Nope. You may want to consider the possibility that you have a persecution complex.
Uh-huh. Doesnāt mean you āgetā things, like how conversation is different than in English, why smiling or laughing doesnāt have the same meaning in Taiwan in this sort of situation. You know enough Chinese to become needlessly offended, from the sound of it.
Just like they overuse coriander as if it was a dish on itself. Coriander on everything ā¦ 
Well, Iām going back to sleep. Maybe all this will be ironed out by the time I get up.
Bad additive ridden industrial bread 
Thatās like deep frying a sandwich. 
Neither are eggs ā¦
A sushi box is a perfect little fried rice kit: cooked rice, raw fish, maybe some cukes, seaweed or other veggies, and seasoning. Bit carby, maybe, but basically a sound concept. :lick:
Um, itās also a good way not to waste it if you left it a bit long to taste good raw. Wasted sushi boxes make Jesus sad.
There are machines that you can use for charging your card ā¦ bilingual at that! :ohreally:
Not necessarily raw fish ā¦ in sushi. :no-no:
The obasans at the supermarket checkouts will give snarky comments like "Oh thereās that foreigner again buying more tofu, wasabi and soy sauce. How unimaginative-oh! "
Well, realistically, thatās about the only sort there is ā¦
I was suggesting he go for an ultra-low-carb diet just to see if it affects his cholesterol. If heās literally eating chicken curry every day, heās still eating a very carb-heavy, vegetable-lite diet (starchy sauce on rice) which is not particularly healthy even if your cholesterol is normal.
I have an uncle whoās been through all this. Your cholesterol is awful, says the doctor. You have to eat low fat, low this, low that. So he did. He started eating āhealthyā vegetarian lentil- and rice-based meals, without āunhealthyā oils, meat, or eggs. Well done, says the doctor, but unfortunately your cholesterol is still exactly the same. We just canāt understand it. Our theory canāt possibly be wrong, so you have to take these statins. Oops, it appears the statins are destroying your kidneys. But you must keep taking them, because your cholesterol is still through the roof, and our theory says thatās bad.
Two years of dialysis and a kidney transplant later, the doctors are still fiddling about with his cholesterol. Retards. Heās got heart problems because heās a huge bag of nerves whoās endlessly blowing his stack for no apparent reason, and sits in his chair all day doing fuckall.
Um ā¦ anyway, I think Ermintrude has a point. If you donāt like it, donāt go there, and cook your own. I had a favourite breakfast shop where the laoban niang referred to me as āadogahā once too often. The other staff were pleasant enough, but she just got on my nerves. So I just make my own breakfast. 
The ones at the local Wellcome are scared of me ā¦ I always find some shelf price labels that are not correct with what they charge at the counter. Oversight or deliberate, I don care ā¦ I get them call the store manager!
So many men (or people) have ārice belliesā ā¦ from eating too much ā¦ rice!
OP, if cooking is not your thing -preparing meals for one person is rather boring/not that economical/challenging time wise- I recommend my meal service. That way you do not have to go out to a place they are not giving you proper service, but rather have your stuff there for you to eat whenever and wherever you want. āCheap buffetā aināt worth the aggravation.
If you are paying say 70nts for a boxed meal, the person behind the counter is getting maybe 70nts an hour. Maybe. They have to take out their frustrations with someone and atoah is easy pickings. It is annoying and daily annoyance is bad for your physical health and spiritual well being. Not worth it.
Moreover, given the current problems with tainted oils, plus health concerns, those buffet places are at the top of āIād rather notā. Under McDs/Mos/KFC and other neither tasty nor hygienic venues. Few people are lucky enough to work within range of healthier options, like Tianhoās green vitality drinks or organic hotpot. Or nice salad places, few of those in Taipei. Healthy restaurant eating is a big challenge.
To be honest, Iād bet 99% of us foreigners stick to the tried and true at restaurants and order the same stuff at the same place all the time. Why? Because weāve had bad experiences before. And we know what we like plus we observe what each place does best.
Last time I went to this Cantonese place near my home, I got a scolding for not being a Taiwanese citizen yet. 
gee, I have only been buying his stuff for 12 years, no biggie. 
So wait.
Is Surly Cow the name of the buffet chain??
Cause if it aināt, it sure should be, man.
Okay, I finished my nap. Is everything all right?
Iāll take that as a yes.