Comments on: Taiwan, The Forgotten China http://www.8asians.com/2007/02/05/taiwan-the-forgotten-china/ A blog for Asian Americans Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:13:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: aep http://www.8asians.com/2007/02/05/taiwan-the-forgotten-china/comment-page-1/#comment-107 aep Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:50:36 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/02/05/taiwan-the-forgotten-china/#comment-107 I was having a good laugh with some of my taiwanese friends yesterday in Taipei - "who comes to Taiwan to be a tourist? Japanese!" Everyone else seems to be an english teacher or businessman, we concluded. The tourist infrastructure is developing and they did have a youth travel year, including the "you are not alone" ads (search for them on youtube). Without using Chinese, buying a train ticket is likely impossible. Buying an airplane ticket is hilarious. High Speed Rail ticket machines are only in Chinese - and they're brand new. But this is a fun place to explore :-) I was having a good laugh with some of my taiwanese friends yesterday in Taipei – “who comes to Taiwan to be a tourist? Japanese!”

Everyone else seems to be an english teacher or businessman, we concluded.

The tourist infrastructure is developing and they did have a youth travel year, including the “you are not alone” ads (search for them on youtube). Without using Chinese, buying a train ticket is likely impossible. Buying an airplane ticket is hilarious. High Speed Rail ticket machines are only in Chinese – and they’re brand new. But this is a fun place to explore :-)

]]> By: aep http://www.8asians.com/2007/02/05/taiwan-the-forgotten-china/comment-page-1/#comment-135089 aep Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:50:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/02/05/taiwan-the-forgotten-china/#comment-135089 I was having a good laugh with some of my taiwanese friends yesterday in Taipei - "who comes to Taiwan to be a tourist? Japanese!" Everyone else seems to be an english teacher or businessman, we concluded. The tourist infrastructure is developing and they did have a youth travel year, including the "you are not alone" ads (search for them on youtube). Without using Chinese, buying a train ticket is likely impossible. Buying an airplane ticket is hilarious. High Speed Rail ticket machines are only in Chinese - and they're brand new. But this is a fun place to explore :-) I was having a good laugh with some of my taiwanese friends yesterday in Taipei – “who comes to Taiwan to be a tourist? Japanese!”

Everyone else seems to be an english teacher or businessman, we concluded.

The tourist infrastructure is developing and they did have a youth travel year, including the “you are not alone” ads (search for them on youtube). Without using Chinese, buying a train ticket is likely impossible. Buying an airplane ticket is hilarious. High Speed Rail ticket machines are only in Chinese – and they’re brand new. But this is a fun place to explore :-)

]]> By: poagao http://www.8asians.com/2007/02/05/taiwan-the-forgotten-china/comment-page-1/#comment-84 poagao Sat, 10 Feb 2007 04:54:03 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/02/05/taiwan-the-forgotten-china/#comment-84 Taiwan not only lacks a tourism infrastructure, its basic infrastructure is one that is not easily navigable by tourists. Taipei has made great progress over the last few years in this respect, but outside Taipei, things haven't really changed in decades in this respect. Ironically, the ruling DPP seems to think disassociating Taiwan from China will solve these problems rather than more concrete measures. Taiwan not only lacks a tourism infrastructure, its basic infrastructure is one that is not easily navigable by tourists. Taipei has made great progress over the last few years in this respect, but outside Taipei, things haven’t really changed in decades in this respect. Ironically, the ruling DPP seems to think disassociating Taiwan from China will solve these problems rather than more concrete measures.

]]> By: poagao http://www.8asians.com/2007/02/05/taiwan-the-forgotten-china/comment-page-1/#comment-135088 poagao Sat, 10 Feb 2007 04:54:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/02/05/taiwan-the-forgotten-china/#comment-135088 Taiwan not only lacks a tourism infrastructure, its basic infrastructure is one that is not easily navigable by tourists. Taipei has made great progress over the last few years in this respect, but outside Taipei, things haven't really changed in decades in this respect. Ironically, the ruling DPP seems to think disassociating Taiwan from China will solve these problems rather than more concrete measures. Taiwan not only lacks a tourism infrastructure, its basic infrastructure is one that is not easily navigable by tourists. Taipei has made great progress over the last few years in this respect, but outside Taipei, things haven’t really changed in decades in this respect. Ironically, the ruling DPP seems to think disassociating Taiwan from China will solve these problems rather than more concrete measures.

]]> By: Moose http://www.8asians.com/2007/02/05/taiwan-the-forgotten-china/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Moose Tue, 06 Feb 2007 02:08:15 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/02/05/taiwan-the-forgotten-china/#comment-38 I loved visiting the Palace Museum when I lived in Taiwan. Would head back in a heartbeat over HK. I loved visiting the Palace Museum when I lived in Taiwan. Would head back in a heartbeat over HK.

]]> By: Moose http://www.8asians.com/2007/02/05/taiwan-the-forgotten-china/comment-page-1/#comment-135087 Moose Tue, 06 Feb 2007 02:08:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/02/05/taiwan-the-forgotten-china/#comment-135087 I loved visiting the Palace Museum when I lived in Taiwan. Would head back in a heartbeat over HK. I loved visiting the Palace Museum when I lived in Taiwan. Would head back in a heartbeat over HK.

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