Totally agree with your points about Tainan. Seems like it would be a very livable city.
@guybeauregard4 жыл бұрын
One exception to the awesomeness: the unfortunately lousy public transportation. I still remember when the Tainan Bus Company collapsed, leaving the city without public transport until the Kaohsiung Bus Company stepped in to provide service! Guy
@leesean05273 жыл бұрын
我是台灣人,我也同意這個觀點。
@englishtime79253 жыл бұрын
@@guybeauregard You must have been here along time Guy!
I’ve lived in Tainan for 6 years and I love it. Living in Anping now, best area for sure.
@jonsmith56263 жыл бұрын
What's it like living in Tainan? What's the expat scene like? Are the locals friendly? What's there to do for fun for someone extroverted? What's the nightlife like? What sort of vibe does it have?
@itzMorgzB3 жыл бұрын
@@jonsmith5626 Low cost of living compared to other cities. Definitely need a scooter to get around tho, no underground here. Expats are very friendly. Quite a small group compared to other cities. A mix of international students, engineers, and English teachers. The night life isn’t as awesome as it used to be. But there are still some great places to go! Legends, Dive, Funkoo, Rocky’s Spot, Artful Dodgers, and Willy’s are the more popular spots amongst foreigners.
@itzMorgzB3 жыл бұрын
@@jonsmith5626 go to any of the places listed and you’ll meet someone that’s doing something. Lots of musicians, salsa classes, I myself took up surfboarding and surfskate here. As for vibe...very chill.
@jonsmith56263 жыл бұрын
@@itzMorgzB Wow, thanks! Mind if I ask what dating is like? Lived in suburban Beijing at one point and it was pretty... dead. Is it the same way in Tainan? And since you brought up surfing, how easy is it to go out and do water or outdoorsy hobbies? Would love to ride my bike around instead of a scooter if possible and would enjoy kayaking or swimming occasionally. Thanks!
@itzMorgzB3 жыл бұрын
@@jonsmith5626 I imagine dating scene is still good? I met my wife (another expat) here and we just got married in September haha. You can definitely do a lot of outdoor hobbies here. I live like 2 mins from the beach. It’s not the most beautiful but lots of water activities. Actually this month there’s a huge outdoor art expo at the beach, tons of cool vendors and huge art installations on the beach and in the forest surrounding it. As far as biking a lot of my friends bike around the city. In fact some have biked to Kenting down south, up to Taipei, or even around the island. I often bike to work myself. Tainan is also pretty close to some good camping and hiking spots too. Lots of waterfalls around. Can usually travel by train or bus to most places. But you’d most likely need a scooter at some point... which is actually a bad point the drivers here are...well...very free spirited let’s say, but you get used to it haha. Hopefully you get to explore the city some time ✌️
Tainan is super friendly, super chill, and is historically the cultural capital of the island. You are always welcome !!! Thanks for an awesome video!
@fraktaalimuoto4 жыл бұрын
I have been to Tainan a few times - it has its interesting charm. More relaxed than Taipei, and a sense of history.
@fishno205314 жыл бұрын
身為北部人,我必須說大家都超愛台南的❤ 出去玩很常去台南
@money050544 жыл бұрын
台南讓人感覺慢活沒壓力,舒適度夠,慢慢放鬆一身的疲憊。度假好去處。
@aaronthoming81924 жыл бұрын
For me this was home. Truly second to none. Thanks for the memory guys. So many familiar places. Nothing was better than exploring these lost alleyways and small roads. Really cool alleys near Hai-an rd.
@NAORI06184 жыл бұрын
台南是很多台灣人喜歡的城市,他們絕對不低調,因為他們有很多很美的建築、有很多美食,我超愛台南的❤️
@emiliac84804 жыл бұрын
The half torn down houses, as far as I know, is because the Tainan city has been expanding tiny alleyways during the last few decades. (Tainan used to have a lot more alleys.) Lots of buildings were totally knocked down. Some were taken down partially with the left over space so small even though some home owners rebuilt their tiny houses on their lots, others just left them the way they are maybe due to lack of budget or other reasons.
