What do Taiwanese think of Foreigners? | Talking with a local Taiwan girl 和台湾本地人聊天，台湾的外国人

#taiwan #台湾 #外国人
I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with a local Taiwanese girl, and talking about all things foreigners in Taiwan.
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[@emilieremillard456]

I visited Taiwan a couple years ago for only two weeks and looooved the people there. An old man once stopped me in a park around noon. I was a bit scared as it would not be normal where I live. After a bit I understood he was trying to tell me that the sun was rough that day and I needed to be careful with my pale skin and maybe wear a hat or use an umbrella. He was just super kind. Taiwan is full of wonderful people like that.

[@angelolau4393]

Yeah he probably didn’t want you to tan as it’s considered ugly.

[@thecrimsondragon9744]

Where do you live? Sad that your society automatically puts you in fear mode when an old man tries talking to you.

[@dyzzzo]

Lmao I thought the same thing​@@thecrimsondragon9744

[@claudefazio]

Taiwanese people are among the friendliest people I have met in all my travels around the world. Unfortunately, very few of them speak a minimum of English, which makes it virtually impossible to make friends there, but if you encounter a local who speaks English you will see how nice these people are. I just hope China doesn't decide to destroy this thriving democracy and impose their authoritarian ways on their inhabitants.

[@pintos322]

This Girl is such a great Ambassador for Taiwan. Love this video!! Wish she could be part of my family. Awesome young woman.

[@earlblevins1284]

The Taiwanese girl is well-spoken and gorgeous. I believe I hear heartbreak in her voice when she compares foreign men to birds that land, then fly away. This interviewer is a really good investigative journalist. He gets the Taiwanese girl to open up with her thoughts and experiences.

[@craftycrabhobby5457]

Taiwan is so precious. it's way of life took decades of hard work. The entire world should embrace Taiwan. Once it's lost, you will not find another place like it.

[@blinkonce7336]

I've been to Taiwan countless times and the people I've met there were all courteous towards me. I support Taiwan!

[@AUniqueHandleName444]

Taiwan is seriously awesome.

[@carefulconsumer8682]

One of my physical chemistry professors was from Taiwan and he and his wife had us students over their house once a month for dinner and conversation. They were fantastic friendly people and we still keep in touch. Lots of respect for Taiwanese from my experience with he and his wife. This smiling lady in the video is a good example of their warm personality. Hope to visit there some day.

[@Sonofeve]

i actually watched the whole video without skipping. Wow the girl is sweet and she is able to articulate so well.

[@Peter-wp5vb]

She is so awesome, I love her personality and character. You got lucky

[@Calixtus]

She's also very pretty.

[@siddharthp11]

I am visiting Taiwan right now. They are some of the friendliest people I’ve ever met. Everyone is so polite and helpful. Wish I could stay longer and make some friends. Beautiful culture

[@ScienceFaithReasoning]

This video is very helpful. I love how it's just a pleasant, simple, and honest interview. Makes me want to go to Taiwan!

[@lazybastard6004]

🤢🗑️

[@Te-rt7bq]

I like her, she’s very knowledgeable and fully open minded and has that instant response that is close to heart and expressed perfectly!

[@jops1004]

Seriously though, Taiwanese has the friendliest people. Made lots of wonderful memories there and would love to go back very soon!

[@jasonrobert5702]

This girl is so smart and kind...real interview thank you for sharing your experience!

[@hk-cruise4687]

Well I'm Taiwanese too I was born in Africa, father married African woman in African system and later left our family when I was 9yrs no clue, when I turn 14 mom died she couldn't take the pressure alone and I stuck here, and I wish to know more about my tiny country in real experience❤️❤️

[@jerrydonquixote5927]

That's a fascinating Story how are you doing now?

[@graemewatson2296]

Thanks, great talk and very effervescent and lovely Taiwan lady. First time I came to Taiwan was 1988 for half year. Now I have lived here for 8 years. I am a Science, English and Chinese Linguistics grad. I work in an engineering company as translator and do some management duties. I have taught English around the world, and still do some at nights and weekends - I like the personal contact and I want to support Taiwan as the independent country that it is. I could say quite a lot, but one point is I have not come across anyone that wants to use English with me. I actually get quite a lot of " Well your Mandarin is good, but what about your Taiwanese 台語？" Actually I know some phrases but that's about it. I learned Cantonese in Hong Kong much faster.

