I certainly embrace Taiwan whole heartedly and no longer believe Canada is a better place to live but it is of course where my parents live. I’m so grateful for my little family unit here in Taiwan. I hope you can get back for a visit soon brother.
Hi,Cole. I have been watching your Y.T. for few months. I really enjoy the way how you introduced my home country with you heart. Thank you for your hard work (with the help from your lovely wife,as well).
As a Black Brit who was born in a British Overseas Territory that most Brits don't even know about, I appreciate you talking about how proud Brits are of their history despite it being a racist and colonial one. I do like things about being British but the UK seems to only recently be realising that racism is a huge issue (the Sainsbury's Christmas ad, the BLM tribute during the New Year's fireworks, Meghan Markle...and that's just ONE race.) Thank you for acknowledging it; I'm glad you've had the chance to meet many people to help you come to that realisation 🙏🏾
Now that I've left Taiwan and come back to the UK, I feel like I've gone through two stages of perspective change of the UK! 😂 Hope I can keep what I learned in Taiwan and apply it to my life here.
I'm from Australia and moved to Hong Kong in 2012 and it has been an absolutely amazing experience for the most part. I completely fell in love with the place and the people. I was lucky to move here for my girlfriend and now wife so I've been fortunate enough to have a family here Hong Kong which allowed me to experience a much more local life than regular expats. Sadly, Hong Kong has declined an insurmountable amount in the past 7 years which has been very saddening. My wife and I will be moving to Australia this year to start a better and free life. We're both very excited to move to Australia which is by no means perfect but can offer us a much better life than Hong Kong ever could. Hong Kong will always be in my heart and as long as I'm allowed I'll always come back to this beautiful place. P.S We've both been to Taiwan many times and absolutely love the place and your videos too Alan! Keep it up! Always support Taiwan! 🇹🇼
Generally speaking, people in Taiwan are more family oriented, bounded, warm and caring. To a degree I appreciate and enjoy that every time I go back. But on the other hand, they worry too much how others think of them. And carry way too much “weight “on their shoulders. Live in Vancouver Canada since 1995 definitely gave me a new perspective in life. I’ve learned to never take things for granted and be always stay true to myself. Allan, I got how you’re feeling at the moment. You’ve done an excellent job so far. Please not be too hard on yourself. Just keep on believing and the best is yet to come.👍👍👍
While I haven't left my home country for a long period. Going to Taiwan for two weeks was one of the best things I ever did in May 2019. I'm now working towards getting a BA in English and a TESOL certification, so I can live in Taiwan for the long term.
Taiwan born now living in Australia working as a Tour Guide/Director/Manager and have been living here for nearly 18 years. I learned lots from you about Taiwan.
Totally agree. Most people in America where we live barely have even left their state, let alone the country and therefore really struggle to think outside of their own situation. Obviously America also has the big problem of being too patriotic, dare I say nationalistic and living abroad has really helped us to open our minds and think about things from different perspectives.
My tears fall unknowingly expecially you talk about your parents in UK and your son. That’s maybe the reason I cannot step outside my comfort zone. Bless you Allan.love you.
Allan, I will try to make my point of view clearly to you, hope you can understand. First of all, I think we Taiwanese are 100% with you, we love you unconditionally because you are such a sincere young man, here Taiwan is your second home country, but your mother country always is the most respectable nation in the world! 大英帝國仍是個偉大的國家，它今天的處境，只是有點像風華退色(但沒有沒落)的貴族，別忘了它引領風騷幾世紀，它就是個指標屹立於西方世界，是歐洲國家中閃亮的明珠，Allan應引以為傲， 他們的歷史證明它就曾經是這個世界上幾個國家的master，它殖民別人， 那些人就形同是它的下人、奴隸， 但那又怎樣那是他們的祖先，反而，Allan應該不要自責或聽了那些曾是英屬殖民地人的話，就覺得很愧疚! 別忘了英政府其實也因為為殖民做了很多的建設，才有他們今天的開化進步而能追求民主自由! 第二奌，Allan不要苛責自己國家不做製造業而應該要感謝像台灣這樣低調賺錢的製造業國家， 不要這樣講，因為這個世界是分工合作的，總要有人站在世界前端頂端引導潮流， 以下的我們就是就是供給及支持; 就如同蘋果賈伯斯曾說過: 消費者並不知道自己需要的是什麼，我們要創造需要給消費者，所以他創造了智慧型手機! 因此，Allan 應該瞭解: 英國就應該是英國的樣子，我們欣賞它就因為它是英國，有獨特的文化及人文因素，如果它也跟著我們這些中間及中下階層的國家一樣， 凡事躬親做製造業的每一個環節，那世界就亂了， 我們會欣賞他的披頭四及皇室女王，這些都是吸金的娛樂及觀光事業，多棒啊，不用像黑手般做得要死就有錢賺。 總之，這則主題很不錯，Allan 是個善良的 好人，懂得省思，學會珍惜與感恩， 我們台灣人要很珍惜他對我們的信賴。 Allan，God bless you.
