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duckfarts posted:No. Tea shops are pretty awesome, and some have other sorts of bits in them, like aloe jelly and stuff, there's the fruit teas like passion fruit whatevers, and they're all cheeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaapppp.  I waaaaaaaaant.
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Just to back-up what Haraksha said the food in Taiwan isn't that bad at all. Its just that the people here tend to eat the same things day in and day out, and besides (some of) the soups its almost all fried in some form or other. Though with that said, I still end up eating a lot of it anyways, because you generally get your food fast, and its really cheap at the local places. Also as Haraksha said there are a plethora of restaurants from other countries that are quite authentic and very delicious. The costs tend to be higher, but its worth it when your tired of eating fried X with a side of fried Y & Z. Also doing any one of the following things in front of a Taiwanese person will leave them utterly mortified: - Eating a raw vegetable that isn't slathered in dressing - Eating something directly out of the refrigerator - Suggest that a person under the age of ~25 should try cooking something on their own (instant noodles do not count)
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Tuxedo Gin posted:Any of you folks know a legit website to buy DVDs that will ship overseas? I'm trying to pick up a couple DVDs for a gift and all I'm getting are shady looking outfits in China.
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duckfarts posted:Can you be more specific? Buy DVDs here to ship somewhere else, or buy DVDs from another region that get shipped to Taiwan? Buy Taiwanese DVDs from overseas to ship overseas. I'm looking to buy some DVDs as a gift. They are not available in the US and none of the normal DVD importers stock it.
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Tuxedo Gin posted:Buy Taiwanese DVDs from overseas to ship overseas.
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Well came up to Taipei for a trip to Sun Moon Lake and the guy flaked out, so my Thursday is now wide open.
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Haraksha posted:Sanxia is far away and the sashimi isn't that great. It's just a large quantity for a low price. However, there is also an awesome meat on a stick vendor next to the fish. Mad Carl can vouch for the quality of the food there. The meat on a stick vendor is amazing.
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What's for breakfast in this world? Best place for a sunset? Tamsui? Supermarkets? Hot Springs... In the summer? Best place to reach me is gtalk, Kakao, whatsapp, or line I think museums tomorrow and then Friday I have heard of a few things. Nothing at all planned for Saturday  Going to try supermarket if I can find one. Do my shopping before I forget.
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DontAskKant posted:What's for breakfast in this world? Welcomme Supermarket will see you right for most of the local things. You'll find Kaoliang there (and at every 7/11). If you're looking for decent Scotch/Kaoliang there is a well priced/well stocked cigarettes and alcohol store near the snake alley (I forget the proper name right now). But get off at Longshan MRT. You'll see where you need to go when you exit. That's nightmarket is "the" place to go for old ropey hookers, snake blood and a foot massage. The cigarettes and alcohol store was on a side street off the main snake blood selling bit. It won't take you an age to cover the area, so take your time and look around. NB: I never tried it, but a colleague tell's me there a bunch of stores below Longshan worth looking at for cheap poo poo. Personally, I'd use the one below TMS MRT, there's a huge amount of stuff there too. Breakfast is cool: you're wanting to try 油條 (Youtiao) have some of that with the sweet soy milk/almond milk. Life is all good. Failing that Fried Radish Cake is p decent and not uber fatty. If you're still not happy, get yourself a bacon/eggs/cheese sandwich man! (paygan, dan, chi si, san ming chi) <--- how I say it Péigēn, jīdàn, nǎilào, Sānmíngzhì <---- how goog x-late does it The national museum is well worth a visit, and it's very reasonably priced too. Hotsprings are at beitou, public ones are dirt cheap at 20NT$ Private ones are better suited to a couple If you're up that way, then yeah head over to Tamsui/Danshui for a cool sunset. If you specifically want this sunset type view:  Then head here: (I don't know the proper name)  It's near Xindian, and you'll need to take a cab up the mountain (the walk will take you more than an hour, and it's fukn steep). Very sensibly they don't/didn't sell beer when I was there. hth
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Peigen Zhishi Dan Bing! (Chinese burrito filled with eggs and bacon and cheese and stuff) Edit: This is the cracker-est Chinese breakfast you can possibly buy. I love them and hate myself for it at the same time.
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Spanish Matlock posted:Peigen Zhishi Dan Bing! I'm getting it in either regular white bread, or a bagel rather than a burito, but yeah that's pretty fair summary. DontAskKant, below Q square. Like a million stalls of stuff.
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Well that was a pain and a waste, looks like the Maokong gondola will be closed every time I can go. Apparently it is a gale that isn't strong enough to move a leaf that shut it down.