[@cocomuncha7667]

"tell me about Is-a-real" lol. Love her accent. Cool video dude.

[@salut730]

You asked very interesting questions, thanks for the video.

[@globalvagrant1392]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it

[@aliyarkhan4631]

Hi sheren💕

[@snorremortenkjeldsen6737]

Great interview, interviewee and mix of video! Watched it to the end! She’s super cute, and very impressive English!

[@harshanafonseka2606]

This video is very helpful. I love how it's just a pleasant

[@potentialreality]

I enjoyed this. I love Taiwan.

[@morgancaldwell5037]

Hello

[@effmerunning]

Questions were on point. Thank you.

[@starmorning9602]

Taiwan is the number one livable in the world. When foreigners come to Taiwan, they will fall in love with Taiwan’s paradise food and convenience, freedom, and democracy. They will not go home.

[@Meher_Pal]

The best seller I visited on the nightmarket was one who started to speak every sentence in english and chinese 😂❤❤ loved it

[@mysticbeing6768]

She’s so pretty!

[@mysticbeing6768]

@S W k

[@hsun7997]

Taiwan is the best country to visit in the world.

[@basketballfundamentals2680]

Fire video man. The kids at the end are classic.

[@cambodianriverpig7613]

I just like how realistic she is. Keeping it 100.

[@prashantdave5015]

the girls has given answer very well... she honestly given answer of all questions.. very helpful to other people...

[@brianmark3088]

How long were you in Taiwan? Where did you meet this girl? You lucked out, because she was a good interviewee.

[@Javier77040]

Very good topics and information, xie xie!! I only didn't like the last advice, and maybe that's the reason you mention when talk about why foreign don't stay on Taiwan... Move to Taiwan and be completely a taiwanese sounds ok for me and I like but lose completely your cultural identity from where you come from idk if is as good.. I like the mixes, because make more rich a culture so even when I move to tw and live my whole life there with the girl I love I still would't want to lose that part of me or must to hide it. Great video 😊 I enjoy it!

[@vivivv2284]

Hi I’m a Taiwanese ,in my opinion I think the girl’s advice doesnt mean foreigners should abandon all their culture ,habits or customs .Instead of that ,I think what she wanted to tell the foreigners is that ,maybe most (western)foreigners are used to the way of how they treat people (such as giving kisses in cheaks ,giving tips ,expressing negative feelings in a more direct way ,etc.)there’s no absolute right or wrong,but maybe some of the Taiwanese will misunderstood these acts and might feel weird in the first time ,so the girl said that foreigners should try to adapt the lifestyle and the way how people treat each other in Taiwan ,so that they can trust you more when first meeting you . btw,different cultures are so welcomed in my country ,lots of people are interested in learning foreign customs and knowledges,so feel free & chill to visit Taiwan,big welcome ❤

[@Natrika]

She did the video in my school , just saw the background 😂🎉

[@mbaker128]

She is a REAL CELEBRITY in my eyes....做得好.....妹妹......加油了!

[@bryanmiller6904]

This guy should of married his lady she's cute 😍

[@footballartistn7463]

When she said 480 Dollars I nearly jumped out of my chair. Then realized it's the New Taiwan Dollar

[@chipwhitley]

This girl is so charming. She should be an ambassador or a diplomat or something.

[@maqsoodahmed9975]

Excellent video.

[@anthonychang4312]

I am proud of you. Don't give up your dream....

[@susangarcia6233]

Thank you, Madam, for agreeing to be interviewed on camera. Few people in the world would do as well in a second language.

[@davidmorgan3411]

Hi 👋 how are you doing today?

[@jerrydonquixote5927]

Think I want Taiwanese girl like this one interviewed she seems very open-minded and humble and beautiful cool personality and let her know I'm not like a bird I like to plant my roots and stay I'm more like a plant a tree standing strong lol ❤😀

[@aminemaravalo31]

So pretty

[@emmalinnn]

I think Taiwanese English’s pronounce are better than Korean , and also some Japanese .