@garyli3124 жыл бұрын
It's after the Japanese came that they started to build broader modernized roads in Tainan. The traffic circles and gridded city blocks that you see in the city today are mostly built during and after that time. You can still find those tiny alleys (the ones that are crooked and less than 4 meters wide) in the west-central district in Tainan where most of the historical sites are located. Some of those alleys even show the trace to the early development of the city dating back to the Ching dynasty period.
@jessiekuo76414 жыл бұрын
謝謝🙏到我的家鄉走走😄慢慢品嘗美食喔!
@taiwanderingwithjason94134 жыл бұрын
I’m in Tainan right now. Totally agree with your take on the aesthetics and architecture. Pretty laid back. Nice change of pace from Taipei and Taichung.
The half torn down buildings were due to the old history nature of the city. The roads were not made for cars to pass. In order for the road expansion, government paid compensation for the parts procured. With the shared ownership of the remains as they usually are inherited from generation to generation makes it hard for all people to reach an agreement what to do with the building. Rather than going through all the legal troubles, they just leave it hence why those old exposed buildings. Btw, I dont own the answer it's just a translation of the comment above.
@oguogu81774 жыл бұрын
Nice problem to have, in communist China you don’t have this problem.
@vincenttsai35114 жыл бұрын
台南的美食及人文風情太棒了,每次去都想定居。 桃園中壢人留。
@gigiduncan50304 жыл бұрын
宜蘭人同意!
@jerryko23544 жыл бұрын
As a local tainan people , i'm so glad to hear that you like it ... hope the vibe won't disappear in the future .
I have a more technical answer to your question. It is because when the government wanted to widen the road, they only buy off the portion they need from the landlord. Then technically, the government cannot touch private land when they are doing public work so they just chop off half of the building. There are many MANY rich families in Tainan who owns those land for like over one hundred years. They got very rich during the 70s and 80s owning lots of developed land across the city and then they migrated to the US, Canada, Japan etc. So they don't really care if a small portion of their property is left abandoned as long as they could make money through rents on the main street. The government of Tainan had recognised the problem in the early 2000s and have been working through various programmes to incentivise the landlords to either regenerate their property or allow agencies to manage the regeneration of their properties. So a lot of sites you saw in the city is actually the progress made so far to tackle this issue but it is still a work in progress. BTW there is a private effort on this matter, too. Some successful business people from Tainan are buying abandoned houses in the city, restore it and assign agencies to manage it on their behalf. Many become the shops in the alleyway you see today.
@nc61304 жыл бұрын
so for the remaining half torn abandoned buildings, I think the original owner was either passed away or their heir is abroad overseas who can not be located by those peoples who wish to buy the properties for renovation or rebuild.
@endjexejac4 жыл бұрын
Tainan is a place which grows on you as you live in it longer and longer in time, not sure if its because of the food, the people or the connection to it's history. But the whole thing feels very sophisticated and cultural and I love absolutely everything about it.
Prozzie, been watching your videos for a while now. Just moved from Chicago to Taiwan last month, so thanks for all the recommendations of places to visit. :) And Alan, I was in Liverpool this past January, so go Liverpool!
@FormosaMike4 жыл бұрын
This was how it was explained to me a couple of decades ago. When the government seizes land for eminent domain, they only take the amount of land actually needed.... if the remaining building isn't a safety threat.... then the original landowner would need to pay for the demolition of that remaining part. There are tons of examples in Tainan where those half buildings are just left standing for years.
@grumpyoldphart73254 жыл бұрын
In 1969 i was stationed in Taichung and I circumvented Taiwan on a motorcycle. There were only “dirt” roads between the South and Hua Lin. A real adventure and grueling.
@roberthardy51714 жыл бұрын
Circumvented?
