Yesterday I was stupid and got on the wrong bus. Took me to the depot and when the driver let me off he spoke to me in fluent English. It shocked me I’ve never met a bus driver who could speak English before.
He was very nice told me which bus to take (even though I already knew I just jumped on the wrong one by mistake).
Taipei is wet if you don’t dry your hair you will get skin problems. Hair dryer is a must.
Taiwanese don’t usually use deodorant. But you can still find some in Watsons (pharmacy) or carrefour (the big ones only)
…yes? It’s good for the environment that you use less plastic.
You know Taiwan is not an English-speaking country, right?
Yes, it’s a walkable city. Don’t need to drive, no room for parking.
Sounds alot like how my filipino friends described Taiwan.
Alright, except for city centers on frickn tiny islands. How about Tokyo, Shanghai, Paris, London, Los Angeles? Less walking there too?
I’d say Tokyo is on par with Hong Kong and Manhattan. Shanghai, Paris and London are on par with Taipei. And LA is a not walkable at all.
OP must be from HK or Tokyo or Manhattan.
Everyone who’s been to HK, Tokyo and Manhattan walked a ton there.
Only because they are tourists and actually wanted to walk around and see the city. Nobody who lives in those cities actually walk. If their destination is more than a 5-minute walk from the station, then they’re changing their plans.
And don’t underestimate the uphill walks in Hong Kong. I walked a lot when I worked in Central.
Maybe a comparison would be more accurate if calculating the walking needed to reach like the top 5 tourist attractions in each city.
You didn’t take the escalators? They built those for a reason! That’s how lazy they are!
I did, but was not really on my way to work.
Btw. I always remember the old homeless lady who was sitting there under the escalator. When she passed away, they discovered tons of money in her bags.
Getting further off topic now… haha
Let’s try to get back to “shocking things” in Taiwan.
Cinnabon is gone.
Cinnabon was here?
Ok. I have no time for this.
I hear Starbucks has excellent cinnamon rolls. 
I’m not sure if it’s related, but I sense that some people here are against having wet hair because they believe it can make you sick. So perhaps these guys are just surprised that you’re going out with wet hair.
Info from this article
While it’s okay for clothes to hang dry, culturally it is frowned upon to leave your hair wet from a shower, swimming, or even sweating. It is thought that wet hair can leave one open to harmful kinds of wind, understood in Traditional Chinese Medicine to make one susceptible to illness and disease.
For this reason, you’ll notice that anywhere you go that might involve wet hair also comes with public-use hair dryers. They are available at swimming pools, hot springs, campsites, or even classrooms! If kids go run around outside and get all sweaty, the first thing they’ll do upon returning to the classroom is line up to get their hair blow-dried!
Oh a lot do too. There have been co workers here that I put on a mask to avoid their stinky arm pit smell nothing about Covid.
NEVER, SHUT UP!
This is one I encounter a lot. Especially in elevators. Sometimes I’m the perpetrator.
It’s a high paying job these days and the bus companies give them English training. Most just can’t be bothered to use it.