So I saw this web site (I was looking at small EU nations info) and saw the ranking of Taiwan there as being less safe (I do not agree with some what it says, but some must) so was thinking what others thought BEFORE they arrived
I thought taiwan would of had more petty street crime than it does. A nice surprise. I had no idea it was possible to have so much organized crime though.
That website looks incredibly stupid. But I think most foreigners would go to their foreign ministry/state department website, which would usually say Taiwan has very low level of crime, or people they know who’ve been there for travel advice than consult this shady site.
Well if you stay in the comfy bounds of Daan, you won’t meet those people.
If you are involved in other industries in other parts of the island, let’s just say there are around. Examples: construction, gravel, temples, night markets, sex industry, etc etc etc.
What are you on about? Gonna have to explain that one, sorry. I expected more petty street crime and less organized crime before i came. Now that i live here my opinion is the exact opposite. Thats an honest opinion not misinformation lol.
Though i havent been to Italy so apparently @marco has something to say about that. But its outside of my experience of living in taiwan so i wouldnt know.
You imply that organised crime is particularly bad here when it isn’t? Sure, gangs exist, but to spread that they are so prevalent that most others would come in contact with them is misinformation.
I did not worry about safety where I came from in the US. I did worry once I came here and started driving a scooter.
I was also surprised at the level of organized crime in everyday business and politics. I didn’t go looking for those types of people, but ran into them within my first year here.
