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I had poutine on the side with my eggs benny at a brunch place, but I don't remember the name of the place. It was actually pretty good. Fries were perfect, gravy was a bit heavy, and the cheese was shredded mozzarella or something. But 10/10 for poutine in Asia. It was somewhere near Wenzhou park and the pita place Sababa, in that area. It had a big shelf of books for sale inside. But I don't think you can get just a bowl of poutine. I'll ask my friend if she remembers the name of the place and let you know. I'm pretty sure I've seen it on the menu at Ireland's Potato. I can't vouch for it since I never ate there. There's one in Danshui/Tamsui, one in Xinyi that I remember.
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Ireland's proverb says there are three things in the world that can't be joked: 1. marriage 2. potato 3. using hideously past-date sauces
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Aug 9, 2013 10:16
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Yeah please don't take that as an endorsement for Ireland's Potato. It's there but if a Canadian who hadn't had poutine in 6 months wouldn't stop to eat there, you should also give it a pass. The Taiwanese have a mashed/baked potato thing with cheese sauce you can find in a few places, and it fills the same need for potatoes plus grease and cheese. If you can read Chinese, you may even find poutine on the menu at a bigger place. (Critical mass of Canadians achieved; thread is now poutinechat for the next 24 hours.)
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Aug 9, 2013 10:46
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TetsuoTW posted:Ireland's proverb says there are three things in the world that can't be joked: 1. marriage 2. potato 3. using hideously past-date sauces I fully endorse Forkers' poutine.
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Horatius Bonar posted:I had poutine on the side with my eggs benny at a brunch place, but I don't remember the name of the place. It was actually pretty good. Fries were perfect, gravy was a bit heavy, and the cheese was shredded mozzarella or something. But 10/10 for poutine in Asia. It was somewhere near Wenzhou park and the pita place Sababa, in that area. It had a big shelf of books for sale inside. But I don't think you can get just a bowl of poutine. I'll ask my friend if she remembers the name of the place and let you know.
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Finally got around to visiting a Taiwanese dentist and holy poo poo ultra sonic cleaning is the worst thing ever.
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Atlas Hugged posted:Finally got around to visiting a Taiwanese dentist and holy poo poo ultra sonic cleaning is the worst thing ever. You could try to get your teeth cleaned and they say they can't because of your canker sores. Then start poking at said sores with the sharp dentist stick thing with the small mirror on the other end. Then they try to get you to hold a mirror for them and you can't tell them that you don't know what the gently caress you are looking at because they made you take off your glasses and you got a bunch of poo poo in your mouth. I will say, whatever they did had got them to stop hurting. At only 50 NT too!
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gloom posted:The area and books sound like Bongo's but they've moved/closed. Poutine isn't really my thing, theirs seemed decent, maybe a bit heavy? Worth finding, especially if you need some grease. It's called Coda, by Taipower building station. The place is actually really close to where Bongo's is now. Between poutine and smoked salmon eggs benedict, it satisfied me on everything I was missing from home. Not that you need more fried poo poo with grease in Taiwan.
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GoutPatrol posted:You could try to get your teeth cleaned and they say they can't because of your canker sores. Then start poking at said sores with the sharp dentist stick thing with the small mirror on the other end. Then they try to get you to hold a mirror for them and you can't tell them that you don't know what the gently caress you are looking at because they made you take off your glasses and you got a bunch of poo poo in your mouth. All I know is that he gave me the choice of going straight through or breaking it into short sessions. As soon as he touched the first tooth, I knew if he stopped there’d be no eay in hell I’d let him start again.
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So I was dumb and overstayed on my ARC because I was busy getting settled into my new place. I'm currently booking a flight out and back, but I'm freaking out a little. I know I'm going to have to pay a fine and I'm ok with that, but from googling around I'm reading that there's a chance they might not let me back into the country? Currently I'm just planning on flying out and back the same day this week. Anyone have any advice? Fake Edit: ARC expired on July 31.
