10 years on a forum about a country I’ve never even been to. Cool!
Honest question… why did you join in the first place then, and why don’t you finally come?
I’m asking that not to be snarky, but just this place wouldn’t have even of been on my radar if I wasn’t planning on moving here. My 10th anniversary here was in January (I was under the impression it was a hub for finding jobs… I can’t say it was successful for that aspect). And my 10th anniversary of moving to Taiwan was about 2 weeks ago. Feeling old!
Congratulations on your 10th anniversary in Taiwan.
Well, I did consider moving here some time ago. I changed my mind, but my interest in the place and the foreigners it holds never waned. Hearing anecdotes about foreigners’ experiences in Taiwan, banking, legal stuff, visas… all very interesting.
Come and visit us some time if you can! If you come to Taipei, coffee is on me.
Guy
Congrats on the 10th anniversary.
A while back as in decades ago, someone who used to frequent these forums, was a court favorite, and who was a bit of a know-it-all, questioned why I kept posting after leaving the country. I was like WTF. I contributed to Taiwan’s diplomacy, high tech, had two steps kids from Taiwan, a wife from Taiwan, a blood son who could become Taiwanese if he desires, and friendships formed. Why the fuck wouldn’t I?
Forumosa is big tent, or at least it should strive to be. I hope you keep posting!
Congrats on the 10th anniversary!
I joined more than 20 years ago, a few years after we left Taiwan. (I think the forum was called Oriented back then.) Stayed on because, like you, I enjoyed reading the posts in various threads and also kept thinking we’d like to move back one day. Almost did a few years ago. With retirement approaching we might try again, if we can figure out the visa situation on a path that would lead to APRC, or just visit more often.
Keep on posting!
I look forward to the 20th anniversary new thread
“Just been to Taipei for six hours, the Taiwanese are so nice, everyone’s really friendly and happy, what gives?”
I will say, on my first arrival in Taiwan in 1990, the guy sitting next to me on the flight gave us a ride into town, took us to Roxy for a couple beers, and offered to show us around Taipei. Aside from that, I never got the super friendly or happy vibe I always heard about. No complaints, made some friends easily enough, and probably much better than the welcome foreigners receive when moving to the US, just think my expectations had been built up too much by what others had told me. Maybe they were thinking of Thailand.