@grumpyoldphart73254 жыл бұрын
Robert Hardy : "to make a circuit around" drive around the entire island. Taichung to Tainan, Kaoshung, Olumpai, Taitung, HuaLien, Back to Taichung the north to Taipei and back to Taichung. At the time there was no easy way to go between HuaLien and Taipei so I elected to go through Taroko Gorge.
@黃森雄-o6b4 жыл бұрын
如果台灣每個縣市的交通建設都完全一樣,南部的觀光成績絕對在頂尖。
@lifeintaiwan4 жыл бұрын
Whoever disliked the video upon publishing is a tool....
@yopparaemon4 жыл бұрын
Probs Mainland Chinese...
@adriandeformosa51924 жыл бұрын
Its not Tainanese,its Tainanian
@RichardTheVoyager4 жыл бұрын
Tool or a Fool?
@alfieyfc4 жыл бұрын
quite literally, prob a hate bot
@randompk4 жыл бұрын
That's a wrenching comment :'D
@SuperHanamizu4 жыл бұрын
Tainan is also my favorite city in Taiwan too!
@kirkandscotty4 жыл бұрын
That was the one city I wish i had gotten to while I was in Taiwan, but I just didn't have enough time off work before I left... whoops, looks like I'll just have to go back and visit.
@DarrenCLin4 жыл бұрын
Please come and check it out again☺️
@mp-pc1ky4 жыл бұрын
The half torn buildings are from a big earth quake few years back alot of buildings collapsed even water pipes in the ground were destroyed in some parts so we didn't have water for a week until they fixed it. During that week the fire brigade and water trucks ould bring water and you had to line up to fill up buckets
@yuantingkung3783 жыл бұрын
Tainanese fellow here!! Thanks for liking my hometown.
@TaiGu4 жыл бұрын
Please use "影片(clips)" instead of "視頻"。 "視頻"means "video frequency", we don't know what it means. For your information, Tainan used to be the capital of Taiwan when the Netherlands, the kingdom of Tyawan and the Ching(清) Empire occupied the Formosa. The food of Tainan is tend to be a little bit sweet, the reason is that only the citizens in the capital city could afford the most expensive sugar and proud to show it off in the long long past times . Hope this gives you an outline of Taiwan history.
@arainsley6274 жыл бұрын
Many many foreign companies come to Taiwan in the coming year, so I believe that the cost of Tainan’s land will be increased . There will have more jobs opportunities,especially IT fields .
@sanlin35084 жыл бұрын
Same here, I am a Taichung people, but I like Tainan city, people...food...city view, except the weather in summer. 👍
@cpa3143 жыл бұрын
Yeah, definitely feeling the Tainan aesthetic. Nice weather, beautiful historical culture, great food. I agree on Taichung. I mean, its a comfortable place to live but it does lack the personality that Tainan has.
@Prozzie3 жыл бұрын
So good!
@buda3d20074 жыл бұрын
Tainan also has some of the best stinky tofu, I live in the Guiren region, its very laid back, also the 'gangsters' have very cool cars that shoot flames to the beat of their music :D
@簡翊亘4 жыл бұрын
Tainan is my favorite city, if you have more time in Tainan, you will find more attractive places in this city : )
@adonis52544 жыл бұрын
Taiwan is a beautiful country. 👍
@oisephd3 жыл бұрын
Have you done a video about LuKang? It is a sweet little town.
@photosalbum70474 жыл бұрын
I like Tainan as well. It is a unique and style place.
@urbanmouseification4 жыл бұрын
This video was awesome really makes me want to visit Taiwan and this city. Stay awesome lobster bros
@robertos48764 жыл бұрын
Most cities in Taiwan have been going through a constant urban renewal. But this process varies in difficulty depending on the city's history and size. This city of Tainan is particularly hostile to urban renewal due to the residents' pride and sense of ownership. During the Manchurian colonial period, the Manchu removed all horse and horse drawn carts from Taiwan as a measure of rebellion prevention. They even relocated the capital to Taipei because they feared the people of Tainan. And the roadways were made narrow and winding since there were no need for faster horse based traffic. This causes major challenges for city planners when they tried to modernize the streets. They figured that if only they disappropriate the minimal amount of private property for public projects, the would face the least of resistance. Hence the half torn down houses.