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Moon Slayer posted:So I was dumb and overstayed on my ARC because I was busy getting settled into my new place. I'm currently booking a flight out and back, but I'm freaking out a little. I know I'm going to have to pay a fine and I'm ok with that, but from googling around I'm reading that there's a chance they might not let me back into the country? Currently I'm just planning on flying out and back the same day this week. Anyone have any advice?
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I don't have a job lined up yet, no.
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I overstayed by like a month and a half a while back and just went for the day to Macau. Had to pay a fine on the way out, but that was it. If you don't have a job lined up you'll probably have to come back on a visitor visa, but you almost certainly won't get blacklisted. Unless you've got some dark secret you're keeping from us. Did you kill a guy?
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TetsuoTW posted:I overstayed by like a month and a half a while back and just went for the day to Macau. Had to pay a fine on the way out, but that was it. If you don't have a job lined up you'll probably have to come back on a visitor visa, but you almost certainly won't get blacklisted. Unless you've got some dark secret you're keeping from us. Did you kill a guy? I've been flushing toilet paper down the toilet, not throwing it into a waste basket. Think that'll be enough for them to ban me? But thanks for the info, that's a load off my mind. I really need to stop reading Forumosa google results; nobody over there apparently knows anything.
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Moon Slayer posted:I've been flushing toilet paper down the toilet, not throwing it into a waste basket. Think that'll be enough for them to ban me? Wasn't enough for them to ban me, so... (Fight the power!) Also Forumosa is simultaneously a great place to get info and the worst place to get info. You just need to know who's worth listening to. At least, that's how it was years back when I was a regular there. There was about a 50-50 split of awesome people and total shitlords. E: I should clarify that I had a job and all the paperwork that time, but even after overstaying that long no one gave me any kind of poo poo. sub supau fucked around with this message at 20:38 on Aug 10, 2013 |
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Are you supposed to poop on the toilet paper then just throw the poopy toilet paper into a basket with other poop paper? gently caress that noise.
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quadrophrenic posted:Are you supposed to poop on the toilet paper then just throw the poopy toilet paper into a basket with other poop paper? gently caress that noise. Poop directly into the wastebasket. It's the least work for the old building's pipes.
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Aug 11, 2013 02:10
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Generally, you can throw it in the toilet fine and the city encourages it, but it's more whether the place you're at is ok with it or not(depending on their pipes and how old fashioned they are).
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duckfarts posted:Generally, you can throw it in the toilet fine and the city encourages it
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If you overstay, you pay a fine BUT you cannot return without a visitor visa. You cannot get a landing visa.
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Eat some fry-up with a handful of Taiwan beers and then try to use a squat toilet, then you can just poo poo all over the floor and call it a job well done.
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thegoat posted:If you overstay, you pay a fine BUT you cannot return without a visitor visa. You cannot get a landing visa. Is this something you know for a fact?
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Moon Slayer posted:Is this something you know for a fact? It's exactly what happened to me last year and I had overstayed only a few days. Expect it to happen to you too.
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Spanish Matlock posted:Eat some fry-up with a handful of Taiwan beers and then try to use a squat toilet, then you can just poo poo all over the floor and call it a job well done. Well done checklist for that scenario: 1. Didn't poo poo in your pants.
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Ravendas posted:Well done checklist for that scenario: There's bound to be some splashback.
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Speaking of poo poo, I used a squat toilet yesterday that had grab bars available on both sides, like god was partially answering my prayers.
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Moon Slayer posted:Is this something you know for a fact? Yes. I've overstayed three times and each time they put a huge stamp in your passport that says you are required to have a visitor visa
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Atlas Hugged posted:Some Chinglish nonsense like "Manual Wheat Beer". I should probably learn the Chinese names one of these days. I couldn't find it based on that. The Chinese name is on the tip of my tongue, but I can't remember it either. Can you find it on Google maps with street view? I'll owe you a pint of algae beer. EDIT: My girlfriend found it, so she gets the funny-tasting green beer. HERE is the place. In any case I'm down for beer and 熱炒 pretty much any night all month. Oz_Bonus fucked around with this message at 13:41 on Aug 11, 2013 |
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Moon Slayer posted:Is this something you know for a fact? I can confirm this is true. You get a huge stamp that says VISA REQUIRED until one year from the day you leave. You then need to apply for a visa abroad and can come back with it. It eats up a lot of space in your passport, and I paid $2000 NT for overstaying two days, so try to avoid this.
