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This will be the first of hopefully many posts with an “Engrish” tag. For those of you who don’t know, Engrish is generally humorous English sayings or very bad English translations in English countries. I’m going to start my own collection here. I noticed this gem while shopping at an RT Mart today. What’s Continue reading Ingenious Tea! If you were in Taiwan this past weekend, you would have had the opportunity to experience the Moon Festival. It comes but once a year and is generally regarded as one of the more important/celebrated holidays here in Taiwan. The Moon Festival (Better known as the Mid-Autumn Festival) is the time of year (According to Continue reading Moon Cake Let’s go ahead and get it out of the way: Taiwanese are horrible drivers. There, I said it. I’ve gotten it off my chest. Normally, I try not to speak in stereotypes and generalities, but in this case – at least from my experience here – it really is true. The problem stems from 2 interrelated aspects: Continue reading Traffic It’s not easy being an ambassador. No, I’m not affiliated with the United Nations. No, I’m not a recognized delegate of any nation, group, sect, or what have you. I mean to imply that I don’t come across very many Americans (or other Caucasians) in Taiwan, so going out in public often results in many people Continue reading People are strange… | |||||
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