@jcjc20304 жыл бұрын
台南是幾百年前的台灣首都! 它有保留一些古老城市氛圍 美食小吃NO.1
@KAIkai198113 жыл бұрын
台南人路過,支持這部影片
@Amagine4 ай бұрын
很喜歡這影片,所以用影片做了英語教學,並附上您的原影片出處,謝謝 I enjoyed this video so much that I used it as a resource to create my own English learning video. I've also included the source link to your original video. Thank you.
@yuchengzhang34254 жыл бұрын
其實不能用現代化來比較每個城市,以環島來說台南是必停的地方,因為是美食及人文都很豐富的。
@yangsheldonchang4134 жыл бұрын
Tainan is famous for the food the beautiful museum and the wonderful beach. Tainan also noted for the 土狗 helping. And it's famous for the small roads the parking lots beside the roads, too...
@cooliipie4 жыл бұрын
I live in Tainan. I was placed here 2 months ago. So far it's cool. But I want more English and younger people. The place itself is super chill and cute, but I want more to do
@alane.geiman88694 жыл бұрын
If you're going to taitung, there's a restaurant you can not miss in chenggong. You'll have the best sweet and sour (spicy) mahi mahi
@criskity4 жыл бұрын
Tainan is famous in Taiwan for its history and its food. It's not off the radar; it's a top destination in Taiwan. Before 1885, it was Taiwan's capital, known back then as Taiwanfoo.
@mp-pc1ky4 жыл бұрын
Tainan is a great city and your correct the food is great there, that's one of the things Tainan is known for. There is alot of things to do in Tainan and alot of history
@stephaniehung65714 жыл бұрын
Tainan, Lu-gun(in Chan-hua) and Mon-jia(in Taipei, Wan-hua disrict). 一府二鹿三艋舺. The three cities still keep their own historical/cultural beauty. As a Taipei-er(?), I admire the way native Tainanese live, they are so rich in every aspects of daily life, food, temples, artisans, designers, etc. (oh and also lots of low profile millionaires)
@j.48114 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 90k!
@WolfersHD4 жыл бұрын
I have pretty much the same opinions as you in regards to Taiwan. Tainan is my favorite city, but I live in Kaohsiung because it's a lot more convenient.
@smiggee3 жыл бұрын
If I were to live in Taiwan, Tainan would be my first consideration. Its true, there is a definite vibe you feel when there that's different from other places in Taiwan. Maybe it being a large college town that makes it different? I'm looking forward to finding out on my next visit.
@superiordirk3 жыл бұрын
I just read that they grow coffee in Tainan! If you get a chance, could you do a video on Tainan coffee? :-)
@ebike-central4 жыл бұрын
so close to 100k... help the Prozz out!
@dfvxc4 жыл бұрын
Taichung, uncharacteristic? C'mon, it's got some of the most insane stuff I've seen in Taiwan! Restaurants that's entire buildings, giant luxury housing area near the art gallery, giant deity statues on top of temples, hipster markets appearing out of nowhere. Taichung is my favorite, Tainan is a close second, or perhaps a tie.
Tainan is unique but Taichung is really a good city to live though I was born and raised in Taipei.
@星爺-l6h4 жыл бұрын
Every city has its own development footprint... you need to discover or meet a certain one that is moved in your heart 🧐😍
@陳玉花-m7v4 жыл бұрын
我喜歡你的視頻,因為在室外,又走動的,這樣的方式來配合你的內容,最有說服力
@hannachoi30844 жыл бұрын
There's a house outside my grandmother's apartment that looks perfectly normal from the ground level. It looks like it has a tree in the backyard too. See it from the 6th floor, it's fucking hollow and the tree has grown from the INSIDE of the house and burst through the remnants of a roof.