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I guess as it's relevant to the thread now, you can get a same day express visitor visa in HK last I remember.
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duckfarts posted:I guess as it's relevant to the thread now, you can get a same day express visitor visa in HK last I remember. That's what it says on the TECO Hong Kong website. Well, time to start planning my trip. Moon Slayer fucked around with this message at 06:05 on Aug 15, 2013 |
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Plan to arrive as early as you can, be polite and you shouldn't have any problems. I've never been denied a visa even with 3 overstays. You will also likely have to write a letter explaining why you overstayed.
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Moon Slayer posted:That's what it says on the TECO Hong Kong website. Shell, time to start planning my trip. You ought to write up the steps you take in getting that visa after you come back. It would make a good addition the OP. I didn't have to do this myself since I still had a valid visitor visa when this happened to me, but I'm sure others will find themselves in your position sooner or later.
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The process from what I can remember a long time ago(did same day processing twice):
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duckfarts posted:The process from what I can remember a long time ago(did same day processing twice): This is all sage advice. Because you've also overstayed your visa, you will have to go through the same process I did, with extra steps. First, in Taiwan, you will have to pay the fine at the airport. You cannot do this at the immigration departures checkpoint. If you try like I did they will pull you aside and make everyone else in line think you're on the list of Interpol's most wanted drug-trafficker pedophiles. Instead, after checking in, you should go to the Immigration office by the front doors, which is a glass cubbyhole office with two ladies who hate life, and you. Pay for your fine there. You will get a receipt. Keep this. I'm assuming you're going to HK, because it makes sense. So there, fill out the online form, click the box for overstaying/working illegally in Taiwan (yes it's the same box for some reason.) and go with all the paperwork you need for the visa you're applying for. Arrive before it opens, because if you arrive at 9:40 after spending 40 minutes getting visa photos on the day after HKSAR day, you're hosed. Incidentally, there is a little self service photo booth to get photos done on the 4th floor, by the other Economic and Cultural office. BTW, you don't go to that office, but the photo booth is good. The photos I remember are 50 HKD, but don't quote me on that, and it may change. You need the right bills or else. Go with a supply of smaller bills if you use this option. The 40th floor office also has a pay photo copier, I'm pretty sure they like to have a photocopy of the relevant pages of your passport. Since you overstayed, you will also need to give the HK office the receipt that you will get for paying the fine at the Taipei airport. This information is not listed anywhere I saw online, but they asked me for it. Luckily I'm a slob and was wearing the same pants as when I left Taipei and found the receipt in a pocket with all my 7-11 receipts. You will also need to write a short little "I'm so sorry" letter explaining why you overstayed. Remember you are dealing with the ultimate avatars of bureaucracy, so bring all the paperwork you need. There will be no mercy, no sympathy, and no quarter given. But be polite and give them everything they need, and you'll be just fine. Edit: For the record, I'm Canadian and I came in on a 90 landing visa, overstayed 2 days, and paid a $2000 NT fine. I got a 60 day visitor visa to return to Taiwan. Horatius Bonar fucked around with this message at 09:23 on Aug 12, 2013 |
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Horatius Bonar posted:a little self service photo booth to get photos done on the 4th floor, by the other Economic and Cultural office
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Alright, thanks for all the info, guys. I totally owe this thread a beer or three. I started googling around the other day and was finding stuff like "if you stay even one day over they can ban you for a year!" over at Forumosa. This eases my mind a lot.
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Another tip, YOU CAN ONLY FILL OUT THE FORM ONLINE. They dont accept forms that haven't been done online.
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If you have to stop by hk for a detour give me a pm or drop a message in the China travel thread. We hk folks will throw a welcome party and all! It can either be a short imax movie at the airport or hangout in the city. Man I can't believe the advanced Taiwan toilets are as harmonious as China. I thought bidets would be popular being so heavily influenced by Japan
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