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If so, i'm curious where this tradition comes from. I've been told that some people grew up in farming families that raised cattle and so owe some kind of moral debt to the species, but i've never heard about that with pigs, which would seem to be much more common in Taiwan.

Hey Guys!

I’m currently trying to buy a SIM card. I am an incoming international student and just arrived like a day ago. I went to multiple stores and all g they offered me were tourist SIM cards for in between 7 and 15 days.

I hold a resident visa, and will apply for the arc as soon as I have my long term rent contract but I would like to have a SIM card now and not later, it’ll make many things much easier.

I already tried Chunghwa Telecom and FET.

Does anyone know where I could get a SIM card that lasts longer than 15 days?

Hello, I’m staying in Kaohsiung for the next 3 months, I’m on a tourist visa so I don’t have an ARC, but I know there’s a regional travel pass for 399 that gives unlimited MRT, bus, LRT and 30 mins YouBike. I’m wondering if it’s possible to get as a tourist? Found mixed things online. Or if not able, is is possible to have a friend buy it for me using their ID card? Or would they get in trouble. Thanks

Hello all, planning my first trip to Taiwan in late October for about 10 days.

My original plan was to ride the full 1000 km around the island via route 1. But after some research here though, I keep seeing comments that much of the west coast can be skipped due to traffic, air quality and repetitive scenery.

So now Im focusing more on the east coast:

D1 – Land in Taipei, train to Kaohsiung, rent bike, ride to Pingtung
D2 – Pingtung → Taitung, skipping Kenting
D3 – Taitung → Yuli via hwy 11, then Yuzhang Road inland
D4 – Yuli → Hualien via 193
D5 – Taroko climb and back to Hualien
D6 – Hualien → Yilan, train for part of the Suhua to skip tunnel
D7 – Yilan → Keelung
D8 – North-coast, loop back to Taipei
D9–10 – Taipei

I ride long distance regularly so daily volume is not really an issue. My priority is scenery and overall experience than checking off the 1000 km loop. Also Wuling & the KOM route is on my bucket list in the future so I’m not trying to fit everything into this first trip. And a few questions:

For a first visit to Taiwan, is completing the full route 1 loop still worth doing for the experience?

If I’m already prioritizing the east coast, is the Kaohsiung → Taitung part worth a full day, or do you recommend taking the train directly to Taitung and starting there? If so I could use the extra day around Taipei, like riding Yangmingshan. Would that be a better choice?

Any advice would be much appreciated!

After leaving a strange white trail in the air, the missile did not fly towards the dangerous offshore area as planned. Instead, it made a sharp turn, deviated from its course, and crashed into the mountains, causing panic among residents. People said that after hearing a loud bang, they saw the missile launch into the air. Not long after, they realized that the trajectory was wrong. The missile turned in the air and fell into the mountains, with thick smoke billowing out. However, some military enthusiasts analyzed that the trajectory looked like that of a target drone rather than a missile. Further details are still pending and unclear.

Hi all, just as the title said, I’m looking to buy a Nintendo Switch 2 before the end of the month when the price increases. However the 2 or 3 locally owned shops I’ve gone to here in Kaohsiung (Gushan) only sell the console bundled with things I don’t really want at increased prices.

Does anyone know of any places to buy just the console? Would brand name electronic stores sell them without bundles?

Also, I’m curious, why do these stores ONLY sell them bundled? The regular price for a stand alone console is about $14,380 but the shops I’ve been to only offer a $15,999 bundle of the console and about $300 worth of extras (cheap case, thumb stick caps, flimsy screen protector). The next step up is the console, peripherals, and a 256 SD card for $17,300. And the bundles go on from there.

Hi all!
I am currently looking for an apartment and have reached out to several agents on Line with a screenshot of their listing and a basic self introduction. Some have read my messages, but none have replied. Does anyone have advice on how to get agents to respond to messages?

Hi guys
I am a student in Taipei and have NHI.

I am really scared of the dentist as my teeth are not in a good condition. I always try to hide them because I am ashamed of the state they are in. I only go to my dentist in my country because I know her and she always tell me it’s okay but I am scared of new dentists, maybe they would judge me or talk about me in Chinese and mock me, idk 🥲 yeah so in other words, I was always scared of the dentist and would never go at my young age so, now, I regret lolol (bad experience trauma lmao)

so here is my request.. does anyone know a dentist in taipei that is really umm, understanding or caring. I really want to take care of my teeth now, and maybe try to save some money to get veneers or something to make me smile again loool

I went once in a dentist in Kaohsiung but the dentist office was opened to everyone, every people in the cabinet (even other patients) could see my teeth, that was the worst experience of my life

Thanks guys, no judgment please 🫶

For a bit of context:

I’ve been in Taiwan last year for around 7-8 months during my internship period and I really liked the environment. I’ve interned at Chang Gung university and I really liked the professor and I could join the same lab for my masters for spring 2027 and enroll in an English taught program and like any other international students- I could get my tuition fee and dorm fee waived along with 6k NT monthly university scholarship (not much) and unfortunately my supervisor doesn’t have any active grant so no additional income. But I really liked Taiwan - cuz I’m more comfortable with everything, like the culture food and stuff and even made a small group of close friends too! Qs ranking of Chang Gung uni is somewhere 600 ig

On the other hand I’ve received a fully funded scholarship to study my masters - where my air fare, tuition fee, dorm fee, insurance fee and on top of that - 30k NT (after conversion from KRW to NT) scholarship per month. The only catch is that idk any Korean and it’s a Korean taught program. Ofc they’ve included Korean language training for us international students during summer and winter breaks - basically few to no holidays! Idk any professors there cuz I’ve never really worked with them. Qs ranking of this Korean uni is somewhere 1400+!

What do I do? Both seem exciting yet I’m indecisive! I received my Korean visa and I’ve a flight scheduled next week. I’m so confused last minute if I’m making a right decision!

It feels like every time I’m asked to do this, what they want is me to just write my name clearly, because they can’t understand my signature (草寫). But a signature is equivalent to a stamp in its importance… no? There’s no point nor do i feel safe printing my name on a legal document if that is not my legally recognized signature.

I’ve resorted to writing both in print and then my actual signature if there is enough space.