the top country for expats or in the very top for how many years now? You'll love it.
太奇妙了!! 台灣在外籍人士或極頂國家至今多少年了? 你會喜歡的。
hey are you from Taiwan
American living here as a legal resident.
lies.
ok can we chat privately please.
yeah, no!
lmao spammer.  指Laugh My Ass Off，表面字義為笑掉我屁股，即一件事情非常好笑的意思。寄垃圾郵件的人（或公司）；寄廣告信件的人（或公司）。
Annie sandra sent to Jeremy Mandelkern ok send me a friend request.
 
Start learning mandarin now.
DuoLingo is free, or there is a paid version too.
Good luck with that, I've been trying for a few years and still just know a few basics, not enough to converse with yet. It's incredibly difficult.
any suggest on learning tw mandarin? I need to find a way to communicate with them. They dont used English.
 
It is important to know duolingo teaches mainland, not Taiwan Mandarin so it will mess you up, especially on the Chinese characters.
I remember saying zao sheng hao my first morning in Taiwan and quickly learned I could only trust Duolingo so much.
Luckily, I have some background with Japanese which helped with the traditional Chinese characters used in Taiwan.
 
It's subjective but quality of life here in Taipei is great!
The MRT and ubikes make getting around easy.
Food is fantastic if you know where to look, lots of noodle dishes, tropical fruit.
便當 are cheap and delicious lunch boxes found all over.
Weather is hot, but winter was surprisingly cool in the north.
Just gotta watch for earthquakes and typhoons.
雖然主觀,但台北的生活品質很棒!
捷運和ubikes可以變得很簡單。
如果你知道哪裡看,食物很棒,很多麵條料理,熱帶水果。
便當都是便宜又美味的便當。 天氣炎熱,但北部的冬天卻出奇地涼爽。
只是要注意地震和颱風。
WHERE TO EAT ?
You said it right.
Suggest new comers go to a Taiwanese "BUFFET" (lunch/dinner).
There's a lot of food choices if you don't like fried foods.
Also, ALL VEGETARIAN "BUFFET".
Pick what you like and pay at the cashier counter.
You can dine in or have the food to-go.
去哪吃?
你說的沒錯。
建議新人去吃台灣的「BUFFET」(午/晚餐)。
如果你不喜歡油炸食物,食物選擇很多。
還有,所有的素食主義“牛肉”。
挑選你喜歡的東西並到櫃台付款。
你可以進去用餐或有食物吃。
I agree, the buffets are great, I often go the the vegetarian ones, they have a lot of fake meat alternatives which are delicious.
And lots of places sell the lunch boxes on the side of the road out front of their restaurant at midday.
我同意,自助餐很棒,我經常去吃素的,他們有很多假肉替代方案很好吃。
很多地方中午在他們餐廳前面賣路邊的便當盒。
 
Food is stunningly good.
Food from all over China, there is also anything you want except Mexican.
Chinese don't "get" salted beans. Typically beans are sweet in Asia.
theee are a few decent Mexican places in Taipei.
Food is good if you know where to buy it.
I would say that half of lunch places that I've gone to had too greasy ingredients or didn't offer too much vegetables.
Same goes for some products in supermarkets, for example breadlike products are just overly sweet.
But overall food may still be better than in some other countries.
如果你知道邊度買,食物就好。
我想說午餐吃到一半食材太油膩或者沒有提供太多蔬菜。
超市的一些產品也是一樣的,例如麵包類產品甜度過高。
但整體而言,食物仍然比其他國家好。
have had some good Mexican in Taiwan in multiple cities.
i agree with the others it is possible to find good Mexican food here but good western bread is very hard to find.
And pray there'll be a Taiwan next year.
are you in Taiwan？
Annie Sandra there are lots of PRC trolls right before the presidential inauguration.  有很多 PRC 巨魔。
here to stir up dissent and trouble.  這裡挑起異議和麻煩。
Annie Sandra I was just recently, why?
Eugène Resh ok can we chat privately I have something to tell you.
Yvonne Kennedy can we chat privately I have something to tell you.
Yvonne Kennedy she's a scam bot....她是個詐騙機器人....
lol and ppl think guys that fall for these sexbots are dumb.  和人們認為這些性愛機器人的男人很蠢
 
US citizen here.
Food is phenomenal, people are great (but you’d benefit from learning some Chinese first).
You can save a ton here too, as long as you aren’t going out clubbing or throwing away money at bars all the time.
I’ve spent time living in China (1 year) and Japan (5 years) and this is by far my favorite place.
I am located in Taipei though, not sure how it’d be in the country side…
美國公民在此。
食物是現象的,人們是偉大的(但你先學一些中文會受益)。
只要你不出去俱樂部或者一直在酒吧扔錢,你也可以在這裡節省一噸。
我在中國(1 年)和日本(5 年)生活過,這是目前為止我最喜歡的地方。
但我位於台北,不確定它會在鄉下怎麼樣...
Jordan Vladic I have been living and working in S. Korea for 5 years and now I am here for almost double time.
I love to stay here and for me Taiwan is the best place to live as expat.
Everything is excellent and so far nothing to complain about except traffic.
我一直在南韓生活和工作。
韓國5年了,現在我來這幾乎兩倍。
我喜歡待在這裡,對我來說,台灣是作為外籍人士的最佳生活地點。
一切都很優秀,目前為止除了交通,沒什麼好抱怨的
Stjepan Svržnjak tjooo guys
so are you with your families over there?
What happens if you die!? You will be buried there?
所以你們和家人在那邊嗎? 如果你死了會怎樣!?
你要葬在那裡?
Nondumiso Kheswa So far I haven't thought about this, but it will be as my family decide, because I will not have a chance to complain about their decision.  到目前為止我還沒想過這個,但會按照家人決定,因為我不會有機會抱怨他們的決定。
Stjepan Svržnjak can i ask what job do you do and if you speak mandarin?  
I am automation engineer and I don't speak Mandarin very well because my profession requires English.
ahhh. So great job. Of course. Probably as a teacher I wouldn’t be so well off there.
Aneta Kocisova Probably.
Stjepan Svržnjak one guy said working in S. Korea he is a teacher and living from paycheck to paycheck. So most probably. Anyway, best of luck.
有人說在S. Korea工作。 韓國他是一名老師,從薪水到薪水生活。 大概是。 總之,祝你好運。
Aneta Kocisova Yea, in S. Korea life is tough, especially for Americans.  韓國生活很艱難,尤其是美國人
Jordan Vladic you can save a ton if you’re on an expat salary. Local salary is a different ballgame.   外籍人士薪水,可以節省一噸。 本地薪資是不同的球賽
 
ball game. 我爬過許多台灣的山，但是喜馬拉雅山絕對是完全另一回事。 The ball's in someone's court. 意思是輪到某人出擊、做出反應；靜觀其變，. 當 ...

A whole new ball game 全新的局面

一場球賽在還未結束之前，沒有人能斷定輸贏，

更何況是一場「全新的球局」，我們的所知是非常有限的。

當在職場上說到 a whole new ball game，不只是強調他的全新，

更是指其含有一定的「困難」及「未知」，令人難以掌握。

【例句】

I have done a lot of mountain climbing in Taiwan, but the Himalayas were a whole new ball game.

我爬過許多台灣的山，但是喜馬拉雅山絕對是完全另一回事。

from https://engoo.com.tw/blog/%E4%B8%BB%E9%A1%8C%E9%A1%9E/business_ball_phrases/
 
Jordan Vladic how would you compare Japan vs Taipei?
 
Alan Kasim
If you're on a US salary, your life in Taiwan will be wonderful. However, the worst thing about living in Taiwan for most people are the painfully low local salaries, usually accompanied with a poor work culture (lots of overtime, office politics, etc.). In relation to even most skilled expat salaries, the cost of living in Taipei City is disproportionately high and the quality of buildings is generally low. However, Taipei is very small, so you can save a lot of money and live somewhere far nicer if you're willing to commute a bit. None of this will matter to you if you're working for a US company with a reasonable US salary. If you are, you'll be very comfortable and happy living in the City.
如果你在美國的薪水,你在台灣的生活將會很精彩。
但居住在台灣最糟糕的就是地方薪水低,通常伴隨著工作風氣不佳(很多加班、辦公室政治等) ).
對於即使是多數技能的外籍人士薪資,台北市的生活成本不成比例高,建築品質普遍低。
但台北很小,只要願意通勤一點,就可以省下很多錢,住更好的地方。
如果你在美國公司工作,擁有合理的美國薪資,這些對你來說都不會重要。
如果你是,你在城市生活會很自在和快樂。
Alan Kasim on point!
Alan Kasim buildings are usually of low quality if you pick one of those shabby buildings.
And in the broad sense, if they were all of really poor quality, I reckon a good portion of them would have collapsed when the earthquake hit Hualien in April.
Use common sense, do a lot of research, you should be a be able to find something decent.
Alan Kasim 如果你挑選其中一棟破舊的建築物,建築物通常質量不佳。
廣義來說,如果他們都是素質差的,我想4月份花蓮地震發生的時候,他們中間有一部分應該倒塌了。
用常識,做多多研究,應該可以找到像樣的東西。
Kevin Chuang poor quality may not refer to structure issues .
Buildings often have problems with mold .
Health issues aside leather products tend to get damaged quickly .
If you have such goods it would be wise to pack a quality leather cleaner .
品質差可能不是結構問題。
建築物經常出現霉菌的問題。
除了皮革製品的健康問題往往會很快損壞。
如果你有這樣的商品,包裝優質的皮革清潔劑應該是明智的。
 
