Why's Taiwan Called Taiwan

Taiwan Living in Taiwan
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My kid just told me. Anyone who Googles it is only cheating themselves.

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Do tell…

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Yeah, @BiggusDickus, what’s the story?

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it’s across the gap or summat

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I can’t remember.

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da wan = big fun :idunno: maybe ??

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I’m going to have to Google it.

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Can’t you guys give me an outside chance and reply within a couple of years of me posting something?

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Just try to come back with the answer before 2022 or something.

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Is it derived from Taoyuan? That sounds like my kind of drunken attempt at humour.

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I remember something about a bay.

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I believe it’s aboriginal, I think it was Da-oan or something like that.

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:necktie: :one: :question:

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The Dutch landed at Taoyuan, thought fuck this, and headed down to Tainan that they named New Zeelandia on account of the number of kiwi English teachers they met down there.

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Sounds about right.