Pretty close. Dumbest thing a foreigner has said about his Taiwanese girlfriend could be to think the following is a stupid thing to say:
when this is simply a mispronunciation, and on a good bit of vocabulary, too. You know who has trouble with the r/l distinction? Lots of Asians, for example Chinese speakers.
I think Iâd really like planes to work like this.
âMy sister is so black because my mom drank a lot of tea while she was pregnant.â
ThatâŚkinda makes Taiwan sense.
1/8âs not bad?
People also rob stuff in the countryside here . Hence bars and dogs.
While in Lincolnshire England
Me âI live in Taiwan nowâ
Idiot âOh i love Thai women, I have heard they will do anything for youâ
Me âI said Taiwan not Thailandâ
Idiot âSame kind of thing you know what I meanâ
Me "No I donât actually "
Idiot âOk but the beaches are amazing rightâ
Me âHuh, I have to go now , so see you around maybeâ
In the old times crusher would have ended that conversation with a Glasgow kiss. Times have changed.
And yes Iâve had similar annoying conversations .
She was a very large woman. Over 6 feet tall, towards the âobeseâ end of the spectrum. Hey, weâre all colors of the rainbow and all, but she ought to have been the last person to engage in body shaming. 
If you are lucky enough to have lived in Taiwan as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for the sausage in sausage and beer in cans is a movable feast.
I wonder if we could still bill the NHI for future medical expenses when the effects become clear. 
Guy
It is safe though.
I have zero problem leaving my apartment during the witching hour and walking around the park or to a 24-hour shop. I wouldnât do the same living in a big city in America or UK. Or, at the very least, Iâd be cautious doing so.
The only real danger comes from idiotic drivers.
I guess everyone looks like a âchildâ to her.
Burglary, thatâs something you donât read about or see in the news.
Anyways, when you see someone pooped in front of your door it means they couldnât get in to steal stuff.
Or they just hate you.
For not being able to get into your house.
This reminds me of one of those movie scenes where it cuts to a group of drunk businessmen just in time to hear the punchline of a joke in which you canât possibly figure out the set-up.
My experience back in the day preciselyâŚ
Just now, my heading out story: Crosswalk green for me to cross a small street in front of an elementary school. I look both ways, step into the road, and a parked car suddenly decided it was time to back up, with speed, into the crosswalk, almost hitting me. I made a fist and hit the back of the car so hard. Not two seconds later, as I continued attempting to cross the street, a car making a left turn didnât seem to care that I was in the crosswalk. Felt like a new record for near deaths by moronic drivers. Twice in one crossing!!
But Iâm going to repeat what Iâve said on other threads: Taipei might be safer than other cities from a ânot getting murdered/muggedâ standpoint, but that doesnât mean people donât get into dangerous situations. Nighttime is a great time to get into dangerous situations, even if most people donât. Think watermelon knives, golf clubs, etc w/common folk. The moron who nearly backed into me could have happily grabbed his watermelon knife and come after me for smacking his car. Also, plenty of gun deaths with the gangs. Canât pretend it doesnât happen, even if you donât know anyone involved.