Karen Hwa
I'm taiwanese by birth but moved to UK as a child. I recently come back 10 days in Taiwan and felt people were nice in general, everything was organised and v clean. Its also cheaper than Europe and UK to eat out, travel. I don't know the wages in Taiwan so can't comment . Transport on mrt was clean and on time. Public bathrooms v clean compared to UK and I felt safe walking around at night.
The only thing I struggled with was the humidity. If I was younger and didn't have ties in uk I would move back to taiwan. Loved the food
Wasn't all fried stuff. We had hotpots noodles, and I saw lots of other oriental foods. We had sushi as well and it was the best I had. I come back to London and see what an unfriendly city I live in with awful crime rates, bad food that's expensive and a joke of a transport system plus its v dirty.
我出生是台灣人,但小時候移居英國。
最近回來台灣10天,覺得人很好,一切井然有條有條,v乾淨淨。
外食、旅行也比歐洲、英國便宜。
我不知道台灣的工資,所以不能評論。
mrt上的交通很乾淨,很準時。
與英國相比,公共浴室v乾淨,晚上走來走去很安全。
我唯一掙扎的是濕度。
如果我年輕一點,沒有在uk上領帶,我會搬回台灣。
喜歡食物不是所有的炸物。
我們吃火鍋面,我看到很多其他東方食物。
我們也有壽司,這是我吃的最好吃的。
我回到倫敦,看看我居住的一個多麼不友善的城市,犯罪率很高,貴的食物和交通系統的笑話,加上下流。
Emily Hsu
Do u know which city your work will be yet? Although Taiwan is a tiny island, but north and south are a bit different.
你知道你的工作將是哪個城市嗎? 台灣雖然是個小島,但南北有些不同。
Matt Ward
Hey Cassie Wilson, all good over here. My Ytube channel shares all of the topics you mentioned about Taiwan. Feel free to take a look (might not be able to share link so here’s an image of the channel).
Stay cool!
嘿 Cassie Wilson ,這裡一切都好。 我的Ytube頻道分享了你提到台灣的所有話題。 隨時看看(可能無法分享連結,所以這是頻道的圖片)。保持冷靜!
Don’t come! In case you’d be addicted and couldn’t leave.
Ian Eichelberger
I'm American and have been living in Taiwan for more than 10 years, the cost of living, healthcare, ease of transportation, and quality of produce and things like that are absolutely exceptional. I don't live in Taipei.
我是美國人,在台灣居住了10多年,生活費用、醫療保健、交通便利、農產品品質之類的,絕對是卓越的。 我不住在台北。
what part are you in Taiwan.
Annie Sandra Annie you are a Chinese citizen not an American citizen.
Hsinchu
where are you from
Annie Sandra Originally Pennsylvania, but I moved here from Oakland.
George Klopper with a fake profile.
Annie Sandra AEIOU=an are you a American or an American.
George Klopper an American but currently in Taiwan.
Ian Eichelberger I am glad to hear your feedback as an American. I am also from the USA and have been thinking about moving to Taiwan. I have been a few cities in Taiwan as a tourist. Love the food and culture there.
As an American moving aboard, medical quality and cost are most concerning matter. Especially, when I am not a citizen there. How do you rate their dental and medical CP value?
我很高興聽到你們作為美國人的反饋。 我也來自美國,一直在想要搬來台灣。 身為觀光客,在台灣當過幾個城市。 喜歡那裡的食物和文化。
作為一個美國人搬上船,醫療品質和成本最重要。 尤其是,當我不是公民時。 他們的牙科和醫療CP值如何評價?
Vickey Lee It's fantastic, dental x rays for $5.
I got my APRC last year (permanent residency).
Vickey Lee It's fantastic, dental x rays for $5.    last year (permanent residency).
Ian Eichelberger no way. I suspected it would be cheaper. (Where could be more expansive than US medical cost!) Are you sure? You must have the government medical plan or something.  
Vickey Lee Yes, standard universal healthcare.  是的,標準的全民醫療保健
Average copay for Dr is between 180- 240 NTD depending on if you are seeing a specialist. I spent about $800 NTD last time I went to the ER.
博士的平均copay介於180-240 NTD之間,視你是否看到專科醫生而定。 上次去ERR花了大概800美元台幣
So thats like ehh $5.50- 7.50, and the ER was $24.
Ian Eichelberger congratulations. Life is even better there being APRC.
Ian Eichelberger I paid at least US $20 copay for a non specialist Dr visit. That is ~$650NT for today's exchange rate. A hospital stay with my PPO plan was ~$3000 per day in last Sept. 
What a blessing of you to have the Taiwan government coverage. 我至少支付了 US $20 美元的訪問。 就是今天匯率$650NT 去年九月,我的PPO計劃住院一天是~$3000。
Vickey Lee Yeah, well if you have your ARC and need coverage, just go to the insurance office next to the hospital and register.  
如果你有你的ARC,需要保障,只要到醫院旁邊的保險處登記
Ian Eichelberger I don't have and won't be qualified to have APRC.  I was hoping it could still be affordable for non resident.
我沒有,也沒有資格擁有APRC。 我希望非居民仍然可以負擔得起。
Ian Eichelberger sorry. II really didn't mean to occupy your time to answer my ignorant questions. It is late evening there already. Please enjoy your evening and don't bother to continue my chat. I am thankful for your hanks feedback as an American already. Appreciated.
抱歉。 我真的不是故意佔據你的時間回答我無知的問題。 已經是傍晚了。 請享受你的夜晚,不要打擾繼續我的聊天。 身為美國人,我很感激你們的Hanks反饋。 感激
 
Ian Eichelberger How long did you need to reside there to get it?  你需要在那裡住多久才能得到?
Toby Betsen 5 years, the pandemic years made it easy.  5年了,大流行的年代很容易
 
terrible traffic. anyone could get hurt or die for traffic accidents.
My car was my main means of transportation the 6 years I was in Taiwan, never got into an accident. Auto is fine. Scooters though…
在台灣的6年,我的車是我主要的交通工具,從未發生過意外。 自動就好。 但滑板車...
 
Great food and great people and great vibe in Taipei. People are also mostly honest but for some reason like to pretend they don’t carry guns everywhere. Yeah right, a country thinking to defend itself against commies invading without a 2nd Amendment type of thing.
很棒的食物和很棒的人和很棒的台北氛圍。 人們也大多誠實,但出於某種原因,喜歡假裝自己不帶槍到處走。 是的,一個國家認為捍衛自己抵禦共同入侵,沒有第二修正案類型的事情?
 
I love Taiwan food best. Din Tai Fung restaurants are cool.
don't have to come to Taiwan for thatz Din tai fung is everywhere now.
what do you mean everywhere ? I came to Taiwan since 2006 almost every every year. They have Din Tai Fung in siangapore too. My point is that Taiwan has exellent food far better than america for sure( only My opinion )
There’s Din Tai Fung in Thailand, Malaysia, America... plus America has food from everywhere else, so doesn't that mean food in America is better?
A US citizen haha
About traffic, scooter and bicycle accidents are the largest source of accidental U.S. citizen deaths in Taiwan, as scooters often fail to obey traffic laws or follow generally accepted driving practices.
Although pedestrians have the right of way in marked crosswalks, drivers often do not yield; therefore, it is incumbent on pedestrians to check for traffic when at crosswalks.
關於交通、滑板車和自行車事故是美國公民在台灣的最大意外死亡來源,因為滑板車經常不遵守交通法律或遵循一般接受的駕駛做法。
雖然行人有標線人行道的路權,但駕駛人往往不屈服;因此,行人在人行道時,檢查交通是有行人。
And if you drive on your own, you have faced aggressive driving, unprovoked road rage, road blocking and unmotivated police officers. Each day, around 9 lives, are lost on the roads, with over 539,000 injuries yearly.
如果你自己駕駛,你就面對了攻擊性駕駛、無端的路怒、阻路和無上進的警察。 每天大約有9條生命在道路上迷失,每年超過539,000人受傷。
To be honest, quality of life is superior in America as salary, with opportunities, healthcare and safety are definitely better.
老實說,在美國的薪水生活品質是優越的,有機會,醫療保健和安全肯定更好。
There is a problem of quality of environment..if you don't care bout it it's a nice place. If you like clean peaceful politeness and harmony.dont try.
環境品質有問題.. 如果你不在乎,那是個好地方。 如果你喜歡乾淨和平的禮貌和諧。 不要嘗試。
it really depends on where you are from in US. In general, public transportation is good and traffic is always a mess, so don't drive. Living cost is low, but not housing. Food is good (great to me!) if you like Asian food. Weather is hot and humid - just think the opposite of LA. And he best part is health care - affordable and accessible.
真的取決於你來自美國。 一般來說,大眾交通工具好,交通總是一團糟,所以不要開車。 生活成本低,但不是住房。 食物很好(對我來說太棒了! 如果你喜歡亞洲食物。 天氣炎熱潮濕 - 只是想想洛杉磯相反。 而他最棒的是醫療保健 - 價格實惠又可取得。
Kaohsiung is better, we live and work there almost decade, ASE Company.
Health care, transportation, cost of living, people around u, better than Taipei for aby other city
As an American that grew up in both east and west coast and 5 other developed countries, Taipei is the best city I've ever lived in. The only problems I have are: weather, crazy riders and drivers, and my career doesn't exist here. Even the Michelin restaurants here are way cheaper than back in the States.
You are foreigner from rich country so everything will be fine.
However more and more taiwanese young people are leaving and working at other countries for higher salaries and life.
 
Maroš Axamit
I am writing this as a European living in Taipei, Ximen.
Food: 3 out of 10. Although generally much cheaper than in the USA or Europe, it is quite difficult to cook because kitchens are poorly equipped and many Taiwanese cannot cook. Food is generally nor tasty, neither healthy. On the other hand, there are hundreds of cheap, small restaurants everywhere. Fruits and vegetables in supermarkets are extremely expensive (at least compared to Europe).
Weather: Warm and humid; summer is really hot. If you prefer warmer weather and do not like freezing winters, you will like it. In summer, you have many "friends" like cockroaches, mosquitoes, geckos (they are cute), and recently a 10 cm long huntsman spider came to visit us 😃 (4 out of 10).
People: Usually very nice when you meet them. Life is not as stressful as in countries like Japan, Korea, or Europe. Taiwanese are chill. However, it is difficult to make close friends. All but 2-3 of my friends here are foreigners (from Europe, America, Southeast Asia, Japan, and Korea), and those 2-3 have lived abroad. The culture and mentality are much different than in Europe, and they will never consider you one of them, even though you speak fluent Mandarin and have lived here for a long time, because you are white. However, many Taiwanese want to learn English and/or find a white partner, so it is easy to find a boyfriend/girlfriend or a language partner. Also, some of them really like foreigners, especially Americans and Europeans, so sometimes, especially outside Taipei, you can feel like a star (though it is not as extreme as in other Asian countries). Most foreign girls I know here have experienced stalking and harassment, and those boys do not take a simple "NO" for an answer. My advice: If you experience that, shout, fight back. Another thing (and this is the same in other Asian countries too): If you are in danger/need, people around are hardly going to help you because they do not want to intervene in other people's affairs. Once, I was attacked by a drunk man with a broken glass bottle, and other people just stood around and watched (he wasn’t a threat to me, and when I pushed him back he almost fell down and stopped, but I find it interesting that they did not feel they should do something). EDIT: I need to add that Taiwan is considered to be much safer than US (6 out of 10)
Administrative: This is a pain. Taiwanese strictly follow rules, even if those rules are 100% irrational and useless. The system is really old; almost every document needs to be delivered by yourself in paper form, and they will try to convince you to use this stamp instead of a signature. Official websites look like they're from 1995 (that is not an exaggeration), and there is no demand to change this. Be ready for this. However, a lot of administrative workers are nice, so at least you do not feel so stupid that you do not understand the system 😃. And they also have volunteers, willing to help you in offices. (1 out of 10)
Language: If you are going to stay here for a long time, I would recommend learning some Mandarin. You can use English, but it is pretty limited (though better than in other Asian countries). I personally couldn't imagine myself living here without Mandarin. (5 out of 10 for English speakers)
Services: Some services, such as convenience stores, deliveries, MRT (subway/underground), trains, and cinemas, are above average for sure. Not much to complain about here. (9 out of 10). EDIT: Healthcare and hospitals in general are on the high end.
Cities: You have many public toilets and drinking fountains - that is cool, too. But hardly any trash cans. Cities are usually not so clean and sometimes kind of smelly. Building are old and ugly (3 out of 10)
Traffic: It is not the worst, but certainly a shock for someone who drives in Europe. You can have a green light for both pedestrians and cars at the same time. There are a lot of motorcycles, some of which ride on the pedestrian path. It is quite wild 😃. They also have this bike service, like we have in Europe (I do not know how common it is in the US), so if you prefer riding a bike, try it. (5 out of 10)
Expenses: Accommodation is expensive, and apartments are usually quite small and old. Flight tickets are quite high, too - because it is the only way to get off the island. As I said, fruits and vegetables are a luxury. But transportation in general (including taxis), restaurants, and basic services are usually much cheaper than in Europe or the US. (5 out of 10)
That's pretty much it. I like to live here, but I couldn't imagine myself living here my whole life. 6 out of 10.
我寫這篇是住在台北西門的歐洲人。
食物:10分之3。 雖然普遍比美國或歐洲便宜很多,但因為廚房設備不佳,很多台灣人不會下廚,所以很難煮飯。 食物一般不美味,既不健康。 另一方面,便宜小餐館上百家。 超市的水果和蔬菜非常昂貴(至少比歐洲)。
天氣:溫暖潮濕;夏天真熱。 如果你喜歡溫暖的天氣,不喜歡冰凍的冬天,你會喜歡它。 夏天,你有很多「朋友」,像蟑螂、蚊子、壁虎(牠們很可愛),最近有一隻長10公分的獵人蜘蛛來探望我們😃(10隻有4隻)。
人:遇到他們通常都很好。 生活壓力不如日本、韓國、歐洲等國家。 台灣人很冷。 可是,很難交到知心朋友。 我的朋友除了2-3個外國人(來自歐洲、美國、東南亞、日本、韓國),還有2-3個都居住在國外。 文化同心態同歐洲差好多,即使你講得一口流利普通話,長期住在這裡,他們永遠不會把你當成其中之一,因為你是白人。 但很多台灣人想學英文、或找白人伴侶,所以很容易找到男/女朋友或語言伴侶。 而且,有些人真的很喜歡外國人,尤其是美國人和歐洲人,所以有時候,尤其是台北以外,可以覺得自己像明星(雖然沒有其他亞洲國家那麼極端)。 我在這裡認識的外國女生大多數都經歷過跟蹤和騷擾,而那些男生並不接受一個簡單的「NO」作答。 我的建議:如果你經歷過,那就大喊,反擊。 另一件事(其他亞洲國家也是這樣):如果你有危險/需要,周圍的人幾乎不會幫你,因為他們不想介入別人的事情。 有一次,我被一個醉漢拿著破玻璃瓶攻擊,其他人就站在旁邊看(他對我沒有威脅,當我推他回去時,他差點跌倒停下來,但我覺得很有趣的是,他們感覺不出來。 應該做點什麼)。 編:我要補充一下,台灣算比美國安全多了(10分有6分)
行政:這是一種痛苦。 台灣人嚴格遵守規則,即使那些規則100%不理性,也沒用。 系統真的老舊了;幾乎每份文件都要自己用紙本形式交付,而且他們會試圖說服你用這個印章而不是簽名。 官方網站看起來像是1995年(不誇張),也沒有要改變這個的要求。 準備好迎接這個。 但好多行政人員都好nice,所以起碼你唔覺得自己蠢到唔懂制度😃。 而且他們也有志願者,願意在辦公室幫助你。 (10分之1)
語言:如果你要在這裡待很久,我會建議學一些普通話。 你可以用英語,但很有限(雖然比其他亞洲國家好)。 我個人無法想像自己生活在這裡沒有普通話。 (英語人士10分之5)
服務:部分服務,如便利商店、送餐、捷運(地鐵/地下道)、火車、電影院,確定高於平均值。 這裡沒什麼好抱怨的。 (10之9)。 編輯:醫療保健和醫院一般處於高端。
城市:你有很多公共廁所和飲用噴泉 - 那也很酷。 但幾乎沒有垃圾桶。 城市通常不是那麼乾淨,有時有點臭。 建築物又老又醜(10分之3)
交通:對在歐洲開車的人來說並不是最糟糕的,但肯定是震驚的。 行人和車輛同時可以綠燈喔 機車很多,有些騎在行人道上。 它是相當野生😃。 他們也有這種自行車服務,像我們在歐洲一樣(我不知道在美國有多常見),如果你喜歡騎自行車,可以試試看。 (10分之5)
開支:住宿費用昂貴,公寓通常相當小和老舊。 機票也相當高～因為這是離島的唯一方法。 我說的,蔬果是奢侈的。 但一般交通(包括計程車)、餐廳和基本服務通常比歐洲或美國便宜得多。 (10分之5)
差不多。 我喜歡住在這裡,但我想不到自己一輩子都住在這裡。 十分之六。
Maroš Axamit super si to napisal. Ak sa mozem opytat co tam robis?你寫的很棒。 如果我可以問問你在那裡做什麼?
謝謝。 我在NTNU讀書
啊哈。 謝謝! 好吧,那是另一個案子。 所以對於一些樸實的生活,它就在那裡
你看不到嗎? 放學後,你想待在那裡還是回家?
 