[@Feudorkannabro]

Japanese are horrible at pronouncing English due to limited amount of sounds and not enough exposure to English speaking media

[@lordkent8143]

If you live entirely in Taipei, you may be able to get by with limited Mandarin. But definitely need a good knowledge of it to fully enjoy living there.

[@AUniqueHandleName444]

Ehhh, you can do basically everything in Taipei without Mandarin, and you can do most things in Kaohsiung, Taichung, etc with very, very limited Mandarin.

[@bakerstreet101]

I think with Google translate, you can get by with almost no Mandarin. Everyone reads.

[@annefaucett3990]

Interesting missed seeing Bible verse at end. And to get a picture of a culture need to see the working people and some older people to get full perspective. Young college kids are more open but the older generation knows their history. Keep up the videos always enjoy

[@davidmorgan3411]

Hi 👋 how are you doing today?

[@davidmorgan3411]

Hello 👋 how are you doing today?

[@nestorbenavidez694]

That girl is beautiful!!!

[@punkyoliverio]

There are a lot of blue collared migrant workers in Taiwan. Most foreigners in Taiwan are from Asia.

[@davidmorgan3411]

Wow 😘what a beautiful smile on your beautiful face 😊how are you doing today?

[@MrMarkar1959]

very good video, seemed honest about most things. i aint going

[@twinschicharonbaboy]

Thank you ma'am

[@freyafoxmusic]

God she’s gorgeous !

[@aliyarkhan4631]

Hi fre💚

[@djunior874]

Insanely cute holy shit (but also intelligent!)

[@windoju6012]

you’re is so beautiful that i want to cry 😭

[@rn-51lalrinsangi66]

Actually I want to marry Taiwanese man 😅

[@atozee7189]

I think all girls want same the stuff as every other girl wants in any other country...same checklist. Hong Kong, Thailand, Philippines or Singapore where English is spoken widely are fantastic places for a single western guy to work in too. The nightlife and partying is great at Lan Kwai Fong in Hong Kong and at Clarke Quay or Orchard Road in Singapore. I would pick Hong Kong as the best place.

[@lovefrompraha]

10/10 would take this girl on a date lol

[@staryt7492]

I love Taiwan from india.

[@anthonychang4312]

to my surprise, your English is great than some or most of people who when to US for long time; considering you do not go oversea....

[@globalvagrant1392]

She is coming to the USA this summer :)

[@user-kg9gp1sx4y]

超棒

[@MarcoSimple1Videos]

interesting video and funny woman

[@fiverrsupremegigs7860]

She seems so American to me.

[@just_jason]

Im planning on moving to Taiwan next year to join family teaching English (risky, but im keen). Given the current political climate, would you say any of the views shared in this video have changed notably?

[@johncarliebuluran1111]

May I know her IG, she's pretty

[@Bella_is_doingwell]

I found the word “like” appeared in each sentence lol.🤔

[@globalvagrant1392]

Hahaha I thought it turned out well

[@qhizeru3129]

你好吗

[@qhizeru3129]

Beginner in chinese simplified language

[@tombrady9351]

Smiles

[@atomiknight]

你的英文很棒，別擔心

[@kevinmaestroful]

great vid! what camera and editing software do you use ?

[@globalvagrant1392]

Thanks! I use DaVinci resolve and my normal camera is the nikon z7

[@globalvagrant1392]

Also have a dji drone lol

[@springteen3743]

Foreigners wants to stay Taiwan but like in any other country immigration laws you have limited time to stay.

[@ScienceFaithReasoning]

Yeah Joe you're like a bird! lol Build your nest near my home please.

[@cannacris9292]

You should ask about Black Americans because we have a different experience. Please keep that in mind. Thank you

[@globalvagrant1392]

Yeah you are right actually. I should have definitely gotten into that. If I get to interview her again I'll talk about it.

[@cambodianriverpig7613]

go live in africa among your own. Leave us alone.

[@McK9999]

You know why that is.. no need to ask obvious questions. Her time didn't have to be wasted.

