Bob’s Utopia Explores Taiwan’s Quirks, Culture, and Kaohsiung’s Newest Destination Restaurant.

[@peteryang7402]

As always, this is one of my favorite videos. Thank you for making it with such a good quality and subtle humor. After living outside Taiwan for more than four decades I still shower in the evening and tolerate the heat well. 😂 Love you! Keep going! ❤

[@BobsUtopia]

Thanks for the kind words, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@yinglinglai5551]

@@peteryang7402 I think shower in the evening makes so much more sense because we should smell good for our family but not just for work. Also we could relax better at night after showers…😊

[@ivanchung2980]

Die Hard is a movie I loved when I was young. Today I watched your 20-minute video. Listening to your outlook on life really made me immersed in it. I hope you can upload more videos. Thank you!

[@luglh520]

很喜歡你的影集，謝謝在這集為何高樓層安裝鐵窗，是因為擔心老人和小孩攀趴,尤其小孩，曾經有很多次發生了事故。你是正港的臺灣人。

[@lalvinlin]

確實很多老外非常不解，為何公寓高樓，都安裝上鐵窗，難以接受理解。是臺灣小偷如蜘蛛人般，可以攀爬到如此高樓偷東西。主因，安全感。臺灣位處颱風、地震帶，容易受自然外力破壞，加上臺灣人特喜將窗台通道擴張使用，如果要鐵窗，就方便一些適合風吹、雨淋、日曬的用品。另外，就是怕長輩、小孩不小心攀爬跌落，發生意外傷亡。😅

[@dbomberger]

Big fan here. Lived in Taiwan at CCK airbase (1970-71) near Taichung and have wanted to return since then to visit. Your series is inspiring me to do just that. This was a particularly entertaining and thoughtful episode. Keep it up! Seems the people are as wonderful as I remember.

[@BobsUtopia]

It's good to hear you are inspired to visit. I hope to see you here!

[@josephschickler5192]

Love it, keep up the great work. Yea first post!!!and

[@BobsUtopia]

Thanks!

[@AkinoriKobo]

Yes! You do look like Bruce Willis 😆. Really enjoyed this video and I love 7 Eleven in Asia. Taiwan is a truly lovely place. If only I could move there too. In the meantime, I will try to explore more when I visit.

[@minawaershin4240]

Thank you for taking such interesting photos of where I live!

[@張先澐]

格言:沒有通往幸福的路！幸福就是路！ 分享與您，我的老友！

[@張麗君-q2x]

祝！永保年輕的心與生活。

[@MrIvlong]

市區整棟樓房裝鐵欄的原因,我想也是為了居住安全(內外),內:有孩子或養寵物(狗貓),防止跌落也能防跳樓自殺(lol)。外:防爬樓竊賊,天災如颱風,大風會吹東西,能防止飛進屋內...。那些設計通常都是早期興建的房子,台灣並不是各方面都是安全喔!😁

[@marlyovhuang328]

有些人會放大鐵窗柵欄 如此 可在上面晾曬衣物 放盆栽 雜物 甚至養鳥 等於加大了住家坪數 有太多理由是"我家的事 不用你管～,"

[@andreadavidson2352]

The problem with the bars is that people can’t get out if there’s a fire or some other emergency situations inside the building…

[@MrIvlong]

@@andreadavidson2352 Yes, this is also a problem. Usually there will be a small exit door when setting up the railings.

[@明-b6b]

我裝鐵窗是為了安全感，擔心幼兒開窗發生危險

[@yinglinglai5551]

Thank you for every video you made in KH. I don’t live there anymore and your videos treated my homesickness.😢 Now I will definitely visit that amazing 7-11 Next time I go back…

[@BobsUtopia]

Get the hamburger

[@happytravelersjournal]

Greetings - from a Taiwanese Canadian living in K-W (for now). It's wonderful to know you are enjoying your snowbird time in southern Taiwan. I fully understand what it's like to move and live in different places. The longest address I'd been living (so far) since I left my parents' home was in Alberta. Taiwan has changed (also developed) a lot since I left the country and I could easily get lost when I go back to visit. I've already spent more time in North America than my life in Taiwan. I can't handle its heat/humidity and crowds well after being used to Canadian life, but if I were to choose a city to retire there, Kaohsiung and Taichung would be my top choices (despite my favorite retirement spot is Kenting :-). Just ignore those comments that are not helpful and positive. Only you know what's best for you. Happy New Year.