Maroš Axamit , “fruit and vegetables are a luxury”?!!
I don’t know what kind of salary you are making there by you probably need to make some changes. I can definitely say even local people on a local salary find fruit and veggies dirt cheap in Taiwan!
The OP is from the US, no doubt she will find the price of food as well as everything else there double cheaper than in the US.
Maroš Axamit ,“水果和蔬菜是一種奢侈”?!! “很多台灣人不會做飯。 ”我求不同。
我不知道你在那裡賺什麼樣的薪水,但你可能需要做一些改變。 我絕對可以說,即使是在地薪水在地人也覺得台灣便宜的水果蔬菜土!
OP來自美國,毫無疑問,她會發現食物的價格和其他東西,幾乎比美國便宜的兩倍。
至於說很多台灣人不會煮飯,我覺得那個吃不完的。 我想知道你的來源是哪裡來的。
 
Gina Fikar
Maroš Axamit As someone who’s been living in Taiwan for two years, I’m signing my name under this - perfectly well and correctly explained
作為一個住在台灣兩年的人,我在此簽名 - 完美地解釋得正確 
 
Suzie Mapache
I was born and raised in Taiwan immigrated to US when I was 14. I have lived about half of my life in one and the other half in another. I can tell u that climate is obviously more comfortable in US. But for someone like
Me who has adjusted so well
To America and now a citizen if I didn’t tell u I am an immigrant u d think I was born in the US I will very much prefer Taiwan for quality of life. Standard of living, insurance, education, diversity, culture, every single aspect I prefer Taiwan. This is a wealthy and extremely safe country. Not like in the US where guns run rampant and lots of idiots white supremacy going on
我在台灣出生長大,14歲時移民美國。 我的人生大約一半,另一半在另一半。 我可以告訴你,在美國的氣候顯然更舒適。 但對於像這樣的人來說
調適得這麼好的我
對美國和現在是公民,如果我沒有告訴你我是移民,你認為我出生在美國,我會非常喜歡台灣的生活品質。 生活水準,保險,教育,多元,文化,每一個方面我都偏愛台灣。 這是一個富裕且極其安全的國家。 不像美國槍枝橫行,很多白癡的白人至上主義在進行
 
 
 
 
Pan-fried Dumplings / Potstickers 鍋貼 (Guōtiē) Fried dumplings or potstickers are also very popular in Taiwan.
They are just pork and fried dough, so I am sure any American would love them at first bite.
Pan-fried Dumplings / Potstickers 鍋貼(Guōtiē) 炸鍋或鍋貼在台灣也很受歡迎。
它們只是豬肉和炸麵團,所以我相信美國人第一口都會喜歡它們。
Just dumplings in a varied form ....
Mix flour and water as a solution-base to steam dumplings and the bottom of the dumplings will become a layer of crispy crust .... Crunchy and smelling good .... Pretty easy to make them by yourself at home really.  
只是種不同形式的餃子....
將麵粉和水混合成蒸餃子的解決方案,餃子底部就會變成一層酥脆的外殼.... 酥脆又好香....
很容易自己在家做。
patty rae shauna rae rylee rae tara
I love the vegetables potstickers.
我愛蔬菜鍋貼
We live in taiwan. . . . . of course we bring our bowls up yo our mouths to eat.
If you see our kids eating like this in America this summer…just know it’s perfectly acceptable (and expected) in Taiwan.
如果你在美國看到我們的孩子這樣吃飯... 只知道它在台灣完全可以接受(和預期)。
My kids are so used to it! They don’t even know that it’s taboo in America.
我的孩子好習慣! 他們甚至不知道這是美國的禁忌。
An airplane sits on a flooded runway at the airport in Porto Alegre after devastating floods in recent weeks in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, May 17, 2024.
巴西里約·格蘭德·蘇爾,一架飛機坐在機場被淹沒的跑道上
Hi! I'm new to this group. I recently joined because my son will be studying in Taiwan this summer.
Welcome to Taiwan. I am taking my son back to Taiwan next month as well, maybe can connect? Does he speaks any Chinese?
Me too. I am taking my daughter back to Taiwan for the month of July and till August 6. It will be great to connect!
Awesome! We plan to arrive on June 14 and he depart on Aug. 25.
I have apartment in Taichung but I will take him traveling around Taiwan and visit friends. Do you have any relatives in Taiwan?
I do, but I will stay mostly in Taipei in an Airbnb due to space limitations. My daughter will attend a volunteer camp mostly though.
That sounds a nice plan. Let’s keep in touch and see what we can do. By the way we live in Ottawa Canada.
Yes, let’s dm then.  "DM me" is short for "direct message me." Are a feature on social media platforms like Instagram that allow users to send private messages ...
Wonderful ! My daughter and I will be there next month!
Better fill up his backpack with cash jobs here are a challenge to get them.
Dodge Challenger （Hellcat）
versus
Dodge Charger
My son is going to study Chinese in Taiwan this summer with CIEE. Which program is your son in?
Taiwan is beautiful! My son is wrapping up a year abroad in Taipei- your son will have an amazing time!
Oh stop it. Fake account. Why do they do this? But I’m glad people are willing to answer you even though u have no intentions of ever coming here.
Taiwanese people are very warm and friendly, and there is delicious food everywhere. Except in winter, the weather is slightly cooler. Be careful because the vehicles on the street are very crowded. Everything else should be safe. This is my personal opinion.
I have vacation there for 12 years months at a time. I will be retiring there. Taiwan is exceptional. That is for sure. I do prefer the southern part of Taiwan.
I’ve lived and studied in the US …. But let me tell you that Taiwan is very very advanced in tech , immaculate etiquette , great civic sense . Some of the best people in the world … kind compassionate and very honest .
The only place I see you having and issue is language unless you speak Mandarin . Even then , I’ve been there 5 times and have never had a problem even though they hardly speak English .
I wouldn’t even twice think if I was to move there ! I love Taiwan.
我曾在美國生活和學習...... 但我告訴大家,台灣科技非常先進,禮儀無染,很棒的公民意識。 一些世界上最好的人... 善良的慈悲,非常誠實。
除非你會說普通話,我唯一看到你有和問題的地方就是語言。 即使如此,我已經去過5次了,雖然他們幾乎不會說英語。
如果我要搬到那裡,我甚至不會三思考! 我愛台灣
When I left in 2019, medical services are excellent if u re resident u get a social security card it s inexpensive, rents were getting very high, u ll need learn enough Chinese to get by.
2019 年我離開時,醫療服務非常好,如果你重新居住醫生,你拿到一張社會保障卡,那不貴,租金變得非常高,你需要學足夠的中文才能通過
Taiwan is a great place to live. The people are friendly and the food is great. Housing was a bit expensive but I was in New Taipei city. It is beautiful and clean. I loved my three years there and could live there for the rest of my I'm Australian and I'm making the move in August.. Not optimal if you're an artist though.
What part of US are you from?... Taiwan is kind of like LA / NY city life but with way better quality of life, health care, food, nightlife, shopping, way easier to get around with mrt and busses and people are friendly... With US salary you'll be just fine. Nothing to worry about.... Also safer than all the liberal states in the US.
你來自美國哪個部分?... 台灣有點像洛杉磯/紐約城市的生活,但生活品質更好,健康保健,食物,夜生活,購物,便能更容易搭乘mrt和公車,人們也很友善... 有了美國的薪水,你就好了。 沒什麼好擔心的.... 也比美國所有自由國家安全
I’m American and I was in Taiwan 6 years ago. I love Taiwan and I really wish to visit again someday.
 