[@griefoflinkocarinaofmajora5159]

dang, she is so adorable what the heck, girlfriend material :D

[@gunnarrasmussen5768]

bruh

[@griefoflinkocarinaofmajora5159]

@@gunnarrasmussen5768 i simped too much yeah i know :D , i am going to Taiwan

[@faucettscience9970]

How expensive are things in Taiwan compared to the United States?

[@globalvagrant1392]

Its cheaper there but not anything extreme. Maybe a meal will cost 5 bucks at a restaurant that would cost 9 in the USA.

[@GilBatesLovesyou]

Mostly cheaper, with some caveats. Restaurants and nightmarkets are cheap, but grocery store prices are about the same if not a tad bit more than USA. Electronics, some are cheaper, some are higher, PC components mostly are cheaper, laptops and phones mostly more, actually. Rent varies wildly, generally cheaper than USA. A single room (usually no cooking allowed) and a private bathroom is about $180-300 local rate per month, in some districts/cities a two bedroom apartment is about $400-500, some $1000-2000. Outside of Taipei it's mostly cheaper, but you lose a lot of convenience. Where Taiwan really wins is in convenience but also that transportation and healthcare don't kill your budget like USA. Public transport is really developed, there's not really an obligation to get a car (though outside of Taipei it's not a bad idea if you're really settled...) subway fares are usually $.50-$1 each way. A half hour or so taxi ride is about 1000-1200NT, or $33-$42. Bus or trainfares to nearby cities is about $3-5 and everything's clean and top notch quality. Taiwan is very two wheel vehicle friendly, pedal or motorbike. If you're a legal permanent resident you get almost free health insurance ($15 a month) but even as a tourist it's not a bad idea to go to the doctor or get any medical stuff you need done. A hospital visit for me with a chest x-ray and labs was only $42 with no insurance. Most prescription medicines besides narcotics/stimulants/etc are OTC and reasonably priced (antibiotic eyedrops that are $200 in USA are $3 there...) I could go on longer, it's cheaper, but on a foreigner salary (or if you come on vacation with a few grand to burn over time) you'll never be a "rock star" like in poorer countries in SEA, where you'll make $2000-3000 when local wage is $120. Min wage in TW full time is about $800ish now, so your quality of life would be like making 40-50K a year in the States but with your taxes actually being used for something productive.

[@faucettscience9970]

Global Vagrant that’s a pretty good difference lol

[@AUniqueHandleName444]

A few things are more expensive (like beef and dairy products, and weirdly enough fresh produce in the big city, at least in grocery stores), a few things are the same (like internationally traded goods such as electronics), and most stuff is cheaper. Rent is a LOT cheaper, I got a luxury apartment with all utilities paid in one of the more expensive areas of the most expensive city for like $650/mo back in 2017-2018. Eating out is also dramatically cheaper. Despite beef being several times more expensive than the US, a good steak dinner can be had in Taiwan for about the same price or a bit less than the US. Everything else is much cheaper. You can get a pretty good meal for $5 if you go to the right places and adjust to local tastes. Another thing I noticed is that random small household items tended to be cheaper there, too. Like you might expect a dog food bowl to be, I don't know, $10-20 in a big box retailer in America, but in Taiwan it would be $2-5. Just small stuff like that tends to be cheaper. Same thing with clothes. You can get decent quality women's shoes in a 3-for-$10 deal. Not amazing stuff, but well-made enough to last several years of light use. Also healthcare in Taiwan is absurdly cheap. They have an amazing healthcare system in terms of both cost and quality. Their doctors are very well-educated, to very high standards, and work very hard to take care of you. The big caveat is that Taiwanese wages are quite low. If you already have money, IMO, there is not a better place to live, assuming you enjoy the city life. But working there is not as clear cut a choice. I could make probably $40k USD in Taiwan, but living in America I can save $80k/year.

[@justaguy214]

What I would give to leave America and live in Taiwan.

[@makisekurisu8594]

The title should be changed to What do a local Taiwanese girl think of Foreigners

[@joeh858]

$15 an hour for teaching English in Taiwan

[@lifeofabarista1580]

4:38 you know she loves herself 😄😄and her body

[@phonicmetix3079]

Miss that was an on

[@jg2049]

Would you work a foreigner recommend to work in a restaurant?