@Pragwo1f4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic city with wonderful people. Were it not for the pandemic, we would already have flights and accommodation booked for our next trip. You posted this video recently, but when was it filmed? For those of us in Covid-ridden countries, Taiwan is well nigh impossible to visit at present.
In many ways, Tainan is a little bit like the Kyoto of Taiwan. It's nice to see you guys appreciating it for what it is.
@guybeauregard4 жыл бұрын
I my view, Tainan is nothing like Kyoto, spatially or historically. It was described that way to me, and when I first made it to Tainan back in the day I was shocked as I had a completely different set of expectations. Guy
@justinweng84644 жыл бұрын
I am from the other cities but I have to admit that Tainan has the best food.
Maybe next time, you can come to Chiayi City, or every city.
@adamkassemtv4 жыл бұрын
Hey Prozzie, I just booked a trip to Ottawa and Montreal in December! 🇨🇦
@Prozzie4 жыл бұрын
hope you like snow and French people!
@adamkassemtv4 жыл бұрын
Thank God, I do.
@adamkassemtv4 жыл бұрын
Whoops. Just realized the Canadian govt. isn’t allowing anyone in for the foreseeable future. 🤗
@joywang33084 жыл бұрын
Talking about ‘Esthetics’~~ Prozzie is a romantic~~ I love it!!! (Also love this Platonic ‘dialogue’ between you two~~)
@jontheb1234 жыл бұрын
Lived in Taichung for ten years. It's not the place it used to be. No more night life, no more parking and no more clean air. Property rental prices have also shot up quite drastically over those years. Average rental prices have doubled in 10 years! For a city that is fast losing on the quality of life scale - that's odd.
@Psyphertunes4 жыл бұрын
Great to see Tainan getting some love, fantastic place to live. Hope you have a blast on your huan dao, i just got back from one yesterday and it was so sick. Are you guys going to come back to taizhong through taroko? its a fucking mental ride, strong recommend. 加油!
@tainantaiwan86294 жыл бұрын
Damn, I never expected this novelty account to pay off like this. Sup Prozzman
@aos17624 жыл бұрын
If I could live outside Taipei, id def live in Tainan. So charming
Yeah. Taichung is kind a soulless city. I lived there for three years. Now I’m in New Taipei… we have more history, mountains, rivers etc in Taipei for sure. About Tainan… I never really spent enough time there to get the feel of it. I like Kaohsiung quite a bit but it feels more quiet and lonely compared to Taipei. For me, bigger places are making me feel more alive, most of the time. Keelung is very good spot where I ride scooter sometimes daily. I’ve done around Taiwan by scooter about 4 times and I’ve done around Taiwan within 24 hours on scooter too. I usually begin with east coast coz it’s faster and easier to ride because there have not that many traffic lights. West coast I prefer at night when traffic quiets down. Careful with cameras though. On west coast… I recommend you road me 3 instead of 1 if you ride at day time but… if you do it at night… 1 is more straight and probably faster. If you do Taiwan over night. Good place to stay is Xiaoliuqiu island’s camping or Kenting’s central hostel. Well… anyways… you guys do the trip counter clockwise so… the best part of your journey starts after Kenting national park. The epic road from Kenting to taitung and taitung to hualien where you find caves where the first known people were used to live over 70k years ago. And then comes the north which is the most crazy road ever. Hualien to Yilan to Keelung and to Tamsui. Take your time with the north… it’s the most epic part of Taiwan. History and roughy mountains are must see places. Free hot springs in the mountains and Yanmingshan national park. Holy crap… don’t even get me started. North is insane. Taipei county is 🤯. Blows your mind… even if it’s raining
@ryanr81214 жыл бұрын
Tainan is famous for their food.. did you try i-mian or milk fish fishball soup? If not, you should.