Brian Aiello
I moved to Kaohsiung in 2000, coming from Long Island, NY where I was born and raised. In terms of the cost of living vs quality of life, at the time, I considered Kaohsiung to be about 85 to 90% quality of life (overall), and at 25% of the cost. Taking into consideration personal safety (excluding driving here which is like being IN a video game), cost and quality of Healthcare (I'm 69 years old and recovering fully from stage 4 cancer diagnosed in April of 2023), food here is easy to get and cheap if you know where to look, especially fresh fruits and veggies from the various markets, the people here are generally quite friendly and helpful, the weather (Kaohsiung, like Tainan and Taichung) enjoy at least 300 days/year of sunshine, and winters are short and mild (think Florida weather). Major complaints are no pizza places that can really compete with those on Long Island, same thing with bagels, Italian sausage, and things like deli meats, spiralcut ham and some other pork products, but that list is shrinking (local avocados are outstanding, I just bough butternut squash in Changhua last week, and others like zucchini are being introduced each year. When I left LI in August 2000, my weekly food bill (mostly supermarket) was USD200/week, whereas even today, buying as much as possible from markets and local take-out vendors, usd200/month is easily doable. Any questions?
2000年我搬到高雄,來自紐約長島,我出生長大的地方。 以生活成本vs生活品質來說,當時我認為高雄大概是85至90%的生活品質(整體而言),費用25%。 考量人身安全(不包括在這裡開車像在電玩遊戲)、醫療保健的成本和品質(我69歲,2023年4月確診癌症第四期完全康復),這裡的食物容易取得又便宜,如果你知道在哪裡 看,尤其是各市場的新鮮蔬果,這裡的人們普遍都相當友善助人,天氣(高雄,像台南和台中)至少享有300天/年日照,冬季短暫溫和(想想佛羅里達州天氣)。 重大抱怨不是真正能跟長島的比薩場所競爭,有貝果、義大利香腸,還有外送肉類、螺旋切火腿和其他豬肉製品的東西,但那個名單卻在縮水(當地酪梨很出色,我上次在彰化剛好把牛油瓜打成這樣) 周,每年都會推出其他像西芹。 2000年8月我離開LI時,每週食品費單(大多是超市)是USD200/週,即使今天,盡可能向市場和本地外賣商買,USD200/月是很容易做到的。 有問題嗎?
 
It'll be tough!  很艱難!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The way he runs away kills me!
kitty wants go to with his new friend. it's just playtime for the kitten.
That kitty would be coming home with me.any person who leaves a small kitten like that outside alone don't deserve it.  那只小貓咪會跟我回家。 任何一個人把一隻小貓留在外面的人都不配擁有
I would get fired because I would stay and play.
 
 
可能是顯示的文字是「 USA 茶 红 KW1 」的圖像
Only a pocket can do that.
 
Giorgi and George went to Miami.
Michael Jordan and Michelle Pfeiffer went to Miami too.
Mark Famiglietti  
(馬克·法姆吉列蒂) 
Mireille Enos  米瑞伊諾斯
JF Davis as Mitch (Bar Owner)
Tim Griffin 提姆·格里芬
Thomas Edward Sizemore Jr.  小湯瑪士·愛德華·賽斯摩  Tom Sizemore
Eric Szmanda  艾瑞克·蘇曼達
Trey got a tray for a bunch of grapes.
Duty Calls or Call of duty
casino resort hotel
at least eight month opening couple years.
packet   ˈpakət  容器, 小包，小盒，小袋, 小包裝，小盒裝，小袋裝, （用紙等）包好的物件, （提供有關…資訊的）一套文檔, （在電腦網路內傳播的）資料包,
Deep Pockets
If an organization or person has deep pockets, they have a lot of money: Anyone who tries to save that company will need deep pockets.
pocket
袋子, 衣袋，口袋, （附於袋子、車門、車座椅等處的）口袋，袋子, （檯球桌的）網袋，球袋, 錢，財力, 團體／地區, 小塊地區（或團體、部分）
It's like a whole city in each one of those buildings. 每一座建築都像一個完整的城市。
 
可能是顯示的文字是「 Evidence of global warming 1900 1940 1980 2000 2020, 」的圖像
Less material, yet more money. It’s freaking $15 for a thong. 物質少,錢更多。 一條丁字褲真是太糟糕了 $15
Well I get mine for $10.
 
What’s it like being controlled by someone you don’t even know?
被你根本不認識的人控制是什麼感覺?
In 2030, they will have to ad a cork on the end of the rack.  2030年,他們要在架子末端打軟木。
Darn - that is what I was going to say!  那就是我要說的!
What’s everybody worried about? Just means the chicks will be getting hotter.  大家都在擔心什麼? 只是意味著小雞會越來越辣。
Have you even looked?  你看了嗎?
Proof of global warming.  全球暖化的證明
The only true evidence!!!!!!  唯一真正的證據!!!!!
 
 
可能是顯示的文字是「園 S ธกจ P KFC I SHFN 」的圖像
Yay thou I walk through the valley of death I shall fear no evil Colonel Sanders .....  耶,我走過死亡的幽谷,我不怕邪惡的桑德斯上校..... 
 
 
 
 
 
 
so annoying
新喀里多尼亞島
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o8yL-xRl14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_RR_3JaA14
 
 
 
I need help to find a 711. Can you please tell me where there is one? Thanks！
It will be quicker to tell you where there ISN'T one.  會更快告訴你哪裡沒有。
Where I live the nearest 7/11 is an hours drive away.
711? what's that? never seen one in Taiwan!!!
right?!
I been in Taiwan lastmonth to many 7/11 anywhere.
Next to a Family Mart!
never heard of it.
yes,711 are next to family mart nearby my room .
are you saying I need to go to your room¿
I'm serious I really need to get a hot dog.
There was a food truck by my house the other day. They had Chili Dogs!! It was amazing! But then they never came back. And I am sad.
big sadge. How am I gonna get my hydrogenated oils and trans fats out here?
大悲傷。 我要怎麼把我的氫化油和反式脂肪拿出來?
The struggle is real, my bro!
man you're gonna make me cry.
Don’t let em see you cry. Stay strong brother.
God this is hard. One time my bike got stolen, this is right up there. My bike even had a bell. Stole that sucker too.
Google maps ? Google is Ur best friend.
Just around the corner!
Open Google maps.
Type 7-11
Hit search.
There will be at least 15 in walking distance
I found a ok mart. I am not ok. This is not ok.
then try family mart.
You just need to keep your head up when walking. Trust me.
Are you sure you are in Taiwan, not in China? You literally walk 10 steps and there is 7-11 already.
yes everybody calls me 幹您娘 which I heard in Taiwan means cool tiger.
To some people here, he is just being sarcastic guys come on. The fact that every corner has 711. 他只是在挖苦
not everyone understands sarcasm, I believe is more a western concept....
I don't understand it either I'm just dumb.
the product of American education maybe?
oh you can't blame school I didn't go to that trash hole. In Florida we went to the beach and smoked salvia which is incredible that it was legal. I only went to school to use the photography dark room. Sarcasm is a lifestyle. It's the divorce of self from empathy. Live for the confusion and make it worse. The universe is chaos and so is finding a 711.
Why you don’t ask google.
how do I get to Google? Where do they live?
I sure am not sick today.
Look out the window. You'll see one.
Maybe you can find your hot dog in your dream, sweet dreams..
I only find very cold dogs in my dreams. Hot dog popsicles are not ideal.
/ˈpɒp.sɪ.kəl/
Kenting near eluanbi lighthouse there is a 7-11 there.
on top of the lighthouse right.
It's like asking for a pair of chopsticks in Taiwan ..
Not finding a 7-11 in Taiwan takes very special skills.
I blame Florida.
Use Google maps.
I heard that's a hacker for my email @ aol dot com
Mate you should open a course in Taipei city, "Sarcasm 101" that would be interesting to see it....
老兄,你應該在台北市開一個課程,看了會很有趣....
on the real I've thought about opening a cram school or like class to teach slang, weird cultural shit, and yes sarcasm which doesn't exist in Chinese. I use sarcasm when speaking to locals in Chinese very often and it gets me in the most awkward situations. It's hilarious.
There are nearly 7000 in Taiwan, walk outside you should find one quickly.
True story. I was in Taiwan 5 years ago. My aunt got lost driving us to a seafood banquet because she didn't have the name or address of the restaurant. But I found it and guided us with Google Maps.
I cannot believe it. I'm just glad you guys are safe.
Just pick a random direction and start walking, you will see one within 5min max.
I am now standing in the ocean. What do I do now?
Just turn your head and look left or right…
I shut my eyes, did a 360°, opened them and there's no 711.
Frickin everywhere.
Lol obviously a super troll post.  哈哈,顯然是超級巨怪帖子
nah uh I'm really in trouble here if I don't find a 711 by the next 29 minutes they're going to release my web cam footage.
不,呃,我真的很麻煩,如果我在接下來的29分鐘之前找不到711,他們會發佈我的網絡攝像頭錄像。
I'd suggest heading to the opticians first.   我建議先去看視光師
it's ok my eyes are already in my head. Glasses are a conspiracy by big blurry.   沒事,我的眼睛已經在腦海裡了。 眼鏡是大模糊的陰謀
Walk out and open your eyes then you'll see one.
how many eyes to open?
You could have walked around and found one before you even finished this post.
IVE been walking for 4 days.
not every 7/11 sells long dogs…
what about medium?
hey have some self stable dogs not piping hot.   他們有一些自我穩定的狗,不管熱
Look across the street any street.
I don't need a street though I need a 711. Or is this an esoteric hint? 我不需要街,雖然我需要711。 或者這是深奧的提示?
Ts in the mars....... Contact with Elonmask he have shuttle to go.  Ts在火星....... 與 Elonmask 聯繫,他有接駁車要出發
first answer I understand. Finally I find a 711. Thanks boss and gosh you're a hero.
Go outside, take off one of your flip-flops and throw it.
You'll hit one or it'll at least land near one.
I don't recommend using this method to find a girlfriend. You are not the main character in a Taiwanese rom-com drama.
brilliant
sir I wear sandals. Please advise.  請指教
Everywhere save soil.
I want to eat the soil though.
well banana is soil.
I think you have not been eating banana.... 
Take a stone and throw it in any direction. Wherever the stone land, you'll find either a 711 - Familymart.
Use your Google map on your phone, you dweeb.  你這個傻瓜
Its like stink tofu - you don't find stinky tofu, it finds you!
Ypu just lonely. Just download Tinder and get a date partner!
I tried that but I couldn't find 711 on there.
not gonna date him based on the conversations here.  不會根據這裡的對話和他約會。
Walk two blocks, then turn right. Swing another left, and go straight for 50 meters or so. It will be on your right, across from the MRT station.  
走兩條街,然後右轉。 另一個左搖擺,然後直走50米左右。 它會在你右邊,捷運站對面。
are there street bandits?  有街匪嗎?
yes, but if you buy some Betelnut they’ll let you pass.  是的,但如果你買一些Betelnut,他們會讓你過關
got the betel nut but instructions unclear so I ate them all.   但指示不清楚,所以我全部吃掉了
 
 
 
 
attest
approve, attest, authenticate, legalize
argue, attest, bespeak, clear, declare, demonstrate
 
 
凄すぎる日本! Amazing Japan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BccKAg8NlL4
【海外の反応】日本の軽トラがアメリカでランボルギーニよりも重宝される理由について解説！
 
The Collector Car Guru
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdBN6R1KAvI
Kei Trucks - Why Are They So Popular In The United States?
 
