tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1521718922817177004.post673375153453439478..comments2010-07-28T18:59:22.093-07:00JChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14707089018808365784noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1521718922817177004.post-91657790761301664892010-07-28T18:59:22.093-07:002010-07-28T18:59:22.093-07:00See this essay:<br /><br />Taiwan: No cultural, social or intellectual stimulation<br /><br />http://intellectualexpat.blogspot.com/2010/06/taiwan-no-social-cultural-or.htmlWinstonhttp://intellectualexpat.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1521718922817177004.post-63624729446313871582010-07-28T18:58:00.696-07:002010-07-28T18:58:00.696-07:00Hey I have a question. I&#39;ve lived in Philippines for three years and when I come to Taiwan I suffocate. The social vibe is NOT open and relaxed like the Philippines at all. People don&#39;t talk to you if they don&#39;t know you in Taiwan. Taiwan is very socially conservative and the girls are scared to death of strangers, unlike in Philippines. The difference is a MILLION percent.<br /><br />My question is, how do you Pinoys tolerate living in Taiwan? It&#39;s so different and closed and strict and serious and uptight, etc.<br /><br />See my forbidden but truthful observations of Taiwan here:<br />http://intellectualexpat.blogspot.com/2010/05/observations-about-taiwanese-people.html<br /><br />People are so closed in Taiwan. I am used to the openness in the Philippines. I could not tolerate Taiwan long term. I imagine that most Pinoys must feel unhappy and repressed in Taiwan, since repression is the culture.<br /><br />How do you tolerate it? I don&#39;t get it. It makes me depressed, the complete lack of social energy here and the closed nature of people, which is taboo to complain about of course.<br /><br />Winston<br />http://www.happierabroad.comWinstonhttp://www.happierabroad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1521718922817177004.post-35248264158371507782009-10-11T18:19:23.522-07:002009-10-11T18:19:23.522-07:00Hi can anyone confirm if H2O Filipino Restaurant and Groceries located in Tainan, Taiwan, (Just accross Tainan Train Station) still exist and please can anyone post the contact details and address of them! Thank...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com