I moved here with my girlfriend from the States, we broke up a year or so ago, and I spent the last six months in the States, where I had no issues with dating. Thus, this is my first time as an available male in Taiwan.
Antarctic, I can’t imagine anyone pays attention to what you think. Let’s all hope not. Then again, there’s Trump. It’s a scary world.
Andrew, good advice, but I live in Hsinchu, unfortunately. What kind of “exciting” dates would you recommend in Hsinchu? And, as far as I can tell, all the local guys are inviting girls to go to the night market, or get coffee, or walk around SOGO on their dates, which are the most boring possible invitations I can imagine, yet still there they are at all those venues with their dates night after night.
The reading comprehension here seems to be rather low. I"ll say again: the women I am talking to speak English. That’s how I’m talking to them. So not speaking Chinese, while limiting my prospects obviously, is not the reason these particular prospects didn’t work out. And again, I am going to school, and at least 30% of the girls can speak English, and 100% of them are in their 20’s. Outside of school, of all the women I"ve approached, of any age, it’s unbelievably uncommon to meet one that can hold an English conversation. That’s the reason the demographic. It is incidental, not intentional, and there is nothing I can do about it. Though I’m not into women older than me.
Christ, so much nitpicking and nonsense, hardly a single relevant reply, to such a simple question. It’s partly my fault. Let’s try this:
“ALL OTHER THINGS BEING EQUAL- what changes should a Western guy make to his “approach” to Taiwanese women?”
CLUES: answers such as : “talk to older women” “you’re boring/ugly/old” , “don’t talk to anyone and wait for beautiful women to fall at your feet” or “me no understand it be very easy” are not valid answers to these questions. They are nonsense, plain and simple. If in doubt, copy and paste the above questions in front of your answer, and see if it forms a logical question and answer. If not, try again. If you are at all unsure, don’t try at all.
The recommendation to carry the initial conversation into a nearby venue and sit down is great advice, although that’s not a cultural thing, that’s just good sense anywhere. Unfortunately, most of the time I’m either just before a class, or just before going to work.