ANNnewsCH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cePSFnPkMCg
「まさか盗まれるものだとは…」“価格高騰”“盗難増加”世界でブームの『軽トラ』
 
 
NHK WORLD-JAPAN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtPZ-EyAyWY
Keitora: Tiny Trucks - Japanology Plus
 
from the mid 90s ketora came to be used
in various new ways including mobile
catering
 
catering
＆
catileen
 
 
 
 
Crotch Rocket Swapped Mini Truck
 
CboysTV
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHmbeh1V_gk
 
 
 
 
chase & prurchase
 
help him & held him
 
kei car & key chain
 
Kei Trucks - Why Are They So Popular In The United States?
Shooting Cars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3rV3JHrjW4
 
you might have noticed tiny little
trucks hitting the streets here in the
U.S their steering wheels are on the
wrong side they're smaller than Miatas
but more useful than most of our
homegrown Vehicles what are they and
where did they come from
[Music]
we should start off with some vocab when
I say K car I don't mean the 80s
Chrysler platform this is a k car K
spelled Kei is a Japanese classification
of car dating back to the late 1940s in
1949 following the end of the second
world war Japan wanted to focus on
rebuilding their industry one of these
industries they wanted to grow was the
automotive industry which was nearly
non-existent at the time the issue was
money cars are expensive Most Japanese
families could only afford a motorcycle
at the time because of this the
government made a classification of
vehicle to bridge that Gap a motorcycle
priced car this started the K car class
there were rules of course the engine
could only be 150 CC's or less and the
dimensions had to be under 9.2 feet in
length and 3.3 feet in width as time
went on these restrictions grew to where
the modern case cars can have up to 660
CC engines and they can be 11.2 feet
long and 4.9 feet wide owning a k car
also has a bunch of monetary benefits
they're cheaper to register they come
with tax breaks and some places even
have special cheaper parking just for
k-cars around 2014 the Japanese
government reduced these benefits
drastically but you still get some
reduction for owning the small cars K
cars come in all shapes and sizes well
not all sizes they're pretty small but
there's plenty to pick from there's Vans
trucks hatchbacks and even sporty
roadsters when referring to K cars it's
important to know your ABCs A
is for
B is for
C is for
those are the three most popular K cars
they're sporty fun and pocket-sized
which us Americans find fascinating if
someone says that they love K cars it's
probably one of those three but why are
we seeing more and more K trucks in
America well there's two main reasons
here in the United States we have a
25-year import law for personal vehicles
you can import any vehicle you want no
matter the make model or region of
origin as long as it's 25 years or older
there are many reasons why it's
specifically 25 years but maybe that's a
topic for a future video cave Vehicles
hit their stride in the 1990s they were
mostly fuel injected and they were
allowed to have these 660 CC engines
after 1990. the 1990s although as much
as some of you don't want to admit it
happened now over 25 years ago tons of
quality fantastic trucks are now
eligible to import
we have small pickups available here
most of them are Gators or razors or
what have you they're basically golf
carts on steroids but they're super
useful on farms and in the country the
problem is most places don't allow them
on the road and the places that do allow
them on the road make it a real headache
to register they're also not built to
sustain highway speeds overall they're
too big of a heartache to drive in the
real world take for instance this
Polaris Ranger a two-seater vehicle with
a rear truck bed if I configure this
2023 model to have what a k-truck would
have as in doors a roof front and rear
glass mirrors a heater and a radio the
MSRP is over 19
000 for a vehicle you still can't
legally drive on the road so then let's
look at some k-truck prices sure these
prices are before import to the US so
double that price in your head you're
still nowhere near the price of the new
Polaris here are a couple that are for
sale at the time of making of this video
that are already here in the US ready to
be picked up interesting none of them
are nineteen thousand dollars factor in
the fact that most of them have four or
five speed transmissions and can be
driven on the road legally it all starts
to make sense
over the last few years I've noticed
more and more out and about in the world
from snow removal to flower shops these
little workhorses are becoming a top
pick for business owners and enthusiasts
alike it's a shame that we never got
these originally but due to safety
restrictions from the government and the
American idea that small engines are
useless they wouldn't have been allowed
or sold really well but thanks to the
25-year rule we are now able to get
these trusty little trucks in our
possession
thank you for watching my latest video
essay sometimes I get these video ideas
they just come to me and I get obsessed
so thank you for checking out my latest
fixation if you want to see my other
video essays you can click on them now
and if you have an idea for a future
essay please let me know in the comments
section down below
 
 
I can attest to this. I work for a large Japanese vechicle importer. A lot of our US customers buy a lot of these small trucks.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Can the Suzuki Carry Mini Truck survive the 4x4 Alpine loop in Colorado?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15II6COQOHc
Glen Shelly
 
and then we added these lighted grips to make it FAA legal for me.
加裝這個發光的 grips 符合 FAA 合法穿越飛機場跑道
grip · n. 緊握；緊咬；夾住[C][S1]；理解；掌握；控制；吸引力[S] · vt. 握（或咬，夾）牢；掌握；控制；吸引；抓住（注意力等） · vi. 握（或咬，夾）得牢 ...
 
On today's episode, we're
going to see if our 1992 Suzuki carry mini truck can four wheel with the big boys.
To do that, we're going to put it to the test on the Alpine loop
in the San Juan Mountains of Southern Colorado.
Our route will take us over some of the most rugged and remote terrain
in the country and will only have the modifications
that we did to the mini truck to keep us out of trouble.
The K series was the smallest class of street
legal Japanese vehicle that was restricted by engine size, payload and dimensions.
It's basically a miniature car powered by a motorcycle engine that's used
in urban settings and flourishes there thanks to its small stature.
They make K vans, they make little K fire trucks
and little K ambulances, which is hilarious.
It was originally designed by Georgetto Giugiaro
Similar to the A-class European vehicles.
They were never federalized or legal for street use here,
but thanks to the 25 year rule now you can import them.
It's the ninth generation Suzuki carry
powered by a 657 cc three cylinder engine.
It's got a five speed manual gearbox with a six low speed granny gear
plus reverse rear lockers 4x4
and an AM radio.
Then I ruined it by putting 25 inch tires on it.
We did a two inch lift.
We did upgraded suspension in spring and then muddy bottom shocks.
Then we built this roll cage in the back with a cane back
to make it able to haul stuff.
It's got fold down bedsides on every side.
We added the rack, we added lights for snow, plowing at nighttime,
and then we added these lighted grips to make it FAA legal for me
to cross the runway.
We skid plated the whole underside from the radiator back to the transfer case.
We added this kill dozer-esque bumper, which replaced
the plastic factory bumper, and its purpose is three fold.
Most importantly, it looks bad ass.
Secondly, it protects the radiator and the approach angles.
And third, it gives us a recovery point in the event that we need to miniature
recover a stuck jeep or 4runner when we're up in the mountains.
According to the guidebook,
the Alpine Loop is a 63 mile loop through the spectacular heart
of the San Juan Mountains, but it warns that it's demanding two 12,000 ft
passes require a high clearance, four wheel drive vehicle,
but the well-prepared motorist reaps unparalleled rewards.
What we're going to test today is have we prepared
the mini truck enough to handle that miniature 4x4 challenge?
Our journey actually began in the Northern Colorado
town of Pipsburg, where mobile mechanic Titus Larson
pulled an all nighter to get the mini truck ready for the mission.
The rear and the rears are like two.
Yeah, that's a lot.
Yeah, because they're turning the same way.
So I was handed
a phone call basically where I was like, can you bend metal?
And then it got kind of tossed back in my lap.
It I should do the whole project.
And so, so I bring it out.
I got the front bumper kind of designed and thrown together
and then to major skid plates to cover pretty much everything underneath.
And then you gave it a good once over.
We fixed the vacuum line.
Totally did found a couple of ground.
Found a couple whose fault reminds me of like a side by side on steroids.
Now, this thing's cool.
Yeah, I'm stoked.
I can't wait to see it on the trail.
Driving down from northern Colorado, we pulled into Lake City
just before sunset.
There was just enough daylight left to say hi to the locals.
Our base camp would be Castle Lake's airstrip.
The high altitude mountain airstrip would make a great place to based out of.
In the morning
we woke up to another JDM 4x4, a Mitsubishi Delica
driven by Scott Anderson, who would be running support
got our mechanical gear pretty minimalistic.
I got my tool roll, I got a jump box, I got a second toro.
If it's not kinetic emergency lights, we got an extra air filter, oil
and Asian vehicle coolant.
Nothing's going to stop us today.
Nothing's going to stop us except for a trail
we might not be able to negotiate mechanics that should hold up.
between both vehicles,
any number of overheating or cooling issues.
Maybe a little bit of weather, bears, rogue Jeepers,
people that don't accept this and
into their culture.
Starting out from the airstrip,
we ran the Alpine loop in the counterclockwise direction.
It took a little bit for the mini truck to get up to speed,
but that made sense given how thin the mountain air was.
The mini truck got smiles, thumbs up and a few looks of concern.
And a little bit down the road we figured out where Lake City got its name.
So we stopped here at the Alpine Loop, about to head up to Engineer Pass,
and we thought we'd take a minute here to introduce Scott Anderson.
He's actually the guy who got the mini
truck from and also a fellow delica fanatic.
How many of these mini trucks, if you had probably had about six of them.
So far, importing them, picked them up, flipping them.
Definitely the one we did the most work on.
I honestly don't know how these I've never I mean, I've done like some light off
roading and a K truck before on smaller tires too, and less of a lift.
It did pretty good. So I think it'll do fine.
It's just a not a lot of clearance and up to like 12,000 feet.
I'm not sure if it's going to have
like torque to get over stuff, but the extra low gear should help. So
side by side,
the evolution of the ATV four wheeler.
And there's a reason like they're incredibly capable,
but they're also it can be a little expensive.
But, you know, the mini truck's kind of like
it's a good alternative that there's pros and cons.
You know, you certainly don't have the power, but you get windshield wipers.
Got all the accouterments that I'd have in the nineties era
Japanese vehicle and I think the power deficit with the tall tire
gearing is probably going to be my biggest challenge.
Our first stop was the U.
Lay mine in the abandoned ghost town of Hanson, Colorado.
The mine dates back to 1867 and lasted
through the 1960s mining silver and led out of the side of the mountain,
pulling out of the mine.
The road was smooth until we hit capital city.
But from there, things took a turn for the worse.
We're just pulling out of capital city, heading up to Whitmore Falls.
Not really getting a speedometer.
Not even come alive.
So there's going to be
a marathon.
And it's a balance between preserving the vehicle,
but making up enough time so that we don't get back
at midnight.
Why you got to look at me like that?
I just, we’re the same. Haha, we’re the same...
I just want to fit in, man.
It's my whole life.
The road got so bad.
The only way to make it passable was to let air out of the tires.
But fortunately, we found a nice cold swimming hole to heal our wounds in
We’re at Whitmore Falls.
First stop on the leg Engineer pass.
That water is cold.
It's so nice.
It's like the first thing you think of.
Like all the hot days.
How nice it is to,
be in a pristine mountain swimming hole.
I got to say,
that's probably one of my top swimming holes of the year.
So we air down the tires.
You took them down from 25 psi
Which was utterly miserable to 18 psi,
which is mildly tolerable.
And again, it's not like the super technical stuff,
but it is persistently challenging
the side by side with the vehicle of choice on the Alpine loop.
Second to that, we're lots of four wheelers.
But every once in a while we've run into something different.
We came around the corner
and he was just as surprised to see us as we were to see him.
We're just breaking free of tree line.
baby, Come on.
Yes, yes.
We burned a little bit of clutch there.
She's struggling a little
with the altitude as we climbed above 11,000 feet.
Many trucks started struggling in the thin mountain air.
It's all right, girl.
It's okay.
You're made to climb Mount Fuji. Remember?
See if we get in at first.
Come on, baby.
Yes. We've definitely Crested Treeline, and we're in the Alpine Tundra area now,
which is really cool.
We saw a marmut, couple plyka,
So this so far is the hardest feature we've had to do yet.
And it still looks relatively doable.
All right.
Sometimes you just got to send it.
All right.
There's the granny.
Send it number two.
Yes. Yes, I
You got nothing on the mini truck.
Ouch
thing I don't want to do is stop.
Starting out
It is just such an act of feathering the throttle.
Just the right amount.
I think I flooded it,
so I'm, like, letting the lead
break.
I get it too much gas and just get a little bit
easy break.
I'll try that.
You got it, girl.
We’re probably almost at 12,000 feet,
and this thing's jetted
for sea level, so it's totally flooding out.
I have to be very gentle.
It took a little bit of coaxing at times, but we finally made it to the top
of Engineer Pass at 12,800 feet.
The road was originally built
in the late 1800s by Otto Mears.
Mears was a California gold rush miner who settled in Colorado as a wheat farmer.
Eventually, he would build some of Colorado's tallest roads and railroads.
Top of the pass felt like we were on the top of the world,
but we still had a long way to go.
I flew over on Saturday morning
and I saw these sheep from like 14,000 feet.
But I was like, Man, there's no way there's like sheep up here at 12,000 feet.
And then we came around the pass and like, here they are.
And then these sheepdogs.
That's the father.
That's the mama.
Such a wonderful life these dogs
must have
getting hurt.
Sheep
coming down the backside of Engineer Pass.
The road only got worse.
But as our confidence in the mini truck grew,
we became willing to take more chances.
I would describe this drop off
as mildly consequential.
It's steep,
but at least it's grassy and therefore slightly soft.
I know it's not going to do any good.
But I still pucker.
I don't know that Scott will be able to take that line in the Delica.
He should just kind of go down the center,
Dropping in the tire pressure,
made a dramatic difference in the ride quality.
And we just went to like 18 psi.
But it's smooth like butter.
it's 615.
We got about an hour and 45 of daylight left.
If we were going to go to Ouray, we would take that down to the Engineer,
pass trailhead, which we're not going to do
because that puts us home tomorrow some time.
So we're going to continue through this saddle here
and then climb back up to Cinnamon Pass.
And I would say this part coming down
was the most technical so far, which was really fun.
The mini truck did great.
Being small and nimble has actually been pretty versatile.
It just makes me smile and it makes everybody else's smile.
Outside of the abandoned ghost town of Animas Forks.
We stop for a moment of reflection about the mini truck.
It's not better than the side by side to side by side.
They just cut through this stuff like a hot knife through butter.
But with that, I think you kind of lose some of the purpose of being here.
Seems like when you start getting to the really chunky stuff,
they can see the body moving around like a lot more than the delica, But
you can just take lines that I can't even think of.
Granite gear, speed.
Nice brakes are probably a little bit soft and that's probably fine.
Asked or not doing their problems. Yeah, we should probably
For,
kind of the basic check ups that it got in the year and a half of it.
Use it on the airport.
It really hasn't given us any problems.
I hope I don't need those.
Feeling confident,
we turned east and headed up the steepest part of the Alpine loop,
the arduous climb up to the top, a cinnamon pass.
We didn't know it at the time, but this would turn out
to be the biggest challenge for the mini truck.
12,600 feet.
sucking wind on cinnamon pass.
We got here just in time to watch the sunset.
And the last little bit actually was a little bit challenging.
I had full throttle in the granny gear and we were going up this little step.
And for a minute it felt like we were going to kind of stall out.
And those little cylinders just kept on jamming and it got us to the top.
So now the sun's going down.
We're going to finish the last third of our journey,
which is going to take us down cinnamon paths back down into the canyon,
and then hopefully into Lake City in time to grab a bite to eat.
In Colorado,
The reason to 4x4 is to get away from people.
Most people build big over landing rigs
because there's this arms race of how deep you can go into the wilderness
to get away from the campgrounds and the RV's and stuff.
So with the mini truck, instead of
going big, we went miniature.
It did incredibly well.
Like it far surpassed my expectations
in its ability to miniature 4x4 with the big boys.
We were by far the smallest thing out there.
I would say more agile, more nimble.
See what we gave up in ground clearance and tires and everything else.
We just picked our way through.
Yeah, it's true.
If you think about it.
Like this truck was basically designed to haul fish
maybe on some snowy roads or some dirt roads, like it certainly wasn't
designed to cross the tallest mountains and alpine passes in the lower 48.
But, I mean, bang for the buck, it's hard to beat the mini truck.
You know, for the most part.
We elicited looks of concern
from people, but once they got past that of us
just being a little bit different, the resounding effect it had the smiles.
I really didn't fit in as a kid like I didn't.
That troubled me for a lot of my youth.
But eventually I embraced that and really turned it into my strengths as an adult.
And like the mini truck doesn't fit in.
Just doesn't fit in.
But without passing judgment,
it did everything that was kind of asked by it.
I connect to it emotionally on that level.
And then the reason to do all these trips is just to get away, to be humbled,
to be out here in these spectacular mountains
and see a slice of the state here
in the wilderness that you usually can't see most of the year.
This is covered in snow and inaccessible. So
this has 45 horsepower go to 5000 feet.
Where I live, it's got 20% less.
Take it back up here.
Another 7000 feet.
We're doing all these passes with basically 20 horsepower.
There's three little cylinders.
You just chop it away and, you know, the fact that it was a little bit slower,
it gave us time.
It afforded us time.
They'll take the view and stop jumping the water.
Check out the mining kids in the Ghost towns, in the wildflowers.
And it was awesome.
We miniature 4x4 at some major passes
and I'm glad the mini truck answered the call.
Mission accomplished.
We had one more order of business to do before we left.
A little runway maintenance for my good friend for letting me stay at his airstrip.
 
