[quote][quote=“DaveorJimmy”]okay, so far I’ve got the information from you guys that it’s people’s
own fault if they feel uncomfortable when Taiwanese are rude.
Wookie, I want to come back to you. You label Taiwanese staring as “it’s a different culture and hence we should not measured people’s behavior with adjectives”. (which is utter crap in my book). What’s your idea about Sandman’s description of Taiwanese being “uneducated”? Isn’t that a slap in the face of any person who praises the way Chinese culture emphasis the importance of education? 
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(I will take up Sandman’s tack later.) What we are delaing with now is your high blood pressure resulting from all the rudeness being directed at you. Breathe…In…Out. No one’s out to get you or to subject their rudeness vibes at you as you walk down the street resulting in you falling down and breaking an ankle–God forbid.
My own actions on this when people are rude to me (oh yes, I get dissed here at times, it’s not all honey and roses), is to think what idiot that person is, and to acknowledge to myself that the problem lies within that person and outside of myself and my realm of influence. Therefore I can continue peacefully without anxiety or hostility.
Also, the word “rude” is one that meeds to be qualified. What’s rude to you isn’t necessarioy rude to the Taiwanese, hence, your inability to come to some kind of acceptance of your day to day encounters with the local populace.
I am also interested in your reaction to this “rudeness” you describe. I am not being facetious or condescending, but sometimes you do find what you look for. Perhaps a smile and an open countenance will dispel all those “rude” stares and possibly bring you some warm smiles in return and even some invitations to dinner, etc.
Then again, are you getting back what you project? (Again, I am not being facetious). When I go out in the mornings I say “Dzao” to the lady at the “do jiang” place and smile and make small talk at my Buddhist lunch place. And of course, there are always people in those stores checking me out and listening as I try to speak their language, but I don’t give a shit what they think. When I catch them looking at me I smile at them too.
On the other hand. If you take say, some Taiwanese girl and place her in place like say, Butte Montana (where she would likely be pretty exotic) and where she had to be in and around town everyday. I wonder if she would get stared at???Hmmmmmmmm. Perhaps surreptiotiously, but I am sure the whole town would be talking about her. Would they be rude to do so?