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So who is going to the Daocheng Fireworks Festival on Saturday? http://www.taipeitravel.net/frontsite/en/intro/activityListAction.do?method=doFindActivityById&menuId=1030104&activityId=1385
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DontAskKant posted:So who is going to the Daocheng Fireworks Festival on Saturday? http://www.taipeitravel.net/frontsite/en/intro/activityListAction.do?method=doFindActivityById&menuId=1030104&activityId=1385 e: blocked by a wall, drat autocorrect duckfarts fucked around with this message at 18:39 on Aug 16, 2012 |
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DontAskKant posted:So who is going to the Daocheng Fireworks Festival on Saturday? http://www.taipeitravel.net/frontsite/en/intro/activityListAction.do?method=doFindActivityById&menuId=1030104&activityId=1385
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Has anyone transitioned from English teaching work to a different line of work in Taiwan yet? If so, how has your experience been and what line of work are you in now? I know a few have mentioned about this already, just looking for a roll call basically. Aside from graduate school considerations, I really don't see myself going back to the United States to live at all. I know career security is definitely an issue for the future, but for right now as a young single male wanting to get better at Mandarin and to volunteer with Amnesty International in Taipei, English teaching in Taiwan seems like a perfect fit for me right now.  [EDIT]: On a completely different note, does Taiwan have any kind of a rave scene? How late do clubs or bars usually stay open till? Do people wander around drunk until 6 am like in Korea? I ask since I had my first experience with a rave electronic music night the other night at a local bar and had a blast. I'd probably be one of those guys in a Berlin night club dancing until the sun rises. 
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When I used to go out all the time, the standard thing was meet at the club at 10, drink/dance until 3 or 4 when the place starts emptying out, then going to a KTV until 6ish when the subway opens up.
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Does anyone know of an "old man's" league for ice hockey in Taipei? Maybe an inline hockey club or something at least? Also, anyone have any comments on the Daan District in Taipei? That's where I'll be living from Wednesday. Thx
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Do the Taiwanese not bow? Realized with my sore neck today that I haven't bowed once since here.
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DontAskKant posted:Do the Taiwanese not bow? Realized with my sore neck today that I haven't bowed once since here. They do, but it's very rare. It's not a common greeting like in Japan and Korea. It's typically reserved for formal occasions as a sign of deep respect.
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One of the most bizarre moments of my life was wandering through an E-mart in Korea late at night and suddenly this chime plays and like 20 employees in bright yellow shirts materialize out of nothing and do 8 synchronized bows with big forced smiles on their face. I was the only customer in view and I swear they were all staring straight at me. 
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Mission "get poo poo for Korea" accomplished, but I had to spend $2885NT on my debit card. Assuming all these bottles of liquor don't break and I can get through customs I will have sausage and jerkey and mango and a gently caress ton of booze and tea. Hopefully this higher/middle end Taiwanese whiskey is good. Hong Kong guy recommended a $2500 bottle, said it was famous in Hong Kong and it was 3x the price there. Also had a good trappist ale and chicken hearts on the street as my last meal if I don't find breakfast.
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Haraksha posted:They do, but it's very rare. It's not a common greeting like in Japan and Korea. It's typically reserved for formal occasions as a sign of deep respect.
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TetsuoTW posted:Or for doing at customers walking through the mall you work at as it's about to close. Also if you're the first person in the morning.
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Why do you keep all your Malaysians and Indonesians crowded and piled around the low #s of exits Y and M on Sunday morning? That was ridiculous. I have never had to shove through so many women in hajibs.
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DontAskKant posted:Why do you keep all your Malaysians and Indonesians crowded and piled around the low #s of exits Y and M on Sunday morning? That was ridiculous. I have never had to shove through so many women in hajibs.
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dtb posted:Does anyone know of an "old man's" league for ice hockey in Taipei? Maybe an inline hockey club or something at least? I've been living in Daan for almost three years and have no plans to leave yet. It's so close to a lot of interesting places, but not noisy or expensive. Where exactly are you going to live? My apartment is near the Technology Building MRT station.
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I found Kinmen 38 here and the cost is $1585NTD. I already miss people not shoving me and the lines people made for public transit. Fruit I miss that too, even the more manageable amount of rain yall have.
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Oz_Bonus posted:I've been living in Daan for almost three years and have no plans to leave yet. It's so close to a lot of interesting places, but not noisy or expensive. Where exactly are you going to live? My apartment is near the Technology Building MRT station. hey oz, i'm near the technology building MRT, around the new hi-life. what happened with that killer japanese ramen, 1h1v.com? what are your favorite things to eat in that area?
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Toussaint Louverture posted:I bet y'all have limes all over the place... They don't even use all of them. I saw some just sitting whole in a big metal bowl with ice. As decoration! I saw others sitting in jars of water. I could even get a lime in my gin and tonic on my cheapo economy class ticket over the East China Sea, but I can't get one at a fancy bar in Seoul?
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hydro posted:what happened with that killer japanese ramen, 1h1v.com?
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Oz_Bonus posted:I've been living in Daan for almost three years and have no plans to leave yet. It's so close to a lot of interesting places, but not noisy or expensive. Where exactly are you going to live? My apartment is near the Technology Building MRT station. I live in DaAn as well, but I'm at the far end of it I guess. I'm at CKS Hall Station, 3 minutes from the station and park. Nice quiet place here, and about 20 minute walk to ShiDa, with a direct line from this MRT to Ximen.
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Toussaint Louverture posted:I bet y'all have limes all over the place... They don't have limes in Korea? That's really weird. Why would fruit be in short abundance?
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Fruit is not kimchi. To be fair, they have the world's best tangerines in Korea. I think I actually got orange slices with a tequila shot once there.
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HappyHelmet posted:They don't have limes in Korea? That's really weird. Why would fruit be in short abundance? We have fruit it's just expensive. $4 for a small lovely lime? I've seen $6 for a pear and $13 for a cantaloupe.
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