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Magna Kaser posted:Time to come to Taiwan. But I've been here the whole time!
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Now I've seen what Taiwan does to people I think I'll give it a miss.
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Feb 25, 2014 11:24
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Jimmy Little Balls posted:Now I've seen what Taiwan does to people I think I'll give it a miss.
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Feb 25, 2014 11:34
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Jimmy Little Balls posted:Now I've seen what Taiwan does to people I think I'll give it a miss.
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Feb 25, 2014 11:36
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Searching for jobs in Taiwan (hopefully Taipei) starting next August. The Wu-Tang thing seals it.
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Feb 25, 2014 13:52
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Hey sluts, get your nametags ready, my roommate and I are coming up to visit our homegirl for the holiday weekend.
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Feb 25, 2014 15:02
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Jimmy Little Balls posted:Now I've seen what Taiwan does to people I think I'll give it a miss. Taiwan is really cool and I've been missing it bunches since moving back to the states. You should go.
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Feb 25, 2014 20:56
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USDA Choice posted:Taiwan is really cool and I've been missing it bunches since moving back to the states. You should go. Same. I already want to go back to visit.
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Feb 25, 2014 22:06
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I loved Taiwan when I was there in 2012, had a bitching 6 days in and around Taipei, did some hiking up in the mountains, did a little cliff jumping, got to practice my Chinese, definitely wanna go back at some point. I had Dunkin' Donuts every day. Dunkin' Donuts is the best.
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Feb 26, 2014 07:22
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goldboilermark posted:I had Dunkin' Donuts every day. Dunkin' Donuts is the best.
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Feb 26, 2014 07:33
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I've lived in and travelled around Asia for 6 years, and Taiwan seemed to be the best place to live of all of the places I've been. It's too expensive to do a lot in Japan, China and SE Asia can be kind of gross sometimes, and Korea (where I'm living now) is really fast-paced and stressful. Taipei is quiet and cheap by Asian metropolis standards, and the countryside was really awesome to travel around in. There are plenty of well-adjusted, self-aware Westerners living in Asia, but there are also a bunch of scary crazy-eyed people making a scene everywhere they go. Make local friends, but make a Western friend or two as well. They're the only vaccine for expat fever.
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Feb 26, 2014 07:33
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TetsuoTW posted:Welp, don't rush back for them is all I'm saying. We do have Krispy Kreme now though! And Mister Donut sure doesn't seem to be going anywhere for some reason. I was kind of joking, but I did enjoy Dunkin' Donuts coming over from China. It had been over a year since I had been back to the States and you can't get DD here in China, and being from New England I was all  . I actually don't think I ate any donuts but I did drink the coffee every morning and it was awesome. The Gay Bean posted:I've lived in and travelled around Asia for 6 years, and Taiwan seemed to be the best place to live of all of the places I've been. It's too expensive to do a lot in Japan, China and SE Asia can be kind of gross sometimes, and Korea (where I'm living now) is really fast-paced and stressful. Taipei is quiet and cheap by Asian metropolis standards, and the countryside was really awesome to travel around in. I would move to Taiwan if I could find a job doing there what I am doing in China. I just don't think the market is that big for it but I will admit I liked Taiwan a lot more than I like 
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Feb 26, 2014 07:41
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TetsuoTW posted:Welp, don't rush back for them is all I'm saying. We do have Krispy Kreme now though! And Mister Donut sure doesn't seem to be going anywhere for some reason.
