What are Usual Needs of Expats?

[Dr_Milker]

@overnightoats666

my wife’s family told me they prefer the ‘French bread’ and ‘French’ style food in Taiwan compared to a French restaurant at the Charles de Gaulle Airport.

Doesn’t everybody?

[tommy525]

https://www.habitburger.com/

Habit is way better than in and out which I don’t go to anymore

[Charlie_Jack]

@tommy525

Habit. . . .

Whoa, the burger in the pic on their homepage looks humongous.

Home - Charburgers - Sandwiches - Salads - Habit Burger Grill Near Me

[overnightoats666]

I think it was 25k ntd (or a 8 night hospital stay in a private room in Taiwan) to apply.

[overnightoats666]

@Marco925

Same thing with Taiwan’s status on the world stage. We’re the ones who can enter the UN and the intergovernmental buildings and hold political offices in our countries. We’re the ones best suited to promote Taiwan’s plea to the world. We’re the ones able to call our MPs and Members of Congress to say NO to China.

This is an interesting point that I don’t know if a lot of people think about.

[overnightoats666]

@Dr_Milker

Hate to be a grammar Nazi, but that should be “an 阿豆仔”

I was hoping nobody would catch that…

[Belgian_Pie]

@overnightoats666

they prefer the ‘French bread’ and ‘French’ style food in Taiwan compared to a French restaurant at the Charles de Gaulle Airport.

Sounds about right, airport food sucks!

[Belgian_Pie]

@Marco925

I know my markets way better than Taiwanese people because I grew up there in those two cultures which makes me better suited to promote Taiwanese products because

Yeah for ‘bubble tea’!

[overnightoats666]

@Marco925

unless you join the exclusive club of winning a Nobel Prize.

Or have a popular Turkish/Taiwanese YouTube channel!

[bigbenj]

@Fei-Fan

Better Bread would be nice.

Hi Fei-Fan,
May I know your preference of “Better Bread”? We bake some breads now and then and would love to know your taste.

[Dr_Milker]

@bigbenj

May I know your preference of “Better Bread”?

Think opposite of pandesal. Not sweet, not soft and squishy.

[bigbenj]

@Charlie_Jack

Edited to add: Judging by some of the requests in this thread, some of y’all must think @bigbenj comes from one of them old-timey lamps.

I don’t know if this is a good thing or a bad thing for me. But anyways, thank you!

[bigbenj]

@Dr_Milker

Think opposite of pandesal. Not sweet, not soft and squishy.

We do bake pandesal too but not sweet like most of the Philippine bakeries do. I wish I could let y’all taste our bread somehow. Our pandesal is being sold at EEC or RJ’s in Zhong Shan. We got the regular, the whole wheat, and cheese flavor pandesal. We also got this kind of bread- Benjie Gorio on Instagram: "This is the usual view when you⠀ Live in a Bakery.⠀ ⠀ #Foodhaven #FoodPorn #EnjoytheLaptopLifeStyle #gastronomicdelights" I forgot the name but it ain’t sweet like the taiwanese breads.

[Belgian_Pie]

@bigbenj

We bake some breads now and then and would love to know your taste.

Wow, that’s fast, from thinking about starting a business to already baking bread. Jeez, I did 10 years over it.

[bigbenj]

Thank you everyone. Your comments are highly appreciated. It got me thinking of ideas and which to focus on. Another reason why I posted this topic, is NOT just to focus on the Expats or foreigners in Taiwan, but to get an idea how to balance business between locals and foreigners/expats. When I say expats, I meant people from all other countries who resides in Taiwan.

Keep your comments coming. It is an interesting thread and at the same time, I learn from y’all.

[Belgian_Pie]

@Dr_Milker

And Asian Americans are one of the most successful groups in the U.S., more successful than whites as a matter of fact.

Soon it will be the United States of Asia!

[Belgian_Pie]

@bigbenj

is NOT just to focus on the Expats or foreigners in Taiwan, but to get an idea how to balance business between locals and foreigners/expats

That’s something I’m still working on! After 22 years.

[bigbenj]

@Belgian_Pie

Wow, that’s fast, from thinking about starting a business to already baking bread. Jeez, I did 10 years over it.

Actually, we already started baking breads couple of years ago. Just on a very small scale. I just want to get an idea on what are people looking for.

[Belgian_Pie]

@bigbenj

Actually, we already started baking breads couple of years ago. Just on a very small scale. I just want to get an idea on what are people looking for.

Go to the malls and department stores and you’ll see what people want when it comes to baked goods … mostly crap!
You’ll need to participate in an international competition and win 1st prize, then get investors lined up.