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GoutPatrol posted:There is a loving reason you can't call Miracle Whip mayo man. Yes, yes, I'm sorry. It's the only sandwich dressing which is acceptable below the Mason-Dixon line. Please forgive my error, as I grew up in Florida and trying to explain the intricate differences between the two to anybody who doesn't understand is a fool's errand. I actually wish I could find the stuff, would make my tuna salad sandwiches much better.
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I don't know why people don't just make their own mayo. All you need is an immersion blender and a cup.
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Jeoh posted:I don't know why people don't just make their own mayo. All you need is an immersion blender and a cup. Mayonnaise is gross and Asia/the Netherlands are way too obsessed with it. I can do with a nice aioli but plain mayo is the worst and dutch people always pour it on french fries and in Taiwan it's always on sushi and UGGHHH
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Its hard to find non-sweet mayo here outside of Costco as well.
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Magna Kaser posted:Mayonnaise is gross and Asia/the Netherlands are way too obsessed with it. I can do with a nice aioli but plain mayo is the worst and dutch people always pour it on french fries and in Taiwan it's always on sushi and UGGHHH Quotin this poo poo forever
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Magna Kaser posted:Mayonnaise is gross and Asia/the Netherlands are way too obsessed with it. I can do with a nice aioli but plain mayo is the worst and dutch people always pour it on french fries and in Taiwan it's always on sushi and UGGHHH Good man, its delicious. Even if it makes me fart.
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I didn't see it in the OP but can I join the LINE group?
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Let the 4 day weekend commence!
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I needed to go to the loving bank tomorrow!
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Looking for LINE invite
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Hi guys. I'm planning a long-term stay in Taiwan, working as an English teacher, and I was wondering if anyone had any advice as far as cities or locations to shoot for or schools to apply to. I have two years of experience teaching in Japan (honestly I thought it would just be something to pay the bills while I studied Japanese but it turns out I absolutely fell in love with teaching English) and have a 120-hour TEFL certificate. The main reason I want to go to Taiwan versus other countries is that I desperately want to learn / practice Chinese (so a place with few foreigners is okay though not mandatory), and Taiwanese culture seems more interesting to me than mainland China. I'd also like to live in a place with a decent number of things going on--for example, I'd love to find a Buddhist temple or a place to learn martial arts to get out and meet people. When I was in Japan I lived in a city whose public library offered free weekly Japanese classes. I don't know if that's a thing in Taiwanese cities but that would be a cool thing too. Anyone have any advice they can shoot my way? Thanks! edit: I guess I should add that I did read the OP, and I've found lots of postings on the job sites listed there like tealit, but I'm more looking for recommendations from people who have done the English-teaching thing over there and have particular places in mind they can recommend. The Letter A fucked around with this message at 22:14 on Sep 30, 2015 |
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I think most people in the thread live in the north in or around Taipei and being the capital city and a massive urban area, you can basically find whatever you need so if you have any doubt about living conditions or finding resources to learn martial arts or Chinese, Taipei will certainly have some. If you want to push yourself to learn Chinese through necessity, you just have to go to one of the less popular areas of New Taipei City or Taoyuan. That way you have the convenience of being near Taipei while also being in a more "authentic" environment. However, there are a couple of goons scattered around the island, on the east coast and in the south, and they all seem to like where they're living well-enough. Taiwanese people are super friendly and everything on the island is relatively modern so it won't matter overly much where you end up. No one is going to care about the TESOL certificate unfortunately. If you have a degree, you're good to go as far as getting a work permit. Since there's no national program like JET or EPIK, there aren't standardized pay tiers and TESOL certificates don't factor in at all. It's worth mentioning on a resume maybe but it won't make or break your employment or get you any kind of bonus.
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I saw another typhoon smashed into Yilin and over the island. Wulai was apparently cut off and places are without power. what's the damage like? would it still he feasible to head up a few hours into Toroko Gorge. I fly in Monday morning, any goons still want to meet up?
