So I’ve moved away to Malaysia and things have been rough. Taiwan has its negatives been do I miss the good parts.
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Food doesn’t make me die in Taiwan. I know certain foods you might want to avoid but that’s probably true for most countries to a certain amount. I’ve been having diarrhea since I’ve been here for 3 weeks. If I’m not having diarrhea, Ive been vomiting the last 3 days. Had to go to the hospital because I was serious depleted of fluids and electrolytes.
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My building has serious problems. One of the nicest buildings built and brand new just opened. Moving in I became extremely sick more and more each day. It got better once I opened all the windows and aired things out and living in a hotel for many days before moving back. I told the management this and their advice is open the window and air it out and see how it goes and maybe they will send someone. Even though I was like vomiting, can’t breath, see well, nose and throat is clogged and burning.
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More building problems, we didn’t have hot water In some places. Called and had to fill out a form. Finally fixed it. 3 days ago all hot water stopped working for some reason. No one can do anything on the weekend. Told me to come fill out a form with building management and they will contact me.
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Bank, many banks won’t even let foreigners open one
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Visa process is ridiculous. I have to do a full medical exam at one of their approved clinics at the county you apply at. There is none is Taiwan so I have to get a doctor that is willing to run every single thing they required and submit to Malaysia signed my him. Lucky I was in Taiwan or else it would have taken thousands in places like US. Blood, urine, X-ray, physical, eyes and hearing, mental screening. After you submit you get a VAL temporary visa to get final approval visa at Malaysia.
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After we submit we must do another medical exam at Malaysia. It takes a week about to get the results. After you get the results you submit to get the actual visa. So for about 3 weeks we don’t have an actual visa. Meaning we can’t do most things like get a phone or bank account. So let’s say I rent a building when I get here, my visa can just get denied. Am I supposed to stay at hotel for 3 weeks.
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Many banks and phone and other services don’t approve to open an acount for foreigners.
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People here gets offended if you ask if they speak English like you’re looking down on them. Malaysian all speak English they said. Not fucking true. Many barely speak English that I can understand. More ridiculously they tell me they don’t understand my English.
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My mainland Chinese landlord decided to bring his entire family the day we sign the contract. Uncles, grandmas grandpa kids, grandkids. They didn’t Take their shoes off to walk around and the kids were out in my balcony where there were water puddles from rain and jumping around getting everything dirty. Grandpa couldn’t find a trash can and decided to throw trash on my floor. Also we had to fight with the landlord to get our apartment cleaned to moved into. Apparently this common concept of cleaning the apartment before the tenant moved in is not known to him.
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Some of our drains in the building didn’t even work.
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That cha bu do attitude. Times that by 10. Malaysians mess up consistently and don’t care. They don’t pay attentions to details here. If I tell they not to put spring onions on top of my soup. Maybe in Taiwan it’s like 50/50 they mess up. Here it’s like 90% they mess up.
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slow, Malaysians do everything so slow. I needed a letter, I see it on their computer and they literally just have to print out. They ask me to fill the paperwork for it that takes 5 days. Stupid.
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Everywhere I go, something is broken and out of stock. Starbucks don’t have coffee for like 2 weeks. It’s incredible. They don’t care.
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Discrimination against non Malays. Some schools don’t allow no Malays in by law. It’s actually a law to not allow non Malays in.
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Food sucks here. No decent western food. You think Taiwan doesn’t have good western food or it’s expensive. There’s none here. It’s disgusting. I’ve walked out of multiple restaurants because it’s disgusting.
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Touristism tax. Non Malays are subject to tourism tax in certain things.
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New I guess you would call sales tax. It’s stupid for example. I buy 10 RM of credits to use for my phone. I get 8.60RM after the tax. But I need 10 to get 2GB. So I will need to buy 2 10RM credits to just get enough to get the 10RM package. So stupid.
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My building management sucks. I fight with them everyday. My security doesn’t do shit, at the very least say hi and acknowledge me. I had to complain everyday for one week because they only open 1 elevator on one side. The side I’m not on to save money. After complaining…they open 1 on my side. Sometimes it takes me 5+ min to wait for my elevator to come.
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Management thought my girl was complaining about the paint doesn’t match the furniture and laughed giving me a BS complaint form. When she is saying we are getting sick…like had to go to the hospital sick from something in the apartment. Migraine, burning eyes and nose, can’t breath, muscle aches and pain, Always tired. I was so pissed.
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They don’t have any SOP. They have no idea where on of my package was for days. No idea. The security people are morons. At least say hi. This is one of the nicest buildings up in the entire JB. There’s only like 5 people living in because it’s so expensive. Most are just investments by Singaporeans and Chinese.