Rock wrote: ↑February 17th, 2015, 1:22 am
Yeah but you spin and twist things sometimes. For example you said that the average salary in Taiwan was 100,000 NT a month, yet you knew that wasn't true. You just spun the data to try to make Taiwan look rich. What do you call that? Isn't spinning things a form of lying?
I SENT YOU A FEW LINKS TO DATA FROM THIRD PARTY SOURCES INCLUDING GDP PER HEAD (NOMINAL AND PPP). AND THEY WEREN'T 100K NT$ PER MONTH (HOW CONVENIENT THAT IS'S SUCH A ROUND NUMBER LOL). THAT'S THE BEST I CAN DO UNLESS I GO OUT AND DO MY OWN SURVEY. I WORKED SPECIAL INDUSTRIES AND FIRMS WHICH PAY WAY ABOVE THE NORMAL LEVEL SO IF I USED ANECDOTAL DATA, THE FIGURES WOUD ONLY BE HIGHER THAN THE THIRD PARTY DATA IN THOSE LINKS. AS FOR FOREIGN ENGLISH TEACHERS IN TAIPEI, THE FEW I KNEW OF MADE 60-90K PER MONTH.
Why don't you say anything negative about Taiwan, and I mean something really negative, not trivial things like the weather? You always seem to defend Taiwan and twist things to make it sound good. Yet deep down you know that what I say about Taiwan is mostly true. Bao3niang can't understand why you do that too, he only says that it's probably cause you made a lot of money there.
HERE IS WHAT I DON'T LIKE ABOUT TAIWAN:
- THE RAIN AND WINTER CHILL COMBINED W/LACK OF HEATING
- MOST OF THE BUILDINGS IN TAIPEI ARE UGLY EXCEPT FOR THE NEWEST PLANNED STUFF IN XINYI PLANNED DISTRICT OR REDEVELOPED AREA OF NEIHU
- BEACHES ARE LAME
- LOCAL FOOD IS NOT TO MY LIKING
- NEIGHBORS ARE SENSITIVE AND COMPLAIN IF YOU MAKE TOO MUCH NOISE
- PEOPLE ARE VERY CUT THROAT AND COMPETITIVE IN MANY OFFICE AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS
- WEST AND WESTERNERS HAVE LOST MUCH EXOTIC APPEAL COMPARED TO PRE-SMARTPHONE ERAS
- SOMETIMES THEY LIKE NOISE (RENAO), GOOFY VARIETY SHOWS, AND ARE TOO SUPERFICIAL AND SHALLOW ACTING IN GROUP MEETINGS (CLASSMATES, CO-WORKERS, ETC.)
Clearly you don't find Taiwan to be a fun and happy place.
IF SO, WHY DID I REMAIN THERE SO LONG EVEN AFTER I STOPPED WORKING IN COMPANY? I'VE NEVER LIVED IN ANY FOREIGN (NON USA) COUNTRY AS LONG AS I DID TAIWAN. ACTIONS DO COUNT.
Yet you defend it because Taiwan is a religious cult that you MUST defend at all costs. Otherwise, why do you have nothing negative to say about it? LOL. Think about that. Because you are programmed to not say anything negative about it. The religious cult of Taiwan seems to affect you too.
I LISTED ALL THE NEGATIVES I COULD COME UP WITH ABOVE. IF ANYMORE COME TO MIND, I CAN MENTION THEM IN ANOTHER POST.
Sure it would be more helpful to listen to pro Taiwan people. But that doesn't mean anything will change. Words don't create reality. I can be positive about Taiwan all I want, but it doesn't change the fact that I'm sad, lonely and bored there and feel like crying. It doesn't change the fact that I have no one to celebrate birthdays and holidays with there. All of this is very sad and makes me want to cry. But saying positive things does NOT change that.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT WINSTON, USA IS A VERY HAPPY PLACE FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS IF NOT MILLIONS OF GUYS. SO MUCH BOILS DOWN TO INDIVIDUAL. TAIWAN WAS GREAT FOR ME MOST OF THE YEARS I WAS THERE. BUT IT WAS MISERABLE FOR YOU. MONKRO TOLD ME THAT HIS LAST MONTH IN TAIWAN WAS THE HAPPIEST TIME EVER IN HIS WHOLE LIFE. YOU SEE, TRUTH AND REALITY ARE IN PART RELATIVE TO THE INDIVIDUAL. WE ALL SEE THE WORLD THROUGH ARE OWN LENSE.
