You ever hear of Kindle?
Iāve borrowed and read many English books from various libraries in Taiwan.
Quite a lot if interesting pickings.
lol 250 for brekkie
250 for sushitty express too. I can get a much better and cheaper lunch for no more than 100.
i frickin loved taichung man. ITS an awesome place. And yes you can go up to taipei in 90 mins drive or down to Ktown in 2 hours drive.
Sweet.
Only bad thing .NO decent beaches around. The west coast is not suitable for swimming near taichung. NO ocean activity basically .
YOu can go to SunMoon Lake but after u been there 3 times thats enough. And you can drive up to Kukuan where the EW cross island highway comes to a complete stop. Nice hot springs there.
But yeah, taichung can be provincial.
But it aint bad.
Man I donāt know how you are eating but no way in hell you can spend 250 on breakfast. I eat like a king at yonghe soy milk and I spend 100.
So,I have breakfast at home. But thatās what the prices are if you are having breakfast out or pick something up on the way from a place like Starbucks.
Having a coffee at Starbucks now, so that one is 135 and all the prices of the food seem to be around 100 or more, so coffee and food will be around 250
Having a coffee at Starbucks now
My condolences.
Boy, you are really addicted to eating at the crappy chains (such as Starbucks and Sushi Express). I promise you thereās probably better food you can get for half (or even a third) the price within a stoneās throw away from you.
Eating breakfast at Starbucks is not exactly āfrugalā.
Eat breakfast at home. You can make your own pork burger (if you are into those kind of things) and a pack of 20 patties is like 150nt.
Even having coffee at 7-11 is much cheaper than Starbucks and you will be hard pressed to spend 150 there.
So, no, Iām just pointing out the cost level using brands the op might know.
A bowl of ramen or beef noodles down in sogo or 101 food court will put you back the same as sushi express
So, no, Iām just pointing out the cost level using brands the op might know.
If youāre going to come to Taiwan and dine exclusively at places youāre familiar with, whatās the point of coming to Taiwan?
The weather?
So, no need to eat at same as back home, as said I just used the brands to give the op an idea of the cost
So, no need to eat at same as back home, as said I just used the brands to give the op an idea of the cost
But you chose things that are more expensive than most local choices for cost comparison.
The weather?
The convenience, Shirley?
The weather?
That, and the excellent television programming.
So, no, Iām just pointing out the cost level using brands the op might know.
A bowl of ramen or beef noodles down in sogo or 101 food court will put you back the same as sushi express
I didnāt mention the 101 food court as an alternative.
My way of example would be thereās an awesome mom and pop place a couple blocks from me that does a killer Kung Pao for 75 NTD. Has the chicken, rice, egg, greens, the right hits of chili and it blows what you get at the big chains out of the water for a fraction of the price.
I understand some expats here gravitate towards big, familiar chains out of a sense of comfort or perhaps because they view them as clean or consistent (I know a guy who eats at McDonalds like 3 or 4 times a week). Itās not my call to say youāre wrong for following that kind of routine. But itās not what Iād do here, especially if I wanted to maximize my budget to save money for other things.
So, I agree the local places are far better than the chains. But, the local places are not really that different from the chains except they taste better
So, think say a hamburger at selfless burger will set you back 250 or a half plate of ribs at baba Kevin is 250 + 200 for a beer
If you go for sushi, you can easily drop a 1000 on it at some local place
Now, what the situation is at those mom and pop places, sure itās cheaper but itās also a nightmare to order
So, in Taipei the costs would be something like this
Weekday breakfast , 250( say Starbucks and similar)
250 bucks for breakfast every day???
Are you mental???