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Given Taiwan's economic and global stature, its sporting achievements certainly seem to fall short.

Malaysia and some Southeast Asian countries have been ridiculous recently.

I paid 2.5 mg 4 single pens for A$64.

5mg 4 single pens for A$ 117.

7.5mg 4 single pens for A$183.

Did I need any Japanese insurance? No

Did I need any prescription? No

Did I need any Japanese address and phone number? No

Did I need to speak Japanese ? No

Just made an online reservation and visited the clinic to pick them up within 5 minutes.

I bought total 7 month supplies.(28 pens)

Did Japanese custom tell me anything? No

Did I have any problem to bring them from Japan? No

Just wanted to share this because I asked whether it is ok to put them under the room temperature for hours.

It felt like a steal.

I felt like I made money by traveling to Japan lol

Since many of you are sharing the foreigner's perspectives on Taiwan, I want to share the Taiwanese perspective.

As you know, Taiwan has a very famous morning food scene with countless street stalls, bakeries, and traditional shops open early. Many foreigners fall in love with breakfast culture in Taiwan because it has many options as well as it is very convenient to enjoy it.

Growing up in Taiwan, many Taiwanese used to believe this breakfast culture must be very common in other countries too. However, after traveling abroad, many Taiwanese realize that the menus are bland, the shops don't open early, and there is a total lack of variety. In fact, breakfast is one of the most frequent complaints you can see from Taiwanese travelers.

Many Taiwanese feel it is incredibly frustrating to wake up early and find nothing open except for a few cafes selling cold sandwiches or bland food at 8 or 9 AM. For someone used to walking down the street to grab a hot at 6 AM, breakfast culture of foreign countries feels like quite awful. It makes us realize how spoiled we are in Taiwan, where an endless variety of breakfast options is available on almost every corner. What's an everyday sight in Taiwan might seem quite extraordinary to the rest of the world.

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His minor daughter was working at this shop. She was abused and even allegedly drugged. In addition, she was working for 6 hours every day and got paid with only NTD5000 ($150) / month.

After this video went viral, he also stated he would pay for the damage to the shop.

When this video was firstly viral, Taiwanese criticized him, but now many people are supporting and understanding him.

People also discuss this incident shows the various social problems of Taiwan such as low salary, common violations of labor law, and the increase of exposures to drugs.

When Taiwan is considered food paradise, why does Taiwanese snack companies generally lack global brand awareness?

What makes it so hard for Taiwanese snacks to have taken root in the local market the way Buldak or Pocky did?

When we give foreigners pineapple cakes, mimi crackers, beef cup noodle soup like 滿漢大餐 as gifts, they go crazy. Once foreigners try these products, they never go back lol

But, these products haven't secured a solid foothold in the local markets globally compared to Buldak or Pocky.

I don't understand this. Foreigners go crazy for Taiwanese snacks or food products. But, it is not well-known until they try. High demand but low supply? Why?

I wish Americans and Europeans enjoy Taiwanese snacks and cup noodles more easily. Tbh Taiwan has even better cup noodle, but foreigners rarely consider the Taiwanese products.

What's bizarre here is the number of newborns in Taiwan compared to Japan and S. Korea.

46,344 newborns in Taiwan for SIX months

282,222 newborns in Japan for FIVE months

122,695 newborns in S.Korea for FIVE months

The current population of Taiwan is half that of South Korea and a fifth of Japan's population.

However, regarding the number of newborns this year, Taiwan's figure is one-third of South Korea's and an eighth of Japan's.

Taiwan's birth numbers are disproportionately low, even when accounting for its smaller population size.

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Yesterday, TBS aired a program about the global market capitalization rankings.

They put the each flag next to the companies from US, Saudi Arabia, Korea, the Netherlands, China, UK and Swiss.

However, they just put 台湾 next to TSMC instead of putting 🇹🇼.

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How do you think the Vietnamese are perceived in Taiwan? I read a post that Vietnamese immigrants are considered the best in the other countries.