Top-10 things I miss the most about Taiwan that I can’t experience in crappy England

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@Noel

Very similar to myself - we have been gone 11 years now. Pretty much everyday I miss Taiwan.

However, we are incredibly close to pulling the pin and leaving Canada … Taiwan isn’t ready to have us though (not for a bit, anyways). If we do this, it will be February of 2022 - we will see where Taiwan is in relation to Covid, probably do 3-6 months in Mexico, and then decide if we are coming back to Taiwan for summer 2022.

If its not iverly personal. Care to elaborate why you want to move back to taiwan after moving back to Canada? I am quite interested in this perspective fron various folks as i have a few friends that have done, or want to do, the same.

We are also starting to seriously consider moving out of taiwan in 5 or 10 years based on how society is looking, but not sure if canada is really any better…

@Noel has had some decent threads on his thoughts about what to do after he leaves his current job.

Retirement at 50? Maybe in Taiwan

So I know the question of retirement in Taiwan has been bandied around a few times but mostly by people who haven’t actually lived in Taiwan or sometimes have even confused Taiwan with Thailand. My wife and I lived in Taiwan (Taipei city and county) for 8 years on and off from 1998-2010. Initially it was for Chinese study, but after we both taught English (yes, Engrish teachers, I know), until we moved back to Winnipeg, MB, Canada in 2010. I think we have a very good idea of what living in Taiwa…

Ugggh Winnipeg

I know this isn’t Taiwan related, but the city I am living in is imploding. A 3 year old killed by being stabbed multiple times? Man, can I wait 4 years for my pension?

Where should I live?

Where should I live? poll In a few years I will be financially independent enough to move back to Asia if I so choose. But where to live? Visa issues aside, I am pretty sure that I could afford to live in almost any Asian Country ( except Japan), but the above choices are the ones that my wife and I have narrowed it down to. But which one offers the best “easy life”? This means, if I was to work, it would be for a maximum of 20 hours a week, which would be more to keep busy than anything else.…