I've been living in Australia for a very long time, Australia certainly changed my perception of Taiwan, having say that, Taiwan has changed and improved, especially the last 5 years, and in many ways , over took Australia, pandemic response is one thing Taiwan is light years ahead of Australia...
As a bystander, you can see things more differently and clearly. Living in other countries long enough helps you to have different viewpoints. I changed my view about Taiwan after living in New Zealand over 23 years.
Hello Sir so much love your channel, I'm also from Philippines and born there, but I'm a chinese, now stay here in Taiwan amazing with my parents, more power to your good channel, I will share your channel to YT community, and here my full support to your channel ✨👍✨🤗✨❤️✨👍
I have lived in Poland for 3.5 yrs since graduated from the university. I really appreciate support from my parents that agreeing with me working abroad and alone. Don't want to leave my family too long, so I work hard, trying to learn as more possible here. Living in a different country lets me see lots of great sides of Taiwan, and I know one day I will go back to my lovely family and hometown.
Traveling and doing biz all over the world I appreciate languages and cultures everywhere. Taiwan is where manufacturing of communications equipment we designed for the SE Asian market was done so I love Taiwan.
Truly understand what you said, I have been studied abroad and during that period I also feel the importance of family, but I am lucky now having them all around me. I hope you could stay with your loved family more time, especially with William. You can continue film the video wherever you are! We will give the big support to you 🤗
I wish my audience would watch my content from around the world but only videos in 台灣 are popular! It’s ok by me.... I love sharing 台灣 with the world and supporting my son from it
leaving the uk was my best ever move in life, i live between australia, china, vietnam and taiwan, being a uk citizen always means carrying a burden of shame, one of our brothers has returned to the uk, that's the way it goes, (he misses the history) and as he's and english linguistic's professor i totally understand his choice. forgetting the politics it's the uk's weather that would kill me, which if you think about it, is probably a huge influence on the folk's back in the uk attitude to life, give me blue skies any day of the week....
Thanks for the video. Yes, living abroad has its advantages and disadvantages. It was a nice gesture to see "Prozzie's hand" rub your head for emotional support. 😁
Born and raised in Taiwan and have been working/living in London for the last 10 years - it certainly makes me appreciate time with family much more. Living in London has also helped broaden my horizon and just the ways I view things, some of which cannot be achieved had I not left Taiwan, it is after all a pretty single-ethnicity small island. But having said that, I've also become acutely aware of the shortcomings of life in the UK as well - I guess in the end of the day there's no such thing as 'the perfect place' but how you feel about the place you're stayin in.
I was in Taiwan for a whole 3 days. My company was looking for a partner to design and produce a product for us. They brought in this product manager that spoke way better English than I do. He took one look at my Dell Laptop and said: “oh, my team designed that”. Yep, Dell laptops are designed in Taiwan ...
Made this comment before reaching the part about family. I hope that the lady that stroked you through your hair gave you a good hug afterwards. That would do more than any comment I can make here on the internet. Hopefully you get to see your son and your family real soon. I remember the video in the kitchen with the warm South African words on the wall. 🙂
I am really touched by your genuineness. After leaving Taiwan, I lived in two countries, Japan and USA, Each for more than 10 years. I learned that Asian counties like to emphasize how 歷史悠久 their country is. No new human race came out in the last five thousand years, so it’s ridiculous and funny to think having a long history is something to be proud of. And they don’t know western civilization has been ahead of eastern most of the time in history, with exception of probably 3 or 400 years of Tang Dynasty. And especially Chinese people brainwashed by CCP’s propaganda of nationalism, think China had been the most civilized country until end of Qing dynasty. If you compare the relics left by China to other civilizations, you can see Agamemnon of Troy had much more advanced weapons than those tera cota warriors of Qin empire which appeared five hundreds later!
Hi Allan, Thx for making this video. I’m a Taiwanese doing my undergrad in the uk n have been living there for 4 years already. Many foreigners in tw filming videos talking about how they look tw society from their perspective (also v important n v much appreciate that) but merely like u talking about ur NEW perspective to ur home country as a foreigner in another country. Astronauts took lots of pics of earth tho their mission was the moon, cos they wanna know how the outer world look at their hometown, I only started understanding this after I studied in the uk. Tho a small point I disagree was ur first point. I think Taiwanese people r the ones that giving ourselves too much pressure, n ngl, learning how to b more chill is something I wanna learn more in the uk.
