Friday, April 30, 2010

Taiwanese Random Observations

• My face was much greasier in Taiwan than Japan
• My kanji reading has improved a lot since last year
• Lots of Taiwanese street vendors spoke Japanese to me straight off the bat
• More Taiwanese people speak English better than Japanese people
• In general, Taiwanese people aren't as shy using English as Japanese people are
• My English got me further than I thought it would
• If there's a line outside a food stall or restaurant, chances are there's a delicious reason for it
• Cherry was a great tour guide last year
• Daiso in Taiwan feels trendier than any Daiso in Japan because of the fluorescent floor lights
• The view from Taipei 101 is probably better when it's not so cloudy
• I really missed shaved ice and boba
• People push a lot in Taipei
• Taipei train stations are chaotic. Japanese ones are too, but chaotic in an orderly fashion

3 comments:

  1. What is a Daiso?

    They probably are like, "Hey, why isn't that Japanese guy pushing me? Weirdo."

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  2. You're in Indonesia now.
    What a flying boy you are !!!

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  3. Daiso is the ¥100 in Japan ... Where all your dreams come true for ¥100.

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