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The Letter A posted:Hi guys. I'm planning a long-term stay in Taiwan, working as an English teacher, and I was wondering if anyone had any advice as far as cities or locations to shoot for or schools to apply to. I lived in Hsinchu for a year and taught at Hess for that time. Hsinchu is about halfway between Taipei and Taichung and is a perfect compromise city, with all the good and bad that entails. It has every big city facility and convenience you'd expect, like import stores, movie theaters, etc.. but of course you have fewer options. Because it's not a super desirable location your rent will be a ton cheaper, perhaps even lower than half of Taipei rents. Food is also a little cheaper yet despite all that wages are still 2nd highest in Taiwan since it has a huge high-tech zone with tons of R&D and the best STEM university in Taiwan which for you means there are plenty of wealthy people wiling to pay for school. The club/bar scene is also correspondingly smaller, but if you're not super into that you'll likely find it big enough, and if you are then some people head up to Taipei for a night and party until the trains and buses start running again. Feel free to PM if you want to know more. After that I was in Taipei for two years, one of them at NTNU's Mandarin Training Center and another working at a tech company. Info on Taipei is much more available, but the short of it is that it has everything, and you pay for it.
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The Letter A posted:Hi guys. I'm planning a long-term stay in Taiwan, working as an English teacher, and I was wondering if anyone had any advice as far as cities or locations to shoot for or schools to apply to. Live in Taipei and be somebody.
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The Letter A posted:Hi guys. I'm planning a long-term stay in Taiwan, working as an English teacher, and I was wondering if anyone had any advice as far as cities or locations to shoot for or schools to apply to. You can get everything in Taipei, but if you want to learn Chinese maybe another big city would be better? Taichung or even Kaohsiung aren't that far from Taipei and it's a lot easier to find people willing to talk with you in Chinese. Don't apply to Hess, it would be horrid for someone with your experience. Hmm, which city has the best Chinese courses? I hear NTNU's is good, are there any other notable ones?
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For a whole city it's easily Taipei. NTNU's MTC is excellent, and there are so many other good colleges there teaching Chinese like NTU, Chengchi, and Chinese Cultural University. That said, it might not be best for learning Chinese because like you said it's quite easy to use English as a crutch. For an individual school the Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages in Kaohsiung is quite prestigious in language teaching and the 2 people I've personally known who studied there had very good Chinese, especially for how long they'd been studying.
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I'm trying to find a certain coffee shop in Taipei. Its near a University i think, and it serves Jamacian Blue Mountain beans in Wedgewood china cups. It is run by a coffee wizard and does siphon coffee. Might be out in Da'an or Guting. Some photos.      Also, where can I get a Maestro Wu bombshell knife while im here?
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Kommando posted:I'm trying to find a certain coffee shop in Taipei. Are your photos gps tagged by any chance?
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duckfarts posted:Are your photos gps tagged by any chance? no, theyre taken with a Canon Ixus60
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USDA Choice posted:For a whole city it's easily Taipei. NTNU's MTC is excellent, and there are so many other good colleges there teaching Chinese like NTU, Chengchi, and Chinese Cultural University. That said, it might not be best for learning Chinese because like you said it's quite easy to use English as a crutch. For an individual school the Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages in Kaohsiung is quite prestigious in language teaching and the 2 people I've personally known who studied there had very good Chinese, especially for how long they'd been studying. Yeah, that's why I asked about schools rather than cities. I've heard of the Ursuline College but know nothing about it other than the name sticking with me.
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I think I found it. Drop Coffee 滴咖啡 Xinsheng S. Road Section 3 Lane 76 #1
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Kommando posted:I think I found it. That's right, I walk past there everyday practically.
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Atlas Hugged, USDA Choice, Spanish Matlock, House Louse, USDA Choice posted:Excellent advice If I were to just pull the trigger and go to Taiwan with the goal of finding a job once I'm there, is there a best time of year to go to have the best chance of finding something? Chinese New Year, etc?
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The Letter A posted:Thanks for the great responses everyone. I had one more question. When I was in Japan I was working primarily as a kindergarten teacher and I loved it. I know Taiwan has a big ol grey area when it comes to foreigners teaching kindergarten, but the OP makes it seem like a non-issue. If I wanted to find a kindergarten teaching job, how would I go about that? I don't suppose they advertise on the internet, right? The cram schools more or less follow the American academic year schedule, so winter break and at the end of summer vacation is theoretically the best time to look for work. But it's English teaching so places are hiring year round. Most people just show up and end up finding a job in a week or so. You shouldn't have any issue.