 
 
 
bradley 
Bradley Fighting Vehicle
 
 
Japanese 'Kei' trucks gaining popularity in rural America | Morning in America
Mitch adriaan kelsy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxWBLQwy5q0
english－ cc1
ALL THE MEMORIES FOR YOU, OK,
WELL BED BATH BEYOND
STRUGGLES. A FOREIGN TRUCK
MODEL IS SEEING SOME MAJOR
SUCCESS ON AMERICA'S FARMS AND
BACK ROADS.
>> KELSEY KERNSTINE IS LIVE TO
SHOW US WHY THESE JAPANESE
MANY TRUCKS ARE SO POPULAR
RIGHT NOW AND HOW THEY PROVE
THE BIGGER ISN'T ALWAYS
BETTER. GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. MATCH WITH
THESE JAPANESE MANY TRUCKS ARE
BECOMING INCREASINGLY POPULAR
IN THE UNITED STATES. AND IT'S
SUPER INTESTING. IF YOU LOOK
INSIDE, THERE ARE RIGHT HAND
DRIVE FEEL COLD. THERE IS NO
AIR SAFETY BACK IN THE FRONT
SEAT BELT. BUT IF YOU LOOK IN
THE BACK NOW, IT'S JUST LIKE A
PICKUP TRUCK, BUT QUITE A BIT
SMALLER. 3 SIDES ACTUALLY
ROLLED OUT. THIS IS MADE
JAPAN. THERE. PAUL TAIT
TRUCKS. BUT THERE'S 2 REASONS
LIKE WHAT ABOUT? WHY ARE
AMERICANS FIND THAT THERE'S 2
MAIN REASONS. ONE OF THEM IS
THAT 25 YEAR IMPORTANT BOUGHT
IN THE UNITED STATES. NOW
PEOPLE CAN IMPORT THESE
BECAUSE. ARE IN JAPAN BACK IN
THE 1990'S. SO NOW PEOPLE ARE
IMPORTING THEM IN THE U.S. AND
THEY ARE NOW USING THEM FOR
PERSONAL USE THAT OTHER REASON
IS BECAUSE FARMERS ARE FINDING
THEM USEFUL. THEY'RE ALSO
USEFUL IN COUNTRY AND RURAL
AREAS. THEY C BE DRIVEN ON
HIGHWAYS LIKE GATORS. THEY'RE
ALSO VERY LIGHT WEIGHT. THEY
HAVE HEATING AIR CONDITIONING
AND THEY'RE ALSO VERY
AFFORDABLE. SO ON AVERAGE
SPEAKING TO THE OWNER OF THIS
DEALER. THEY COST ABOUT $4500
JUST TO HAPPEN. IMPORTANT
HERE. NOW, IF YOU WANT MISS TO
WANT THIS THING TO BE PAINTED.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT $8500.
HERE'S THE FUN PART. AN
INTERESTING PART. SO A LOT OF
FIRST-TIME BUYERS ACTUALLY
COMING TO THIS DEALER TO BUY
ONE OF THESE BECAUSE IT'S LIKE
A HOBBY TO FIX THEM UP.
>> 8 KELSEY I'M NOTICING THAT
THAT'S A MANUAL AND IT'S ON
THE RIGHT SIDE. I THINK I'D
PAY MONEY TO WATCH. YOU GOT TO
DRIVE THAT THING.
>> I'M NOT A GOOD DRIVER.
TODAY IS. SO I'M NOT EVEN
GOING TO GIVE IT A SHOT.
>> ALL RIGHT. FAIR THAT
SKILLSET KERNSTINE LIVE FOR
US. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE BABY
BOOMER GENERATION CALLS A
MANUAL TRANSMISSION.
>> A MILLENNIAL ANTI-THEFT YOU
KNOW WHAT? I CAN SEE THAT.
YEAH. YOU
 
HONEST. THAT'S OKAY. I'LL HAVE
ALL THE MEMORIES FOR YOU, OK,
WELL BED BATH BEYOND
STRUGGLES. A FOREIGN TRUCK
MODEL IS SEEING SOME MAJOR
BACK ROADS.
KELSEY KERNSTINE IS LIVE TO
SHOW US WHY THESE JAPANESE
MANY TRUCKS ARE SO POPULAR
RIGHT NOW AND HOW THEY PROVE
THE BIGGER ISN'T ALWAYS
BETTER. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. MATCH WITH
THESE JAPANESE MANY TRUCKS ARE
BECOMING INCREASINGLY POPULAR
IN THE UNITED STATES. AND IT'S
SUPER INTESTING. IF YOU LOOK
INSIDE, THERE ARE RIGHT HAND
DRIVE FEEL COLD. THERE IS NO
AIR SAFETY BACK IN THE FRONT
SEAT BELT. BUT IF YOU LOOK IN
THE BACK NOW, IT'S JUST LIKE A
PICKUP TRUCK, BUT QUITE A BIT
ROLLED OUT. THIS IS MADE
JAPAN. THERE. PAUL TAIT
TRUCKS. BUT THERE'S 2 REASONS
LIKE WHAT ABOUT? WHY ARE
AMERICANS FIND THAT THERE'S 2
THAT 25 YEAR IMPORTANT BOUGHT
IN THE UNITED STATES. NOW
PEOPLE CAN IMPORT THESE
BECAUSE. ARE IN JAPAN BACK IN
THE 1990'S. SO NOW PEOPLE ARE
IMPORTING THEM IN THE U.S. AND
THEY ARE NOW USING THEM FOR
PERSONAL USE THAT OTHER REASON
IS BECAUSE FARMERS ARE FINDING
THEM USEFUL. THEY'RE ALSO
USEFUL IN COUNTRY AND RURAL
AREAS. THEY C BE DRIVEN ON
HIGHWAYS LIKE GATORS. THEY'RE
ALSO VERY LIGHT WEIGHT. THEY
HAVE HEATING AIR CONDITIONING
AND THEY'RE ALSO VERY
AFFORDABLE. SO ON AVERAGE
SPEAKING TO THE OWNER OF THIS
DEALER. THEY COST ABOUT $4500
JUST TO HAPPEN. IMPORTANT
HERE. NOW, IF YOU WANT MISS TO
WANT THIS THING TO BE PAINTED.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT $8500.
HERE'S THE FUN PART. AN
INTERESTING PART. SO A LOT OF
FIRST-TIME BUYERS ACTUALLY
COMING TO THIS DEALER TO BUY
A HOBBY TO FIX THEM UP.
8 KELSEY I'M NOTICING THAT
THAT'S A MANUAL AND IT'S ON
THE RIGHT SIDE. I THINK I'D
DRIVE THAT THING.
I'M NOT A GOOD DRIVER.
TODAY IS. SO I'M NOT EVEN
GOING TO GIVE IT A SHOT.
SKILLSET KERNSTINE LIVE FOR
US. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE BABY
BOOMER GENERATION CALLS A
MANUAL TRANSMISSION.
KNOW WHAT? I CAN SEE THAT.
YEAH. YOU KNOW, I CAN'T I'M
GONNA KILL. SEE, I CAN DO I
DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A
STICK. NEVER LEARNED DON'T
WANT TO.
STILL AHEAD ON MORNING
AMERICA COMMUNITIES ARE
 