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Feb 26, 2014 07:48
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TetsuoTW posted:Welp, don't rush back for them is all I'm saying. We do have Krispy Kreme now though! And Mister Donut sure doesn't seem to be going anywhere for some reason. Krispy Kreme Shanghai had a few but nowadays there's only one in the suburbs. But do you guys have Cova Pasticceria & Confetteria  I just checked, there's an Awfully Chocolate in Taipei! Yes!!!!! AND YOU GUYS HAVE DRESSED http://www.dressedsalads.com.tw/ And a Ruth Chris' but no Morton's  The Gay Bean posted:I've lived in and travelled around Asia for 6 years, and Taiwan seemed to be the best place to live of all of the places I've been. It's too expensive to do a lot in Japan, China and SE Asia can be kind of gross sometimes, and Korea (where I'm living now) is really fast-paced and stressful. Taipei is quiet and cheap by Asian metropolis standards, and the countryside was really awesome to travel around in. Maybe Korea is fast paced in downing bottles of Soju  I still hold the opinion that Taipei is just like LA transportation sucks
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Feb 26, 2014 08:16
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GBM you're in educational consulting, right? Taiwan's market is smaller (local universities suck less/are less competitive, no one-child policy means that a family's means are spread among multiple children instead of hyper-concentrated on one, generally speaking the population is much much smaller) but I have heard of that kind of work here... Also I cannot stand to hear people spread donut related lies and misinformation any longer. There is no Dunkin Donuts in Taiwan at all anymore(they entered Taiwan a few years ago but were unsuccessful and closed up shop), and there ARE Dunkies in China. http://www.dunkindonutschina.com/ God just looking at that website makes me yearn for that sweet sweet milky sugar with a dash of coffee  Krispy Kreme is just not the same unless you're from The South and I don't mean Kaohsiung. Taipei's transportation is not bad, you can get anywhere by bicycle within the urban core if you know where you're going. hitension fucked around with this message at 08:22 on Feb 26, 2014 |
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Feb 26, 2014 08:18
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There was DD there in 2012! I went there every morning! What the hell why does Xi'an have so many Dunkin Donuts  might be time for another trip to Xi'an...
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Feb 26, 2014 08:25
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Taipei is just a gigantic urban sprawl of scooters and bad bad metro. But really though, yeah it's a great place. Too bad it's not a really big travel hub
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Feb 26, 2014 08:30
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The Dunkin' stuff is interesting, when I lived in Tainan I was coming up north pretty often in 2012, and it seemed like every MRT station had one in it (or maybe just the MRT stations that were near where my friends lived). Then I finally decided it'd just be easier to move up here and suddenly there aren't any of them anymore. Sorry guys, it's my fault 
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Feb 26, 2014 08:38
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Taiwan has Mosburger. China doesn't have Mosburger. I like Mosburger.
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Feb 26, 2014 08:44
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Magna Kaser posted:Taiwan has Mosburger. China doesn't have Mosburger. Freshness burger or bust  But clearly the winner is
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Feb 26, 2014 08:56
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Burger King is the most reliably good burger in Asia. Unfortunately the Taiwanese are unwilling to pay for quality and the number of locations have been dwindling.
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Feb 26, 2014 08:58
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Hong Kong has lots of great high-quality high-price burger shops.
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Feb 26, 2014 09:08
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Hong Kong has a lot of high-price everything though.
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Feb 26, 2014 09:42
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It's my biggest reason for not visiting Hong Kong in fact though I hear Caberham is quite the host.
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Feb 26, 2014 09:53
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caberham posted:Freshness burger or bust Well I live within 1km of 4 Burger Kings so I guess I live in a great spot.
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Feb 26, 2014 10:17
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MOS Burger supremacy, it's not even a contest You can eat a shrimp burger, a rice burger, even a croquette, plus they deliver the food to your table. Once you're done eating, you have a free study area with comfy chairs for the rest of the day!  They're more expensive for a reason
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Feb 26, 2014 11:29
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hitension posted:Once you're done eating, you have a free study area with comfy chairs for the rest of the day!
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Feb 26, 2014 11:49
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POCKET CHOMP posted:The Dunkin' stuff is interesting, when I lived in Tainan I was coming up north pretty often in 2012, and it seemed like every MRT station had one in it (or maybe just the MRT stations that were near where my friends lived). Then I finally decided it'd just be easier to move up here and suddenly there aren't any of them anymore. Sorry guys, it's my fault caberham posted:Freshness burger or bust Atlas Hugged posted:Burger King is the most reliably good burger in Asia. Unfortunately the Taiwanese are unwilling to pay for quality and the number of locations have been dwindling. Find a good local burger shop(Bravo Burger reigns supreme for Taipei until I try KGB so I'm told) or go to Mos unless you're going for pure volume. Burger King is okay, but the most reliably good? haaaaaahh hahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahahaha [dies again] god, i miss steak 'n shake...you bastard
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Feb 26, 2014 11:49
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Yeah, no, I've been to lots of local ones and I guess if you want to spend $200NT+ for lovely cheese, crappy bacon, and sugar filled buns with a 10% service charge, have at the.