YOU SEEM TO HAVE SUFFERED SOME EMOTIONAL TRAUMA IN TAIWAN JUST AS YOU DID IN USA. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT YOU CAN AND DID FIND ENVIRONMENTS WHERE YOU FIT IN A LOT BETTER. MAYBE ESTONIA, MAYBE MADAGASCAR ARE ABSOLUTE TOPS FOR YOU, WHO KNOWS? THAT'S FOR YOU TO FIGURE OUT.
BUT IN PURSUIT OF REALITY, DON'T TRY TO MAKE EVERYONE FIT INTO THE WINSTON PEG. PHILIPPINES AND RUSSIA ARE GREAT FOR SOME PEOPLE BUT TERRIBLE FOR OTHERS. IT'S NOT ACCURATE TO ASSUME THAT EVERYONE WILL EXPERIENCE EACH COUNTRY JUST AS YOU DO.
DEVELOPED NE ASIA IN GENERAL IS VERY TOUGH FOR A LOT OF WESTERNERS. IT TAKES A SPECIAL TYPE TO FIT IN LONG TERM. BUT TAIWAN IS DEFINITELY CHEAPER AND EASIER THAN S.KOREA OR JAPAN, THAT'S FOR SURE.
I can say that Taiwan is great, but it would be a lie. I can say that Taiwan is fun, but that doesn't change the fact that my only social life there is having relatives come over for dinner or taking us out to dinner for one or two hours. I mean I love my relatives, but how the f**k can that be the LIMIT of my social life there? WTF?
SAYING A PLACE IS GREAT IS AN OPINION. ITS BASED ON THE IMPRESSION OF THE ONE MAKING THE STATEMENT. IT WOULD ONLY BE A LIE IF THE PERSON SECRETLY FELT THAT THE PLACE WAS NOT GREAT.
IMAGINE A GIRL TELLS YOU SHE FINDS YOU SEXUALLY ATTRACTIVE. AS LONG AS SHE IS ATTRACTED TO YOU SEXUALLY, THEN SHE IS BEING HONEST. IT'S ONLY IF DOESN'T MEAN THAT AND IS SAYING IT FOR SOME OTHER REASON (TO MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD, TO GET SOMETHING FROM YOU, ETC.) THAT SHE IS LYING.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS FOOD. DIFFERENT PEOPLE LIKE DIFFERENT THINGS. SO WHAT'S GREAT FOR ONE PERSON MIGHT BE CRAP FOR ANOTHER.
I've asked my dad many times this question: "If Taiwan is so friendly, then why can't I make real friends there?" He cannot answer that. This speaks volumes.
Twisting facts doesn't change the above. Neither does being positive. The truth is the truth.
BUT SOME PEOPLE IN TAIWAN HAVE LOTS OF FRIENDS. SO IT STILL DEPENDS ON THE PERSON. MY EXES BROTHER HAS A LARGE CIRCLE OF FRIENDS AND HER DAD HAS EVEN MORE.
Actions speak louder than words. You don't live in Taiwan anymore, yet you are afraid to say anything negative about it. Others have noticed that too and found is strange. Why don't you dish out some real criticisms of Taiwan? You can't because the religious cult of Taiwan prevents you from doing so.
I LIVED IN TAIWAN BY CHOICE MORE YEARS THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY ON THE PLANET.
Btw, what does it matter how long Bao3niang was in Taiwan for? If he says one week or one month, you will try to twist that against him and say that he wasn't there long enough in order to try to discredit his views on Taiwan. Why can't you just accept that many intelligent honest people agree with me about Taiwan being closed and weird and judgmental?
BECAUSE TO REALLY GET TO KNOW A PLACE, YOU NEED TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME LIVING THERE, NOT JUST PASSING THROUGH AS A VISITOR. LOOK AT WHAT THAT RECENT NEW POSTER HAD TO SAY ABOUT PHILIPPINES AFTER SPENDING JUST 10 DAYS HERE. HE FELT LIKE GIRLS HERE ARE LESS INTERESTED IN HIM THAN IN USA.