okay well Bed Bath and Beyond struggles
a foreign truck model is seeing some
major success on America's farms and
back roads Kelsey kernstein is live to
show us why these Japanese mini trucks
are so popular right now and how they
prove the bigger isn't always better
good morning
good morning match will these Japanese
mini trucks are becoming increasingly
popular in the United States and it's
super interesting if you look inside
there are right hand drive vehicle there
is no air safety bag in the front seat
though but if you look in the back now
it's just like a pickup truck but quite
a bit smaller three sides actually roll
down this was made in Japan they're
called K trucks but there's two main
reasons like what is the fuss about why
are Americans buying them there's two
main reasons one of them is that 25-year
import law in the United States that now
people can import these because they
were most popular in Japan back in the
1990s so now people are importing them
into the U.S and they are now using them
for personal use that other reason is
because farmers are finding them useful
they're also useful in country and rural
areas they can be driven on highways
unlike Gators they're also very
lightweight they have heat and air
conditioning and they're also very
affordable so on average speaking to the
owner of this dealer they cost about
forty five hundred dollars just to have
them imported here now if you want the
bells and whistles you want this thing
to be painted you're looking at about
eighty five hundred dollars now here's
the fun part an interesting part so a
lot of first-time buyers are actually
coming to this dealer to buy one of
these because it's like a hobby to fix
them up.
 
Mitch Adrian Kelsey I'm noticing that
that's a manual transmission and it's on
the right side I think I'd pay money to
watch you try to drive that thing uh
I'm not a good driver already as it is
so I'm not even going to give it a shot
 
all right fair enough that's Kelsey
kernstein live for us.
Do you know what
uh the baby boomer generation calls a
manual transmission
a millennial anti-theft device oh you
know what I can see that yeah you know I
can't drive it I don't know how I'm not
just making fun of Kelsey I can't do it
either I don't know how to drive a stick
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Hello everyone! I have a favor to ask. My boyfriend and I met in Australia, but he recently went back to Taiwan and his family wants him to stay there. I am Vietnamese and don't know any Mandarin. Currently, I am settled in Australia and work as an accountant. My boyfriend has convinced me to move to Taiwan, marry him, and settle down there. However, I am not sure if I want to leave Australia as I really like it here, but my boyfriend doesn't like living in Australia. I am concerned if I can find a job as an accountant in Taiwan and if it's easy for me to stay there without speaking Mandarin.
Thank for reading my post.
大家好! 我有個忙要問。 我和男友在澳洲認識,但他最近回台灣,家人希望他留在那裡。 我是越南人,不知道任何普通話。 目前定居澳大利亞,擔任會計師。 男友說服我搬來台灣,嫁給他,定居在那裡。 但我不確定要不要離開澳大利亞,但我男朋友不喜歡在澳大利亞生活。 我很擔心我能否在台灣找到一份會計師的工作,我能否很容易留在那裡不講國語。
謝謝你閱讀我的帖子。
 
Hi, Cindy. To be honest with you, it's rarely possible to work as an accountant without speaking any Mandarin in Taiwan.
I would highly recommend you to rethink about your relationship with your boyfriend since you both have totally different blueprints for the future.
It's not only about the job, it's about everything you have owned in Australia so far. There will be huge sacrifices on your site and I am not sure if you are ready for it. Anyway wish you all the best.
 
The power of LOVE should be above from these materialistic things.
I observed in my experience mostly females End their relationships and hurt them just because of money and so called temporary things.
In my opinion get married and start life where you both want to do. Do not END relationship just due to Taiwan or Austrailia.
May God bless you both.
 
the same I think.
 
Yeah, you’re gonna be poor.
You’ll probably make 1/5 of what you make so unless your boyfriend is a top percentage, I would not leave.
 
Life is pretty good in Taiwan though, seems like, base level wise. 在台灣生活挺不錯的,看似,基層智者。
 
yeah if you you don’t mind working 100 hours a week and being extremely underpaid.
Life is good here other than the fact that you’re a slave to your job.
是的,如果你不介意每週工作 100 小時,而且薪水極低。 這裡的生活很好,除了你是工作的奴隸。
 
Are you really sure.
 
Obviously I’m exaggerating on the hundred hours a week.顯然我每週一百小時很誇張。
 
Very obviously you have been but it’s true pay need to be as much as what they got in Aussie this I totally agree since the country is richer than Aussie now. 很明顯你一直在,但這是真正的付出需要與他們在澳洲得到的一樣多,這我完全同意,因為現在國家比澳洲富有。
 
Hi Cindy. Finding work as an accountant without speaking Mandarin will be very challenging.
Perhaps you could work remotely from Taiwan for Australian or other English-speaking firms?
嗨,辛蒂。 找會計工作不講普通話會很有挑戰性。 或許你可以遠端從台灣為澳大利亞或其他英語公司工作?
 
That's true.
 
I agree with.
 
You. Cultural difference is something you need to seriously consider before making decision for relocating to Taiwan.
Love alone may not be enough. Additionally, what is your boyfriend's family background?
Are you expected to stay with them after getting married? Is he expected to take over family business?
你。文化差異是決定搬遷來台灣之前,你需要認真考慮的事情。
一個人愛可能不夠。 另外,你男朋友的家庭背景是什麼? 結婚後有望陪他們嗎? 他有望接管家族生意嗎?
 
That is an excellent idea.
After COVID I did most of my accounting work through the computer and rarely need to meet up with anyone other than cleaning up and closing our office.
However I did toy with the idea of moving to Taiwan but have no idea how accounting works over there.
I do speak basic Mandarin....Very basic.
I heard people just need to take the tax form given to them by employers to the Government tax office and they do the calculation for you for free?
這是個好主意。
新冠肺炎之後,我透過電腦做了大部分會計工作,除了清理和關閉我們的辦公室以外,很少需要與任何人見面。
但我做了玩具想搬來台灣,卻不知道會計在那邊運作如何。 我會講基本普通話.... 很基本。
聽說人家只要拿雇主給他們的稅單去政府稅務局,他們免費幫你計算?
 
sorry we do speak Ho*Lo*h but not mandarin in DAIWAN.
不好意思,我們在DAIWAN說的不是普通話。
 
To establish a career anywhere, first of all we need to master the language !
Mandarin is not easy to learn .
Well you can learn to speak but to write is a different story !
Unless you find a job at an international accounting firm where they speak English , I doubt you would be happy there in Taiwan .
Love fades; reality sinks in … But if you are young , you can try .
At least you try and do not regret .
Let’s say if things do not work out, you still can move back to Australia for a new beginning.
Think carefully , make wise decision and good luck to you !
要在任何地方建立職業生涯,首先我們需要掌握語言! 普通話不容易學。
好吧,你可以學會說話,但寫作是不同的故事! 除非你在國際會計師事務所找到工作,否則我懷疑你在台灣會很開心。
愛情會褪色;現實會沉入... 但如果你年輕,你可以試試。
至少你嘗試過並不後悔。 讓我們說,如果事情沒有成功,你仍然可以搬回澳大利亞迎接新的開始。
仔細想想,做出明智的決定,祝你好運!
 
That's true.
 
If you marry and have children you might not be able to leave with your children.
Continue the relationship long distance and think really carefully about what you are prepared to do.   
如果你結婚生子,你可能無法與你的孩子一起離開。 延續遠距離的關係,認真想想自己準備做什麼。
 
Learn Mandarin!
 
Adapting to Taiwan without speaking Mandarin would take time and effort.
Certainly you would have to learn Mandarin, which would require a couple of years to become conversant.
The plus side is that Taiwan is very friendly.
People are accommodating, hospitable, and helpful.
But as Linda Chen said above, I doubt you could get a job without speaking Mandarin.
Sounds like your boyfriend is being pressured by his family.
Good luck.  
適應台灣不說國語,需要時間和心力。
當然要學普通話,需要幾年才能對話。
加分的一面是台灣很友好。
人們是融入、好客、樂於助人。
但正如陳琳達上面說的,我懷疑你可以不用講普通話找工作。
聽起來你男朋友被家人壓著。
祝你好運。
 
Stay Australia!
Taiwan is friendly to foreigners but not friendly for the foreigners who want to stay in Taiwan,
all infrastructure and major daily activities aren’t international prepared,
even for opening an bank account took us more than 5weeks,
no foreign credit card can be accepted for the major online purchasing (ie Momo mall),
we couldn’t collect our registered mail at the Post offices due to no stamp (印章），
these are only a few issues you will face in Taiwan.
Most importantly, you will have no any support social network here.
You will be totally isolated, so my dear friend, wake up and be more realistic about this relocation.
All the best.
留在澳大利亞!
台灣對外國人友好,但對想留在台灣的外國人不友好,
所有基礎建設和每日重大活動都沒有國際化準備,
即使開銀行帳戶花了我們超過5周,
各大網購都不能接受外國信用卡(即) Momo商城),由於沒有印章(印章),
我們無法到郵局領取掛號郵件,這些只是你在台灣會面臨的幾個問題。
最重要的是,你在這裡不會有任何支援社交網絡。
你將徹底孤立,所以我親愛的朋友,醒醒吧,對這次搬遷更現實一點。
一切都好。 
 
What you said is so true and that’s why here I feed back to you …
It’s like you still try to move what you felt comfortable in DAIWAN
yourself after how long you’ve been living here already that I do not know and no intention to …
but my advise is why carry such a task tho. what made you feel it’s worthy living in DAIWAN
if you don’t ever try to fit in… with suffering it is not reasonable to live here at all.   
你說的太真實了,這就是為什麼我在這裡反饋你...
就好像你在這裡生活多久之後,仍然試著把你在DAIWAN覺得舒適的東西搬出來,那些我不知道,也沒有打算...
但我的建議是為什麼要承擔這樣的任務。
如果你不嘗試融入,是什麼讓你覺得生活在DAIWAN是值得的... 有苦難,住在這裡根本不合理。
 
Totally agree with you.
For spending time with my elderly Daiwan mother, Im trying my best to resolve all obstacles daily, and really hoping things can be more flexible for foreigners.  
完全同意你。
為了陪我年邁的戴母親,每天都盡力化解一切障礙,真的希望事情可以更彈性地讓外國人。
 
I have been an alien for in South Africa America Japan even that post Manchu invaded district and I did find the best way to live is fitting in or simply stay away as a foreigner forever if you think you are …
but I did find myself a local in SA and US now …
but never in the other two …
because you just can’t …  
我一直是南非美洲日本的外星人,即使是滿族人入侵地區,我確實找到最好的生活方式是適應或者永遠遠離當外國人,
如果你認為你是...
但我現在確實發現自己是美國當地人...
但從來沒有在另外兩個...
因為你不能...
 
one facto for me is I never fit myself in my birth country DAIWAN with the AutoBike and humidity since the day I arrived in I guess very tragically living for me honestly speaking.   
對我來說,我從不適合自己在出生的國度 DAIWAN 自從我抵達那天起,我想非常悲慘地為我而活
 
same here, so try LG dehumidifier, it makes my life easier, hahah....  
所以試試LG除濕機,它讓我生活更輕鬆,哈哈....
 
hey our DaiDong also does well tho.
 