[@bonbon3871]

BREAK TO SELF #10 thousand

[@robviereck7665]

She's an "English teacher"?

[@James-yb3yq]

Where are you from? 0 Where do you come from? 0 Where are you come from x

[@eddieschneider1947]

I like her mouth. cute

[@timmcgrawsmustache4343]

She's hot

[@danielsnook5029]

Too many thirsty comments.🤮

[@chiwukim6582]

Seriously u look like taiwanese😅

[@James-uu7jy]

What’s about with simplified Chinese? No thank you. Not gonna listen carefully

[@vanessapiquette1]

“We don’t hate foreigners we accept them all “ ((but we look down on the labourers who come from third world countries )) LoL what a joke .

[@Bella_is_doingwell]

I have to say that as a 19-year-girl I didn’t think too much during the interview . Indeed, labour issue is quite controversial in TW. If my comment made you feel that I was sugarcoating, sorry for that. That might explains where your accusation came from. BTW, the society is full of different voices. ((Not everyone looks down on them)) Thank you for your comment .☺️☺️

[@atomiknight]

@@Bella_is_doingwell You were fine, that was a great interview. You helped me make the decision to take a semester in Taipei this fall. Thanks :)

[@Bella_is_doingwell]

@@atomiknight Taiwanese food won’t let you down. Good luck.💗

[@phisit8813]

I'm looking for a job in Taiwan after my Masters degree. Do you know any good website where I can search for jobs in Taiwan ? How does everyone search for jobs in Taiwan ? More specifically, jobs within life science, such as; scientist / molecular biologist, lab technician, research assistant. :)

[@globalvagrant1392]

Omg I have no idea... sorry. The only thing I would know to start with is Google but im sure you've done that. With English teaching jobs you can go through a tefl site, but that wouldn't help either. Good luck! Sorry I'm no help

[@springteen3743]

800 dollars per two hours? She makes 10 times more than USA teacher.

[@Kazamaxful]

That's NT$ haha 1$=28NT$

[@AUniqueHandleName444]

Yeah, it's closer to $15/hour and any prep time in general isn't paid.

[@soontorn2489]

I no like Cristiano,Ok and Muslim, so much, the end. no good no good no good.🗣️✍️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@TheTranceCartel]

Aren't you that creepy guy who was accused of sexual misconduct in Cambodia, so you made a video of some random guy sitting on a bench with a drugged out 20-something and accused him of what you yourself have been credibly accused of doing?

[@ady7d77]

we accept foreiners in mexico but in usa hate other races except vikings.

[@DontUputThatEvilOnMe]

Not really that’s just on the news

[@Karss]

Lol Fr media portrays nazis and nationalist like it’s common when it’s only like .11111111111% of the American population

[@Supraifyification]

funny because mexico has lots of racism, if you're a darker skinned mexican you're treated like trash. the same is presence in most middle eastern and asian countries. lets say iraq, or china if ur fair skinned ur at the top of the food chain yet if u have a darker complexion ur seen as trash basically.

[@joeh858]

@@Karss 0.0001

[@springteen3743]

Taiwanese is just another Asian country like any other no difference in their perception of foreigners. Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese they have same culture, and poor or rich Asians countries don’t make any difference in their way of thinking. Tribalism exist in every society where culture is based of survival.

[@freyafoxmusic]

That’s not true at all 😂 Japanese are extremely xenophobic of foreigners in general . It’s much different

[@ferryansetyadi7192]

@@freyafoxmusic Japan have biggest foreigner resident in east Asia

[@ferryansetyadi7192]

@@freyafoxmusic Korea is known for their xenophobic

[@TheEndDay2024]

They are racists 😂

[@HUAIREN666]

I AGREE 100%

[@wildlily]

Taiwanese girls are easy ？

[@AUniqueHandleName444]

Some are, some aren't. Overall, Taiwanese men just aren't as masculine or outgoing as Western men, so the competition just isn't as strong for women who like that kind of thing.

[@mwalsh1999]

7:14 bruh thats racist

[@HUAIREN666]

HOW MUCH WAS SHE PAID FOR THIS PROPAGANDA ???

[@optimusprime2119]

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