The fruit gift basket is expensive because it is probably imported (Japanese Apple and Korean pears). My parents would actually buy them sometimes when going to visit good friends or elderly relatives because it would be impolite to visit empty-handed. So it's kind of convenient for them as they can grab those gift boxes on the way in the fruit shop.
@yurimatsuda96724 жыл бұрын
Pressed the like button before watching. I love Helen so freaking much!!!!!!!
@hsw42604 жыл бұрын
Hi Jones, I am an audience from Hong Kong. Most of the things you raised in the clip are import products. To count in the transportation cost, it must have a higher price than local products. Same case in Hong Kong, we bought the Taiwanese fruit. It is usually expensive than fruits from China. Compare to Europe, Asia advocate low-tax society. Take me as example, I only pay HKD 5-6000 per year while my annual salary is up to HKD 200,000. This year, government claimed that we do not need to pay tax, it is waived due the coronavirus turn down the economic. Low tax society makes our government not weathy to take care all the citizen. So in old chinese culture, sons and daughters have their responsibility to take care their parents, one is look after them, and provide financial support to them. One old idiom in Chinese,養兒防老, means to grow a child is to prevent the poverty and loneliness when you get old. It is totally different to western culture
@JonasTjader4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comment :). Yes it is really impressive to me that Taiwan has very cheap health care even though tax is low... Not sure if it is same in HK.
The cheese and milk those products are cheaper among in Europe because of the environmental conditions and weather. Also the deo spray you mentioned in the video is cheaper in Europe cuz people here use it all the time and Nivea this brand comes from Germany so it definitely added tax from that. But you're definitely right in fruits! Due to the location in tropical island, Taiwan offers the highest and cheaper fruits everywhere compared in Europe!
@HuangRex4 жыл бұрын
海倫回來了。買水果禮盒送人,通常是拜訪親戚,探視病人,還有感謝他人幫忙,等等。很少會買來自己吃。
@musicism04233 жыл бұрын
bananas are mostly grown in the southern part of Taiwan, so in order to transport easier, and also to plan the harvest against natural disasters such as floods and typhoons. The farmer made a habit of harvesting while it's still green. It's not the best, but it's economical. if you want really good bananas, you should travel to the south, and get the ones that's ripped on the trees. those tastes the best!
Actually Taiwanese don’t buy the fruit which cost a thousand often. Most of the time we buy this kind of expensive fruit is usually when we have to visit seniors or we owe someone a favor, therefore, we will buy this as a gift to show our appreciation.
Jonas, can you invite Helen more often? She is super funny!!!
@JonasTjader4 жыл бұрын
I will try! Please give me some topic hahaha
@chenyeh90534 жыл бұрын
Maybe ask her " What has changed about you since living in Taiwan?" Or the opinions on Taiwan's fashion, food, jobs and politics... in comparison with her own country.
All you say makes sense, but still many people coming to Taiwan don't think about these things so therefore we are a bit shocked when the milk cost 3 times as much as back in Sweden (which is already an expensive country!). Ofcourse everything can be explained :). This is not a critique of Taiwan, most things here are very cheap and price worthy.
That Lindt dark chocolate bar goes for $2 to $3 USD (60-90 NTD) in the states. McDonald's large cup of coffee is always $1 USD with refill in the US 🤑
@姓江的雙魚座薑絲 Жыл бұрын
咖啡愛好者表示羨慕…
@jessie14604 жыл бұрын
大部分舉例的東西都是進口的啦~進口的東西當然貴呀XD
@spacespace-rz5gd4 жыл бұрын
Those fruit baskets are gifts. The prices range from around NT500 to over NT1000. We send them to our friends, clients and relatives on Moon Festivals and Chinese New Year. Those are imported high-end fruits.
Yeah ofcourse it is really different :). But since Helena lives in Taiwan now it is still interesting to see how she changes what she buys depending on the relative price differences of products in Taiwan
@ya-chuenhuang30564 жыл бұрын
台灣胸罩也有便宜的,菜市場一件100NTD; 台灣專櫃(在百貨公司/連鎖店面之類)的內衣很多強調"托高"、"集中"、"包覆"等避免胸部變型的機能性, 相對穿起來其實是比較緊繃束縛的, 價錢會比較像歐美的精品內衣; 而歐美的連鎖服飾行如H&M、Zara、CK(或各國自有的國民品牌如紐澳的Cotton On、德國的C&A、美國的GAP、Aeropostale等)比較注重穿著舒適, 很多都是沒有鋼圈或者即使有鋼圈, 這些內衣的包覆性(內衣布料的車縫法不同the way they been sewed)也大多不像台灣內衣可以防止變形, 上面的這些服飾店的內衣從平價到貴一點的都有; 台灣機能性的內衣價錢確實不便宜, 但其實在歐美要買到相似的機能性內衣一樣不便宜(在歐美就是必須買精品內衣了,一樣很貴啦~) CK我覺得機能性也不高, 但價錢在歐美也不算特別便宜吧(除非outlet或過季); 希望這有幫Helen解答到, Jonas應該完全看不懂哈哈哈哈
3:25 no ,those fruit are for gift. like visiting girlfrient's parent for first time, bring a fruit gift box would be a plus.(some kind of traditional i think?) or visiting a patient, or visit someone you first met . (However, the truth is people dont want to buy something too expensive for a gift, but at the same time cant spent too less. So, "expensive" fruit is an eclectic option.) people buy these only three basic reason reason1: bring a gift is TW's social etiquette reason2: it is "expensive",but not "expensive" reason3: everyone eats fruit
Yeah I don't know why... I always sweat super much in Taiwan... In Sweden I can wear same tshirt 2 days no worries, in Taiwan maybe change twice per day?