No.
I like Taiwan, but I think I’d be a lot less stressed out if the place was run by the Japanese.
I like to listen to stand-up comedy. You know, those guys who talk about life and make you love so hard that you belly hurts really bad.
They don’t have that here in Taiwan, do they?
I think there is an enormous lack of humor in Taiwan.
That’s what I don’t like.
Wait a minute. My wife bites me in the elevator, really hard, and then giggles.
My little nephew used to say “rrrrrrreproductive organ” in a real funny way.
Isn’t that humor?
Ah no, wait, he’s half-Phillipino
There are plenty of good things in Taiwan, as I have pointed out in other threads. There are also plenty of bad things, as this and other threads have covered…repeatedly.
But one thing that came to mind today was how I was able to disagree with my 2 bosses here (in New Zealand), and tell them they were wrong to their faces (with the data to back it up of course) even in front of others. As opposed to most TWNese workers, who spend their working lives in fear of an absolute power employer who makes every decision, and is deferred to at all times regardless of how wrong, ill-trained, ill-informed or incapable they may be.
And my bosses are, by the way, highly trained, highly intelligent, and exceptionally capable, which makes the fact that I work in an open environment where I can call them on an issue of difference all the more refreshing and releasing.
[quote=“DSN”]There are plenty of good things in Taiwan, as I have pointed out in other threads. There are also plenty of bad things, as this and other threads have covered…repeatedly.
But one thing that came to mind today was how I was able to disagree with my 2 bosses here (in New Zealand), and tell them they were wrong to their faces (with the data to back it up of course) even in front of others. As opposed to most TWNese workers, who spend their working lives in fear of an absolute power employer who makes every decision, and is deferred to at all times regardless of how wrong, ill-trained, ill-informed or incapable they may be.
And my bosses are, by the way, highly trained, highly intelligent, and exceptionally capable, which makes the fact that I work in an open environment where I can call them on an issue of difference all the more refreshing and releasing.[/quote]
Great example of this today. The school I work at which employs hundreds of staff decided to force a deduction of 1 day’s salary from all workers at the school without asking them so that the school could donate it to the charitable efforts in China rescuing people from the latest earthquake hit. There was simply a note on the time clock which informed people of this.
Well none of the staff would take it up with management at all, even though most of them were fuming. I know this because they relate things to foreigners, but won’t to the management for fear of being singled out and damned (so to speak). So we foreigners had to take it to management and explain how they were pissing people off and that their actions were not simply immoral but illegal. There was no petition, no charity box offered, no form to sign, the management had simply made the decision, and didn’t take into account anyone’s feelings, anyone’s political stance, moral stance, whether or not anyone had already donated, who anyone cared to donate to or anything.
Even when I told the manageress that their actions were most likely illegal she responded that it wasn’t as it was a company rule. I asked if people had signed to this rule in their contract to which I was told that they hadn’t and so weren’t knowledgeable of this practice. or rule. But that it isn’t illegal, because its a company rule.
Oh, well that’s alright then eh?
To give them their due, they are reviewing this as they only know people are largely upset because I reported it, but it seems that non compos mentis is the way of any Taiwan management that I have encountered through work so far.
[quote=“Mawvellous”]Even if there is some reason keeping us in Taiwan, foreigners are paid well enough by local standards to be able to find somewhere more aggreable to live.[/quote]Speak for yourself.
I love Taiwan. I LOVE it. IF you don’t you should go back to the Amazon basin where you belong. Taiwan is THE place!
And lay off the poison frogs. Don’t you know the frogs are dying out? THAT’S the end of the world right there. You … you fucking poison arrow folks! You’ll be the bane of us! Have a thought! Have a prayer! Listen to me now, motherfuckers! You’re bringing us DOWN!
All I know is that I find myself whistling tunes by The Carpenters a lot after living in Taiwan a while…