[@BobsUtopia]

Happy new year. Kaohsiung is perfect in the winter. I just finished a hike. About 20 degrees today. I’ll stay for 4 or 6 months and then back to Canada for the summer.

[@弟子妙音]

看你的影片，很有趣！👍

[@yenchunmin]

7-11有漢堡，Bob's utopia.

[@skotthuang1240]

關於影片中談到的二個問題，我以一個66歲也是退休的台灣老人，提出看法： * 四五十年以前台灣小偷多，居民習慣裝鐵窗比較有安全感。現代的新建大樓，除了法規不允許鐵窗外推之外，治安也比以前好，社區管理保安系統也進步了！ *會認為台灣髒亂落後的人，可能不是透徹了解台灣歷史。我小時候鄉村生活，雖然農舍老舊，家族卻沿襲自日本治理時代有每天打掃環境的習慣！我1980左右在台灣南部服兵役，當年的高雄受工業污染嚴重。後來歷經最近三任市長謝長廷陳菊陳其邁改革，而有改頭換面耳目一新的今天樣貌！尤其陳菊女士對於高雄捷運輕軌灣區的規劃改建，貢獻最大！

[@BobsUtopia]

謝謝。這太棒了

[@BY-rl7sk]

Bob I don't have problems living in Taiwan except for the extreme heat in summers

[@BobsUtopia]

I know. Summers are so so hot!

[@liuliu771]

谢谢分享

[@LifeAsAllen]

10k subs for an old man yapping! Congrats!

[@dbomberger]

🤣

[@BobsUtopia]

Thank you!

[@umbertocalvini7429]

WTH! You're darn right! 👏💪😂

[@CW0203]

bars on the widows prevents peoples falls off

[@LarryNg-mx8qz]

The bars I think is to prevent typhoon damage

[@爪咪]

那個漢堡，應該很好吃

[@BobsUtopia]

這是最好的

[@施曉櫻]

So,have you got the “ shower curtain” 😂??(another good episode ,👏👏thanks)

[@BobsUtopia]

Yes I have

[@yinglinglai5551]

We don’t need shower curtains because the bathroom floor is “supposed to be “ wet and there’s a drain on the bathroom floor as well so you can wash/clean the bathroom easily…..😂 And of course a wet bathroom floor is dangerous but we usually wear bathroom slippers that don’t slip! 😂

[@BobsUtopia]

That makes sense! I like it when the toilet paper gets wet 😛

[@LarryNg-mx8qz]

I can’t wait to go back in friggin June lol then back for CNY in Feb 2026 for longer stay

[@waynehu664]

The AI's description about "Bob"s Utopia" seems to be perfect to me.

[@BobsUtopia]

Me too

[@misha4086]

❤❤

[@TL243]

😎❤️🇹🇼‼️

[@meredith5977]

Whoever think retiring in Manhattan beach would be peaceful is uneducated 😂

[@LarryNg-mx8qz]

I think it was a sarcastic remark

[@饒祖耀]

一隻鳥，之所以不同於狗，是狗牠從不想飛翔；甚至，牠根本不懂什麼是飛翔（應該沒有飛天狗的存在吧！）也就是說：know your self, that's means what you are and aren't. To be and not to be.

[@edwardw92]

Next time someone tells you look like Bruce Willis, just respond by snapping your fingers like Thanos😅. Yes I know it’s Josh Brolin but I still believe CGI was modeled after Willis. I live in L.A. county so I have been to Manhattan Beach. Yes, it’s nice……. if you are rich😂. I have never heard of it as a retirement destination, people with money who want to live by the beach most likely would choose Florida instead.

[@jenjayhsu1671]

glad you are a blue jays fan.

[@hoenybeee]

哈哈，台灣人對冷的接受度真的不高，20度以下就會穿羽絨衣了，而你們可能就還是穿短衣短褲吧！

[@s0936171553]

你來百貨公司來買飛利浦牙刷，我是服務你的小姐。

[@BobsUtopia]

這不是我