FAQ and TOPICS - CHECK HERE FIRST

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ADVICE ABOUT THE MOVE
New to Taiwan: Some Questions
Somewhere to Live
Accommodation in Taipei
What to Bring
Shipping to / from Taiwan
Mobile Phones
How much money
I bring with for the first month?
I need for a year without working?
one needs to earn per month to live comfortably?
is the minimum for survival?


INFO AND PERCEPTIONS ABOUT …

… [url=Retirement in Taiwan in Taiwan[/url]
… [url=Gay Taiwan gay in Taiwan[/url]
being black in Taiwan
being Japanese in Taiwan


COMPARISONS (TAIWAN & ELSEWHERE)

Weighing things up and wanting to compare Taiwan to someplace else? How about …?
[url=Taiwan or China? vs. China[/url]
[url=Taiwan vs. Japan vs Japan[/url]
[url=Flipping the Coin: Taiwan or Thailand? vs. Thailand[/url]
[url=So, is it better to live in Taiwan or Britain? vs. Britain[/url]
Taiwan vs. Korea


CULTURE SHOCK & LOVE OF THE LAND

[url=Dealing with the shock of just arriving of Arrival[/url]
[url=How do you long timers deal with living here? Term Survival[/url]
[url=Anyone else really attached to Taiwan? to Taiwan[/url]
[url=When Rome Is in You ... (Long Term Effects of LiT) Adapting[/url]
The Good
[url=Wack Things in Taiwan (part 3) Crazy[/url]


PLACES IN TAIWAN

For living in a specific area click on the links below:
[url=What is the best place to live in Taiwan? Place in Taiwan[/url] and the [url=Where is Taiwan's armpit? Place in Taiwan[/url]

TAIPEI and its environs:

Living in Danshui & Beitou and Beitou[/url]
Sanchong - does anyone live there?
Jonghe? Good Place?
A Pictorial Tribute to Lovely Linkou
Banqiao
Working in Tucheng ... Where should I live? - #5 by Wyoming
Sanxia Living

NON-TAIPEI (too many foreigners in Taipei anyway)
Dong Shi
Taidong, Hualien, Ilan


SOMETHING PEEVED YOU?

Peeved about something? It happens. What’s irking you? Is it …
[url=How do you respond to staring and pointing? people staring at you?[/url]
[url=Foreigners Who Don't Acknowledge Other Foreigners on the Street another foreigner not staring at you?[/url]
[url=The Face Thread :facebook: about face?[/url]
[url=Taxi driver shenanigans - #86 by Flakman a bad taxi experience?[/url]
[url=Pedestrians in Peril - #206 by TainanCowboy that someone nearly road you over?[/url]


EMERGENCIES

Has something bad happened? Did you …
… lose something in a taxi?

NOTE: Please use the Business and Money forum for banking concerns and visit the Working in Taiwan forum for job-related posts and queries. And don’t forget to make use of the Where Can I Find … ? forum.

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