They’re Canadian too? 
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If you speak Chinese and want to get to know the neighbors, then join the committees many buildings have. My wife knows everybody in the building since she joined as board member
I give my neighbors their space, especially women. If i get to the elevator and there’s a woman waiting, or a woman alone coming up from parking, ill let them go and take the next elevator.
That’s probably more disturbing than anything. To each their own though
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My neighbours are mentalists
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Yeah, I only wait for the next one if the person in the elevator is really ugly or looks stinky
Or if the next one is basically right there…
Anyone else who is afraid to ride with me is welcome to wait for the next one
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Not my experience at all. They just don’t know what to do with themselves.
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Being in a lift with people, and standing in a queue at supermarkets, are the only two times I have uncontrollable flatulence.
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When I lived in China, I made friends with the Chinese quickly and easily. This helped to improve my language skills very quickly. Everyone wanted to be my friend. Probably not still the case, but comparing my experience there and here, with 20 years between, huge cultural difference in general friendliness
Maybe the problem has been living in Kaohsiung, and not the more foreigner-friendly and generally outgoing northern cities, or arriving during a pandemic.
Having some kind of ‘in’ to a social circle, like church or a GF, might help. Maybe if I join some kind of organized club or something. Have never done much of that before, never felt the need
In my personal experience, the least friendly country I’ve ever lived in. Friendly people want to be your friend.
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I get what you are saying. I am not actually interested in being anybody’s friend so we have completely different perspectives. I just want people to vaguely nod and leave me alone
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So you don’t care if they’re friendly, no?
Was this in a big city? City folks are more aloof in general.
As someone who grew up in Taipei, I find people in Kaohsiung more friendly.
Perhaps it has something to do with age. It’s easier to make friends when one is young.
Eh, that’s not how I understand “friendly”. I consider myself friendly most of the time, but I just want to be kind and pleasant to people. It does not mean I want to be friends with everyone.
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Currently that city has 4x the population of K-town
Oh, interesting. As I said, people here are generally polite and pleasant
Perhaps, except other countries I lived in after China were also more friendly than Taiwan. Thailand, for example, where I lived more recently 
Fair enough
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I care people are basically friendly and respectful. But yeah, I do not have high requirements for many people to actually be my friends.
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Yeah, me neither.
Blonde, nice tits. Male or female
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Twenty odd years have passed.
If you were here in Taiwan during that time (or maybe a bit earlier, say in the 1990s) you may have had quite a different impression.
Guy
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It’s good you don’t discriminate.
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Try farting in security pods 
Lingers for hours.
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Farting whilst skiing is equally dangerous. If you’re wrapped up well at altitude, the gas gets trapped.
You get home and take your kit off and it’s like setting off a stink bomb. Fierce
Damn. My experiences I. taiwan have been quite the opposite. but the approach hasn’t been as ig.irant as to think my constant noise pollution warrants a free lasagna and becoming besties after lol.
Are all the above negative experiences based on being in taipei (or another big city)? I get that if living in stacked boxes, people get testy fast everywhere. rightfully so. Or, Generally being ignorant about the culture? truly having that many shitty humans in taiwan? I am not following. taiwanese are often the easiest people to make friendly with. the culture certainly isnt geared towards deep loving mature relationships, but peace and friendly is real easy here usually.
Touch wood I didn’t jinx myself.
my go to are drinks, and helping people do something. perhaps helping move a scooter for an old person, carrying stuff up, helping.with garbage and so on. Instantly first impression golden. If bribes are to be had, use drinks. if food, keep it fresh. fruit. dont do meals, that is creepy. and always dothe face save of “i got too much, help me take some”. avoid at all costs mentioning.it cost money and you want them to have a gift. really just a bad angle here. i couldnt imagine living with bad neighbours. our family does, but it was completely self inflicted. Be nice, people here are generally polite. play the face game a bit.
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