Taiwanese tend not to regard occupations that involve physical activity that highly, for instance athletes and soldiers. For some reason cops are different.
The soldiery isnāt highly regarded?
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No, unfortunately. Singapore has the same issue. Deep-rooted historical reasons.
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In the old days, they were the ones who made the decision between getting disappeared or not.
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Are they? It seems I regularly see people openly arguing with them here in a way that would get you arrested or possibly shot back home.
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Is this a joke question???!!!
Being a cop is respectable yes of course but and then thereās all the other freaking criminal activities that cops you know whatever
Taiwanese cops are ignored and disrespected and treated like s*** and harassed like terribly.
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I agree. Theyāre openly despised by many and rightly so. All they do is drive around and swipe in on all the patrol check points.
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Yeah. Someone posted a YouTube video that mentioned that in the other thread.
In Belgium it would be the job you got through your political connection as you failed to land other jobs.
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Are they?
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Sounds like cops frequently misbehave āback homeā
Thank god for Taiwan.
Yeah, that would be a different thread entirely.
Iām just saying the way any random Doofus on a scooter feels entitled to scream in the face of the cop ticketing them would seem to indicate cops are not super highly regarded here.
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Highly regarded vs. unable/unwilling to do anything can be two sides of the same coin.
People seem to respect the profession, but cops are spineless here. Yet somehow violent crime isnāt a big deal. Employers being shit and stealing wages? Sure. Embezzlement? Absolutely. Gangs doing all matter of murdering, etc. and often including members of the governemnt? You bet. Randomly being attacked on the street or having things stolen by someone you donāt know? Shockingly unlikely, especially when you consider the incompetence of the po-pos.
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They are not highly regarded at all.
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What gives you that strange idea?!
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Your wrong. Soldiery is highly regarded as a job (as a career)here in Kao City by locals where there is big Naval port and base. Some wealthy people do look down at Soldiery, but I more look down at men that did not serve.
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āDonāt waste good iron to make nails, or good men to make soldiers.ā
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It was in that YouTube video that someone posted when they were discussing the clerk giving change to his wife. Someone help me out here.
Yet another thread revealing that @OysterOmeletās firsthand knowledge of Taiwan is extremely limited. 
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Very true, makes weird threads.
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