I thought they only do rice cooker.
 
As a female, i have a different perspective particularly when different citizenships/nationalities, benefits, and moving for someone, and job security are involved.
Going to a country where you don’t speak the language nor have your own social network is already hard.
Uprooting for someone that you’re not yet married to, or have met the person’s parents, seen their social network and how they are in their normal environment can create friction especially when things don’t work out.
Job aside, are you ready to commit (and take this risk) when he hasn’t proposed?  
作為一個女性,我有不同的公民身份/國籍、福利、為某人移動、工作保障時,特別是有不同的觀點。
去一個語言不通,又沒有自己的社交網絡的國家已經很難了。
為你尚未結婚或見過對方的父母、看到他們的社交網絡以及他們在正常環境中處於如何產生摩擦,尤其是當事情沒有成功時。
撇開工作,你準備好當他還沒提議的時候承諾(冒險)了嗎?
 
your correct if the family does not yet offer their 300% supports no matter where which country NEVER jump in troubles for yourself unless this person is 3000% the Savior to you.    
如果家人還沒有提供他們的 300% 支持,無論哪個國家,永遠不會為自己陷入困境,除非這個人是你的 3000% 救世主
 
As a Taiwanese, most definitely stay in Australia.
Taiwan is great for visit but you'll be losing much more than you will gain.  
身為台灣人,最肯定留在澳洲。
台灣很適合訪問,但你失去的比你獲得的更多。
 
You posted the exact same thing hours ago…
你幾個小時前發佈了一模一樣的東西...
 
If you love him hold onto that.
That’s the most important thing.
If not then do what is best for you.  
如果你愛他,請抓住這個。
這是最重要的事。
如果不去做對你最好的事。
 
Without speaking mandarin u stand no chance.   
不說普通話,你就沒有機會。
 
You’ve got a tough decision, only you can make it,
however, unless you got a job offer in advance before coming to Taiwan
and not speaking mandarin will make your life a bit difficult in that sense,
just something to think about, but if you don’t mind
and love is at it’s peak, give it a try!!!!!!  
你有一個艱難的決定,只有你能做出,除非你來台灣之前提前拿到工作邀約,
不說國語,否則你會在那種意義上讓你的生活有點困難,只是想想的事情,但如果你不介意,愛就很重要。
正在巔峰,試試看吧!!!!
 
Let your boyfriend take care of you..why are you worried about getting a job..if he really loves you he will take care of you..just chill in Taiwan.    
讓男朋友照顧你.. 你為什麼擔心找份工作.. 如果他真的愛你,他會照顧你。 只是在台灣放鬆
 
Take a 1-2 week vacation in Taiwan.
Many of the questions and concerns will be answered.  
在台灣度假1-2周。
很多問題和關心都會得到解答。
 
Taiwan is one of my favourite countries to visit , but you can be lost without speaking Mandarin, because hardly any people speak English .
I have been 5 times over last decade and it’s still the same .
I would recommend you visit there on vacation and stay for a few weeks there first .
And then decide .
It’s not a good idea to make such a big decision without weighing your options .
Love alone cannot make it all last .
Also once you go you will understand the reality for your boyfriend.   
台灣是我最喜歡去的國家之一,但不用說國語可以迷路,因為幾乎沒有人會說英語。
過去十年,我已經有5次了,還是一樣。
我建議你度假去那裡,先在那裡待幾周。
然後決定。
不權衡你的選擇,做出這麼重大的決定並不是一個好主意。
單獨的愛不能讓這一切持續。
一旦你走了,你也會明白你男朋友的現實。
 
台灣是我最喜歡去的國家之一,但不用說國語可以迷路,因為幾乎沒有人會說英語。
過去十年,我已經有5次了,還是一樣。
我建議你度假去那裡,先在那裡待幾周。
然後決定。
不權衡你的選擇,做出這麼重大的決定並不是一個好主意。
單獨的愛不能讓這一切持續。 一旦你走了,你也會明白你男朋友的現實。
他的家人希望他留在那裡,然後他的家人希望你結婚。
然後他家人每天都要你吃無聊的台灣菜。
比上帝知道什麼?
誰在乎他們想要什麼。
誰在乎你的男友想要什麼。
Obv你想要澳大利亞。
作為一個外國人,我總是覺得最難對付很在地的人,他們把他們的想法推給我。
去逛逛,看看氛圍。
但談到沒有你的婚姻其實是在台灣度假,第一次見到他的鄉親是紅旗。
你多大了,男友多大了?
 
Don't you ever dare to leave Australia.  
你永遠不敢離開澳大利亞。
 
Don't leave Australia!  
不要離開澳大利亞!
 
LOVE vs FUTURE(CAREER/JOB). It's a tough decision.  
愛 vs 未來(職業/工作)。 這是一個艱難的決定。
 
In these foreign groups, we often expound on the virtues of Taiwan. You often hear about its beauty, safety, friendly people, etc. Yet, this post is overwhelmingly negative in regard to her moving here??
Is it not even worth a try? An adventure? A year or two?
Plus, this might be her Mr Right. Just sayin’
Dunno.🤷🏽‍♂️ interesting responses. Seems Taiwan has fallen a bit in people’s general estimation, compared to a few years ago…  在這些外國團體中,我們常常講述台灣的美德。 你經常聽到它的美麗、安全、友善的人等等。 然而,對於她搬到這裡,這則帖子卻令人不知所措??
難道甚至不值得一試嗎? 一場冒險? 一兩年?
另外,這可能是她的右先生。 只是說說
不知道。 🤷🏽 ♂️ 有趣的回應。 似乎台灣在人們的普遍估計上跌了一些,相較於幾年前...
 
Again ? You got 200 replies in your other posts .
How many times do you need to be told it’s a bad idea ?  又一次?
你的其他帖子中獲得了 200 則回覆。
你需要被告訴多少次這是個壞主意?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ForTheWindell   
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9txk9f_bG-0
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pe5CfO6aNk
Cost to value is the real reason some states are trying to ban these. Its not about safety, its about propping up the big 3 and forcing people to pay ridiculous prices. These small trucks defiantly have a use case. Let the people decide.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_Ckqwo_Ua8
We just got a 1996 Daihatsu Atrai Van.
People love these Kei trucks, vans, cars here in the US. Really excited to own one and love Japanese car culture.
Now I just wish I spoke and could read Japanese.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
constellation  känstəˈlāSH(ə)n   星座, 群英薈萃;人才濟濟;明星群集。
I have been to Navy Yard in Baltimore.
It looked more like a historical and military site to me.
I took the USS Constellation' tour and learned a lot of American history on that tour.
The seafood in Baltimore was not bad either.
I think US is a great place for the wealthiest and the poorest, the two sides of the spectrum, while it's not the best place for the middle class.
If you are rich enough, you can pretty much get everything here with good quality, like education, medicare, etc while if you are poor enough, you can get a lot of things for free.
However, being a middle class would strand yourself in the between.
Basically, you are just scraping for a minimum life hardly with any help most of the time.
 
(Baltimore)'s cultural diversity is rich and diverse, attributed to its history as a migration hub and a maritime hub.
The city's culture reflects its pluralistic population composition, comprising various ethnic groups such as African Americans, Italian Americans, and Greeks.
 
You are a procrastinator like me.  procrastinator  拖延者，有拖延症的人。  prəˈkrastəˌnādər 
Sometimes it becomes an issue for me.
But if I am interested in something I’ll get it settled as soon as I can.
They said we are perfectionist to be like this.  perfectionist 至善論者；完美主義者。pərˈfekSH(ə)nəst
 
 
 

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt12887536/fullcredits/cast

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1093881/

Maxine Valera  瑪克辛 薇樂莉

married handler 已婚經理人

A woman killed in a meth （methamphetamine甲基苯丙胺或甲基安非他命）lab turns out to be an informant. 告密者，線人，舉報者;提供消息者。information.

CSI discovers that she was having a relationship with her married handler (已婚經理人）, and that she was also pregnant. 

When Ryan and Alex try fuming Rachel Hemming's corpse in her home looking for fingerprints, a fire starts, actually resulting from a short-circuited fan, which torches everything when it reaches the meth lab.

Horatio suspects the landlord Jeremy Broyles, who has three prior drug-related convictions.

On Heming's partially burned corpse Eric finds a melted bug and a partial print of her brother Zach, who claims he came from Ohio to get her out of the crime life but just left when she refused.

The bug's serial number leads to FBI agent Mike Farallon, who confirms she became his informant to escape a dealer conviction; Mike's wife Linda knew he slept around, as his former colleague Natalia Boa Vista, who recontacts the one he did three years ago before she came to CSI.

Rachel was pregnant, actually from Zach.

(corpse bride)《地獄新娘》（英語：Corpse Bride，又稱Tim Burton's Corpse Bride）

The bug's serial number 竊聽器流水編號

FBI agent Mike Farallon

a dealer conviction 商人，商販, （遊戲中）發牌者。罪行, 定罪，判罪, 觀點, 堅定的看法;堅定的信念;堅定的信仰, 堅信，深信;確信。

 

 

 
 
 
 
I know that's quite easy to fall
into the grass is always greener on the
other side.
something that you say that means that other people always seem to be in a better situation than you, although they may not be: I sometimes think I'd be happier teaching in Spain. Oh well, the grass is always greener on the other side! Expressions used to describe situations. all things being equal idiom.

 

六書是由漢代的學者把漢字的構成和使用方式歸納成的六種類型。

六書說是最早的關於漢字構造的系統理論。

漢字的形體構造分為內部結構和外形結構兩部分。

內部結構指漢字的構造方法，或稱造字方法，

傳統叫做六書：象形、指事、會意、形聲、轉注、假借，

其中象形、指事是「造字法」，

會意、形聲是「組字法」，

轉注、假借是「用字法」。

Try this …

四十四隻石獅子 ，

一個中文繞口令 (四十)(四)(隻)(石)(獅子) ，(一個)(中文)(繞口令)

(ㄙˋ ㄕˊ)(ㄙˋ)(ㄓ)(ㄕˊ)(ㄕ ㄗ) ， (ㄧ ㄍㄜ˙)(ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ)(ㄖㄠˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄥˋ)

(sì shí)(sì)(zhī)(shí)(shī zi.), (yī ge.)(zhōng wén)(rào kŏu lìng)

(four tens)(four)(MW❶ for lion)(rock, stone)(lion), (a, one)(Chinese)(to go around + mouth + to cause)

Forty-four rock lions, a Chinese tongue-twister.

The rabbit of the year 2023

2023 is the Year of the Water Rabbit, which previously occurred in 1963.

The Water Rabbit is said to have the ability to turn unfortunate events around, despite their upbringing,

per Chinese New Year.

與 The rabbit 兔子

字首 ra 相關單字

動詞有龜兔 " 賽跑 " 的 會意 . . . . 

race 

名詞有 " 種族 " . . . .

race

字身 bbi  類 " 象形 " . . . .

兔子的兩隻耳朵及短短的尾巴 . . . .

字尾 t

沒長直的紅蘿蔔  的 " 會意 "  . . . . 

rabbit 

ˈrabət

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關聯字

parrot

鸚鵡

pirate

海盜

 

look at this spotless, everything is completely spotless, not a grain of dust  
in this place, and it looks like it  was just built yesterday, spotless
this is what I was saying to the cleaners, saying this  
that we've got bins everywhere  in England but there's still rubbish everywhere
here there's no bins and no rubbish, I mean it defies logic really. . . . 
 
“You say it's your garden, but it turns out that it is your neighbor who's hanging out in the garden all the time.
With that action, they are making a statement that it's their garden - and that garden is one step away from your house.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWFktEy4U6E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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