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In Taiwan, many people don’t eat beef for various reasons; however, religion doesn’t appear to be one of them. A coworker of mine doesn’t eat beef because her family has always been farmers. I guess they raise cows for milk and think that because the cow has given them so much (allowed to make a Continue reading Random Fact about Taiwan #1481 Many Taiwanese are extremely superstitious. Among their beliefs are that if you whistle at night, it will attract ghosts. It doesn’t matter if you are in a car, outside, or in your house: if it’s after dark in Taiwan, no whistling! Today is my older sister’s birthday. She’s come a long way… To honor this occasion, I thought I would give my Big Sister a uniquely Taiwanese Birthday Present. In my meager Taiwan existence, it has become extremely clear that there is one birthday custom which MUST be honored: a trip to the KTV for Continue reading Happy Bird’s Day One of the most interesting things about learning Chinese is learning the various names for members of the family. In Germanic languages (such as English), this is relatively easy. A brother of either of your parents is an Uncle. Simple. Your parents’ mothers are Grandmothers. Simple. In Chinese, it just isn’t so. Chinese people place Continue reading Mandarin and Taiwanese family names Being able to use chopsticks is an essential skill when living in Taiwan (or China or Japan or anywhere else in Asia). Most restaurants will have chopsticks and spoons available for use (the spoons being for soup). Rarely will you find forks and knives, unless you go to an American restaurant or steakhouse, etc. Chopsticks Continue reading How to use chopsticks |
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