A true democracy and you’re the dancing monkey. Bonus.
Marry a Taiwanese.
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Need to be certain it is an abandoned bike with owner not gonna claim it back.
Had a school acquaintance getting called out in public because doing exactly that.
He avoid more punishment/embarrassment/actual fine by claiming cultural misunderstanding.
Outside school, you could face with more severe fine as the o-bike case.
Remember, cctv are everywhere and you will be stand out when you are not Chinese-looking.
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This actually true.
Claiming tax as a couple is cheaper than claiming tax individually separately.
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Yes. this is true.
You could also just have more kids (dependents).
Thailand is still cheaper than Taiwan for local eats, accommodation also cheaper in general, but plenty of stuff equals Taiwan now in price. They charge foreigners more to do a lot of touristy things there, sometimes 8x the price.
Fuel is actually more expensive. If one can avoid taxes may be handy, schooling cost would be a lot higher for our family.
Basically the difference isn’t very big , it depends on your lifestyle.
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And exponentially better food, for those who enjoy flavors and textures
If you work there you might be able to get around it. Showing your employee card, speaking the language a bit, having local girlfriends argue on your behalf, having local buddies say that you’re mixed Thai or you’re a close personal friend, these all worked for me there. I paid the tourist price when I first arrived, only
Yeah, my jobs were all tax free. Most Thais don’t pay income tax (I did occasionally have to pay officals “directly” for certain “services”)
Very true
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It is stretching things a bit to call those girls “officials”.
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Oh there’s plenty of textures in Taiwanese food. Just a matter of whether or not you like those textures.
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Good points above.
This is where we diverge though.
I couldn’t wait to get back to Taiwan and eat Taiwanese, Chinese and other Asian food. I find far more diversity here and the spice gets to me after a while. Also their coffee isn’t so great in general. And beer , you got your choice of the big 3 generally.
A lot of night markets in Thailand which are fun.
I did find some quality sushi too.
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Yeah, that’s one of the flavors which doesn’t have wide appeal. I like it
Is this like having 40 words for snow? Different variations of soggy? Soggy is a texture, definitely. I suppose the rice isn’t soggy (except when it is)
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I like spice. I just dont want it all the time.
And a lot of restaurants in touristy areas make ‘foreigner versions’ of Thai food which are horrible, dumping ketchup into pad thai was the worst. That doesn’t happen in Taiwan.
Anyway, horses for courses. it’s a great option in Asia.
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Again, having a bit of the local language helps. Learning how to say “not too spicy” in Thai is useful when you’re not in the mood
Can’t argue with that!
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I was thinking more gelatinous, crispy, chewy, tender running out of words to describe texture.
Some of the more popular food among locals are gelatinous which is not the most acceptable texture for western palates.
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I see what you did there 
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they were in uniform
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you mean textures like :foam, rubber bands, erasers and gelatin ?
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There are only two: QQ and 不Q
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What is the price range for schools there, I assume international school of some sort, eother English or Chinese.