🇪🇺 Europe | Why Europeans Think Asia is Poor and Backwards

[DKaoshuing]

@afterspivak

Lots of forgettable versions are around. But one that gets some love is at Thai & Thai (泰式皇家料理), the Thai restaurant in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Dunhua North Road in Taipei City (access point: Nanjing Fuxing MRT Station). If you visit this restaurant, bring lots of money.

Guy

I flew from Italy to Bangkok to TPE (my co worker to KIA/KHH) on the Italy to Thai portion it was Pasta or Fried Rice. The flight out of Malpensa (Italy) had like one or two person per row, very few people and guess it’s off season in Thailand. (Italy was full of tourists). The flight from Thailand to TPE was more full, mix of Taiwanese, South Asians, a few Americans (One siting next to me who thought Pad Thai was Taiwanese food haha). Not sure why American think Pad Thai is Taiwanese though.

[Andrew0409]

I’m with my girl’s parents in Korea now.

I’ve been taking them to eat Korean beef, I think they are now shocked.

I tried to explain to them in Italy I really don’t like the beef there. I rarely eat it after the honey moon phase of Italian meats wore off. The beef there clearly was never bred for eating but were work animals. So tough and lean. They also don’t know how to season it.

The seafood is also better but they knew that Italian seafood was not good already and never eat it. The Mediterranean is overfished and there’s really not a lot of actual fresh fish anymore. Even if you go to coastal areas where seafood restaurants make it seem like they’re serving you the catch of the day, most of it is imported fish.

[afterspivak]

Koreans know what they’re doing around the kitchen.

I hope your in-laws enjoyed the experience.

Guy

[Andrew0409]

@afterspivak

Koreans know what they’re doing around the kitchen.

I hope your in-laws enjoyed the experience.

Guy

It’s their first time in Korea. They aren’t a big fan of the stews. I think for them it’s strange?

But they are really appreciating the quality of beef, pork, and seafood available.

We are in busan and just ate some fresh sea urchin. Absolutely incredible and was so cheap!

[Brianjones]

Yeah the seafood in Busan is very very good. But eating octopus there was shocking to say the least.

[hannes]

I just boarded a TGV at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. Wow, what a piece of dirty crap this train is. Horrible in comparison to Taiwan, Japan, China, etc.

[Andrew0409]

Europeans always make fun of Americans for not having a well connected train network and public transport.

But I’m just like why would I want what you guys have it’s disgusting .

It’s not even that affordable compared to Asia either.

[hannes]

I survived Bruxelles Midi. Bad reputation station, but just a normal busy station during the daytime.

Next up, the dome of Cologne. I love Europe, with all its flaws.

Accidentally booked a first-class ticket for the next train leg. The toilet of the Eurostar first-class car was filthy as F.

[Dr_Milker]

@hannes

I survived Bruxelles Midi

Did you try that waffle shop?

[hannes]

I saw a waffle shop, but not that one. Was in a hurry to get a coffee and the hell outta there.

[Kalle]

I always think it’s ironic, whenever some Europeans complain about Asia or US, whenever Americans complain about Europe or Asia, whenever Asians complain about Europe or US… The topic of those others don’t understand their region/country is always the same while they don’t understand other regions… Ironic

[hannes]

Now in my hometown, mid-sized city in central Germany. Lot of people asking for money, not aggressively, but it’s part of the street scene here. In Taiwan l never get approached by people in need, never.

The railway system here is really laughable, there is almost no train on time. The announcers are adding „we apologize“ and they name the reason for the delay (most often the delay of another train, it ripples through the whole system) but this is ridiculous.

[OysterOmelet]

@hannes

Now in my hometown, mid-sized city in central Germany. Lot of people asking for money, not aggressively, but it’s part of the street scene here. In Taiwan never get approached by people in need, never.

1. Who are you responding to?
2. Germans or immigrants asking you?

[hannes]

Both. I only give coins and only to the old and hopeless.

[Andrew0409]

@hannes

The railway system here is really laughable, there is almost no train on time

Why are Germans punctual people but their trains always late

[OysterOmelet]

@Andrew0409

@hannes

The railway system here is really laughable, there is almost no train on time

Why are Germans punctual people but their trains always late

I’ve made and posted this matrix, but it was taken down.

[DKaoshuing]

@hannes

Now in my hometown, mid-sized city in central Germany. Lot of people asking for money, not aggressively, but it’s part of the street scene here. In Taiwan l never get approached by people in need, never.

The railway system here is really laughable, there is almost no train on time. The announcers are adding „we apologize“ and they name the reason for the delay (most often the delay of another train, it ripples through the whole system) but this is ridiculous.

I like to hear your reports, keep it up, DB trains seems less on time than the trains I used Italy past two years and some less safe. The only time in Europe I had some steal from me, a ipad was on DB train.

But… In Taiwan, some local trains are very very late, like a hour. The good thing on most lines of trains, so just take the next one if there is seats (or stand)

As far as homeless and beggars , it seems train stations everywhere from Germany, to Milano to Taipei and yes a bit in Japan. Germany was a surprise to me as it high income country but seems going in wrong direction. I find Finland (and Estonia, and… Italy as above expectations). Sweden is also going downhill , problems trying get immigrants into society there, Finland watching and trying learn for the mistakes there..

[OysterOmelet]

@hannes

The railway system here is really laughable, there is almost no train on time. The announcers are adding „we apologize“ and they name the reason for the delay (most often the delay of another train, it ripples through the whole system) but this is ridiculous.

I have proof from the Deutschebahn.

The Taiwan Salary Increases Thread

I’m in Berlin now. Her thesis is holding up well thus far. [IMG_3268] Deutschebahn 16 minutes late, 25 minutes late.

[ppp]

what happen to herman engineering and injinuity

[hannes]

The staff on the train tryin to play it cool, though. When l showed my paper ticket to the ticket checker a few moments ago he pretended to scan the QR code ( there was none ). Ha ha, very funny, the trains a still effing late!