3:02 I feel exactly the same way about HK. It was the main reason we emigrated to New Zealand back in 1996, it is even more so now. The only difference: Hong Kong is not considered to be a sporting powerhouse, so there is no core sport that we can back.
Even though you are a British guy, you speak English very clearly and distinctively like Americans because you have been living in Taiwan for 13 years. Yes!, Taiwan has definitely changed you. Well done Taiwan.
I like your points especially a viewpoint from a Briton. At least they won't feel offended about it. Lol. The society in UK has changed dramatically. From 2008 Financial crisis, 2016 Brexit and 2020 Covid....people are anxious and didn't know how to cope with the unknown and the future. Being an expat in London who lived there myself few years ago, I often saw people struggling financially and emotionally. I hope for the best for all my friends, your family and for people in UK.
@@lifeintaiwan I think you are lucky one to get out there to look for new opportunities and to see the world. Not many people are lucky and they still struggling. I pray your country and her people will see the hope and thriving.
I really enjoy every time I watch your video, Allen. I personally feel Taiwanese education should teach students to think in the way you guide the audience to think, and this brainstorming training part is missing in the education system. I am now working in Australia and want to apply for citizen here, but I feel more connected with my hometown Taiwan particularly from the Covid-19 started. I used to feel aggressive and stress when I was a kid in Taiwan, thinking why we needed to be told by the elder that we need be nice to people, patient, and all kinds of saint stuff that "mission impossible characteristic" as our gold. And it did work for me, even in the 10 hours away from home while working with people all around the world. Elders always said Taiwanese work like an ox- hardworking and quiet in the farm, and people do exactly the same way in Taiwan- I am very proud of it. After living a few years in Australia, I realized many things in Taiwan are actually unorganized like the chaotic traffic and the random parking. However, surprisingly, if something big happens like an earthquake or this pandemic, people will automatically stand together and follow the rules. I guess this is some kind of weird but great in the same time. I wish your families in UK and South Africa stay well and government can organize better for people so you guys will meet soon. I think we all learned something only after they aren't beside us right? Wish you having many masterpieces TW pineapple, cause here in OZ not bad but you know...not good as Taiwan.
7:45 HK has already transformed out of manufacturing small goods since the 90's, partly due to scarce resources, partly because the labour market has moved out of industrial fields.
Interesting view! I am a Taiwanese currently living in Australia. I always think Taiwanese take life way too seriously, like what you think about British people as well. The spectators see the chess game better than the players! It's kind of like all the things like this effect! Maybe the feeling that local people take life way too seriously is the evidence that you fully immerse in that country! Anyone who lives in a foreign country escapes all original mother country's hierarchy, so that's the feeling you become open-minded, that's not the things where you are from or where you live. You inspire me - only local people know how to tire of their country! Like Taiwanese tire of the chaos between blue and green, and British tire of the things between the Conservative and the Labour!
9:50 I'm fortunate that I'm still with my immediate family, but my extended family is spread all over the world, they (my nephews and cousins) are all grown up before I know it. It's like trying to learn everything about them in just days.
Fundamentally Taiwan is towards working together to create competitiveness in the world but as for the UK most important is to remember the great achievements in the past and continues that tradition. nevertheless, Education is one thing that the UK should proud of, and as for Taiwan, the education system still has a lot to improve.
I agree with your points on how your perspective changes when you've experienced living away from your home country. I've now lived in 7 different countries and before I was 18 I had already lived in 6 countries. As an American it made me way more aware of how much each country impacts each other and the ways they are becoming more connected.
I think in the business world, everything revolves around costs. It's just too expensive to manufacture certain things in certain countries, Taiwan included, that's why many first-world countries need to outsource abroad. It may not be because they "don't want to" make it in the UK, it's just too expensive!
Study the Brompton cycles, made in London (and another factory I think in England). They refused to export their manufacturing to Asia and have a wall of "rejection letters" from UK banks that insist they optimize cost. Now days they are cult cycle and I my wife and I explore on the weekends with ours.
Definitely agree on the UK's general ego... Probably the reason why the vote to leave the EU just tipped over the edge to a marginal leave win. I definitely feel it has gotten worse in the last 5 years, before then I thought we were getting better and becoming more humble, but, that thought has since been shattered.
I am living at the moment with my husband in SA,where I guess your son is living now with his mom. But my very first trip to EU is the UK in 1989! ( alone in UK I have been there 6 times ,especially China Town in London more than 100 times!) Since then I had been to more than 30 countries in the world for business and pleasure,before I moved to Germany after I married to my Mr Right in 2004. Although I got a chance to visit my family in Taiwan almost once a year before Covid-19 hit the whole world, I have been missing the way of living in a "free" country where I could travel free even at night. By the way, Taichung is where I was born, and thank you for sharing all the amazing and interesting stories with us. When are you coming to SA？ I might be home in Taichung for Mother‘s Day this year. Hope to chat with you about UK and SA. Take care.