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The Letter A posted:Thanks for the great responses everyone. I had one more question. When I was in Japan I was working primarily as a kindergarten teacher and I loved it. I know Taiwan has a big ol grey area when it comes to foreigners teaching kindergarten, but the OP makes it seem like a non-issue. If I wanted to find a kindergarten teaching job, how would I go about that? I don't suppose they advertise on the internet, right? Most English teachers I know (including myself) teach at least some kindergarten classes. It varies from full morning programs to a few classes a week.
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Woo Taiwan, im in you.
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Taiwan I am out of you.
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Kommando posted:Taiwan I am out of you.
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So, question; I've got my scooter license, but am thinking of getting my car license. I've still got the online test bookmarked, but is there anything I should know about taking the driving test?
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YF19pilot posted:So, question; I've got my scooter license, but am thinking of getting my car license. I've still got the online test bookmarked, but is there anything I should know about taking the driving test?
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I tried taking the test once and I bombed it horrifically. The test doesn't really care if you know how to drive, it cares if you know how to pass the test and there's a whole industry set up to teach you to pass the test.The things that got me were that you can't stop moving while parallel parking or backing in. It all has to be done in a single, continuous motion and there's no allowance for resetting like they do in the states. For me, the hardest part was driving backwards in an S. That took me hours to master. I eventually just up and paid to learn how to take the test and then they let you practice in the same car as you take the test in, and it's all premarked on the mirrors and windows with where you need to line up the poles and signs of the course.
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Atlas Hugged posted:I tried taking the test once and I bombed it horrifically. The test doesn't really care if you know how to drive, it cares if you know how to pass the test and there's a whole industry set up to teach you to pass the test.The things that got me were that you can't stop moving while parallel parking or backing in. It all has to be done in a single, continuous motion and there's no allowance for resetting like they do in the states. For me, the hardest part was driving backwards in an S. That took me hours to master. I eventually just up and paid to learn how to take the test and then they let you practice in the same car as you take the test in, and it's all premarked on the mirrors and windows with where you need to line up the poles and signs of the course.  the only thing I had trouble with was the backing into the space in one go, partly because the house car was a lot bigger than the one I normally drive(failed on the very first part). The "can't stop moving" thing really means "you can't switch directions"; you can hold down the brake and creep slowly if you want.TetsuoTW posted:Taiwanese cars have turn signals?
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duckfarts posted:S curve wasn't that terrible, i just used side mirrors and intuition No idea why it was problematic for me, just was. Yeah, you can creep, but in practice that just meant I very slowly set off the alarm rather than immediately.
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I got lucky and it was a dead day at the testing center. One guy took me out and showed me the course and proceeded to tell me how to pass. Let me practice three times. Boss guy sat down and I didn't even finish a few of the things. He just kept waving me on and telling me to go. When I asked my score he said it didn't matter because I passed. Nantze dmv was great.
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TetsuoTW posted:Taiwanese cars have turn signals? They're part of the hazard lights system which, when activated, allows you to park anywhere for any length of time.
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TetsuoTW posted:Taiwanese cars have turn signals? this never gets old 
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url posted:this never gets old Seriously, A+ level Taiwan goon posting right there. You'd never know they existed if you didn't occasionally see one, almost like catching a glimpse of Bigfoot.
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I'm a bit worried now. I don't think there's an actual course at the Chiayi DMV, unless it's off site. I know there's at least what looks like a driving school near where I live, but I don't know if the DMV would send me there to do the driving test, or if I'd have to take a trip to Taichung or Tainan. Anyway to look that up outside of "ask a Taiwanese friend"? Also, how much do the schools cost? And does the school administer the test? e: I would prefer to do the test in a manual car, the one I have access to has a wonky transmission that's difficult to shift from reverse to first and I'm worried the testing official might look poorly upon my performance because of that.
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