This is strange. The information I’ve got is different and when I did try not too long ago (and the only time I tried) they did not even want to hear about what kind of ID I’d got. He plainly said in English ‘he’s not coming in because he’s white’. Perhaps you can share a bit more about this experience. Did you stand and argue while having to hold up your passport and justify yourself?
Nothing. Just stood in line. Went up and gave my Taiwan passport. He opened it and looked a little supervised. Made a quick call to some boss in Chinese and then let me in.
They did seem a bit strange about it like it wasn’t the normal sort of thing though.
If you have a Taiwan ID card I suggest you take it out (even ask to speak to a manager). - I guess they saw me holding my green passport and that’s how I got in.
I don’t actually doubt this is the case. On a very case by case basis. The other person I’ve heard of who got in with a passport was told ‘he wasn’t really supposed to be there’ - weird how they’d try and keep up appearances. Maybe this is their interpretation of the law on the matter.
When i did my eye test years ago to get a driving licence, the guy told me that it was pointless because foreigners cant get Taiwanese car licences. A lot of thick twats about.
True. It’s ridiculous, and more power to anyone who wants to make an issue about it, but I wouldn’t want to go there anyway, and I’d have to ask myself why I should waste my time if the government is incapable of doing something about it or just doesn’t give af. It’s not like they don’t know about it.
Andrew, you’ve consistently tried to downplay the whole issue throughout this thread and you also said you’ve spent time in the club before. I just said I’ve firsthand witnessed and been turned away, being told that as a reason. Is there a reason you’re trying to BS the experiences presented before you here? This absolutely happened exactly as I said it did.
My DMs are open if you’d like to have a chat and think I’m way off the money here.
I’ve had difficulty trying to explain to others why I can’t go with them when they want to go here. They didn’t believe me. They thought there was no way a club in Taichung in 2024 could have this policy. Finally, it was the owner’s comments on here that showed them that it was no exaggeration.
This is a venue that only plays Chinese songs. The reason we hope not to admit foreigners is not because of skin color.
1. In the beginning, we restricted white people because, once they’ve had a few drinks, they often get really rowdy and might bump into other Taiwanese customers, causing physical conflicts. Nobody wants to be drinking in a country that isn’t their own and end up in the police station, right?
2. Because we play Chinese music and slower-tempo tracks all day (no Top 100 EDM), foreigners wouldn’t understand it if they came anyway.
3. There’s no need to make this about skin color. Right now, if you can’t communicate in Chinese, you can’t come in. It’s for the personal safety of you foreigners, to avoid conflicts.
4. It’s not about skin color—please understand this before making any statements, thank you. We’re looking out for the personal safety of our foreign friends.
5. Why is it that people who don’t know the situation interpret this as discrimination?