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Feb 26, 2014 12:15
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Atlas Hugged posted:It's my biggest reason for not visiting Hong Kong in fact though I hear Caberham is quite the host. Hong Kong is super cheap if you aren't trying to live like a British imperialist. It was cheaper than Korea when I visited. Go to HK it rules.
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Feb 26, 2014 12:28
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I love hamburgers but somehow I'm not a burger snob. Fast food has a special place in my heart. Like goons and hot dogs burger king is full of nostalgia. From being a drive thru VIP whopper Wednesdays guy, seeing them close shop and reopen in.the early 2000s, burger king is just awesome. Plus they are the underdog compared to McDonald's. There are definitely lots of better burger places in terms of taste in the land of imperials but burger king and its 24 hour service is just too awesome. Plus gushing over fast food with goons is a lot easier to relate to than talking about double ground beef shoulder with gruyere cheese. Don't be a burger elitish and hater man! However I'm a ultra big sushi snob.
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Feb 26, 2014 12:54
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Atlas Hugged posted:Yeah, no, I've been to lots of local ones and I guess if you want to spend $200NT+ for lovely cheese, crappy bacon, and sugar filled buns with a 10% service charge, have at the. The prices are loving ridiculous a lot of the time though. caberham posted:Plus gushing over fast food with goons is a lot easier to relate to than talking about double ground beef shoulder with gruyere cheese.
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Feb 26, 2014 13:08
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Burger King does have the option of getting onion rings instead of their terrible fries, but this is the same place that introduced "sliders" that had little buns that used normal patties that were ripped in half for beef ones, or a chicken strip for the chicken ones. Shameful. I just like Bravo because they get the important poo poo right; good size, bread is toasted crisp, the beef patty is already seasoned right. There's a bunch of other places that are also okay in Taipei(1885, Evans, Forkers), but Bravo gets it righterest. I totally agree a lot of places do that thing where they use sweet bread and put weird sauce under the patty just because(Laya Burger's one). Same with places that put baby corn and broccoli in all their pasta dishes to nature them up.
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Feb 26, 2014 13:48
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If I ever get around to leaving this island, one thing I will not miss is corn in loving everything.
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Feb 26, 2014 14:30
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Atlas Hugged posted:Yeah, no, I've been to lots of local ones and I guess if you want to spend $200NT+ for lovely cheese, crappy bacon, and sugar filled buns with a 10% service charge, have at the. Dude, you live in the butthole end of a butthole. Come into the real city and hit KGB. 1885 also has like... probably the best blue cheese burger in the city.
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Feb 26, 2014 15:01
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Spanish Matlock posted:Dude, you live in the butthole end of a butthole. Come into the real city and hit KGB. 1885 also has like... probably the best blue cheese burger in the city. Did 1885 move, or did it just close last year? I used to go to it all the time, kind of in the back of ShiDa kitty-corner to where Maryjanes Pizza is at now, but then it closed. I loved 1885's burgers and fries.
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Feb 26, 2014 15:20
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Spanish Matlock posted:Dude, you live in the butthole end of a butthole. Come into the real city and hit KGB. 1885 also has like... probably the best blue cheese burger in the city. It's not like I never come into the city to eat. I'm fairly certain I've been to KGB. I don't think I was that impressed for the price.
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Feb 26, 2014 15:27
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OK now I want a burger for lunch on Friday. Where we goin? Who'll still be open for the holiday?
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Feb 26, 2014 15:49
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Spanish Matlock posted:Dude, you live in the butthole end of a butthole. Come into the real city and hit KGB. 1885 also has like... probably the best blue cheese burger in the city. Shots fired. Burger throw down. Ok, elite burger picture snobbery let's go! Fast food  Unless it's something Taiwan crazy like Bubble tea hamburger Morton's triple sliders. With blue cheese mayonaise and horse radish dip. Not a burger but close enough  Mini steak sandwiches. Yes they just use the crappy cuts and ends of premium steaks, but drat it it's ALL YOU CAN EAT  Hong Kong Goon base hang out. Have a strong cocktail and just eat a pile of sandwiches during happy hour :iamafag:
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caberham posted:
If we're not talking just about burgers anymore, then Vini's Deli, which opened up recently in Taichung, is loving amazing and I want to eat there every day and get fat(ter) and fatter with its delicious sandwiches, soups, and hummus. https://www.facebook.com/vinisdeli?ref=stream&filter=1
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