@@lifeintaiwan Hi,Allan. Great to hear from you so soon. As far as I knew,Turkish Airlines is open for TW passport holders who want to fly via IST to TPE. A friend of mine just flew back to TPE last week. But she had to stopover in IST for 22 hours！！！！ Therefore I am waiting Emirates that will open again to fly in and out between JNB and TPE. after end of March.As to the rules in SA,I guess you just need to show a PCR test for COVD-19 before u leave TW.That can cost you at least NT6000.Plus,Once you return to TW,you will be sent to a free charge HOTEL room for 15 nights that is totally controled by TW government because SA,UK...are still considering as a RED zone ...haha. But last Oct. when I flew back to Germany,things are easier there.But in Germany, since last Nov. till now people are not allowed to eat in at a restaurant. Well,Hope my information will help you somehow. Wendy in JNB
My favorite was when I was taking a ferry from Dover to France with my car and there was an older couple sitting on the ferry, watching France coast come to view. The older woman turned to her husband and with a gentle, calm voice said, "It doesn't look that much different from the UK." The man just grunted and they didn't say anything else.
I am a Taiwanese born British and these are my views. 1. Too many 'little Britain/England' view, lacking broad-minded mentality. 2. Too many people taking advantages on social benefits. 3. Lacking long trem planning for the country. 3. Infrastructures are very much behind other countries. 4. Too much of 'me' culture, Brexit is a good example. Or in another word, the danger of far right wing 5. Pubic transports are way too expensive that many of the Brits cannae afford. 6. Higher educaiton in England is an absolute rip-off 7. Lacking key industries to be 'unique' in the international trading market. Of course, there are many things which are good here, for example, the best town planning int the world and in general, people are pretty polite.
I have been following you for about two years. And yes, I am subscribed. I really think that you did this segment because you are homesick and misses your family. Maybe you need a day job to so you won't be lonely and think too much of home.
Calling for all RUclipsr, pls help on promoting TWN pineapple
Yes! Pinning this comment!
I only had it once. I was amazed by the structure. It’s so soft compared to what we have in Belgium. And the taste is heavenly !
小時候，我們在課本學過英國是日不落國；
長大後，我們為黛安娜王妃香消玉殞惋惜；
那現在，我們都認識英國最暖油土伯帥倫；
剎那間，明白了人生真諦，什麼才是幸福；
謝謝你，也希望你在台灣找到自己的幸福！👍😀👏
一個人隻身的在另外一個不同語言、不同文化的國家生存13年是絕對需要有很大的勇氣. Allan來台灣的時候，應該是25、6歲，那些年日，好奇心或許是他的原動力. 猜想如果是現在，Allan 是否會做同樣的選擇，可能就比較難說了. 我四十年以前從台灣到美國唸書，人生中的泰半不是在台灣過的. 對台灣的感情雖然依舊，卻多了一些陌生感. 也不確定是否還有一天能再回去. 台灣在過去的四十年中，有很大的改變，不變的是人民的善良和勤奮. 非常希望這些優點能持續保持下去. 也為那一片土地以及人民祝福！
“Prince Harry, I am talking to you. ” That’s why I like about British humor...Love it~
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I certainly embrace Taiwan whole heartedly and no longer believe Canada is a better place to live but it is of course where my parents live. I’m so grateful for my little family unit here in Taiwan. I hope you can get back for a visit soon brother.
Cheers man
Hi,Cole. I have been watching your Y.T. for few months. I really enjoy the way how you introduced my home country with you heart. Thank you for your hard work (with the help from your lovely wife,as well).
@@c.-h.schubert-chang7217 thanks so much.
As a Black Brit who was born in a British Overseas Territory that most Brits don't even know about, I appreciate you talking about how proud Brits are of their history despite it being a racist and colonial one. I do like things about being British but the UK seems to only recently be realising that racism is a huge issue (the Sainsbury's Christmas ad, the BLM tribute during the New Year's fireworks, Meghan Markle...and that's just ONE race.) Thank you for acknowledging it; I'm glad you've had the chance to meet many people to help you come to that realisation 🙏🏾
真的，不要把親情視為理所當然，都需要小心呵護並珍惜。最後只想說，願疫情早點平復，讓您能回到英國或南非，擁抱久違的家人朋友。
Now that I've left Taiwan and come back to the UK, I feel like I've gone through two stages of perspective change of the UK! 😂 Hope I can keep what I learned in Taiwan and apply it to my life here.
I'm from Australia and moved to Hong Kong in 2012 and it has been an absolutely amazing experience for the most part. I completely fell in love with the place and the people. I was lucky to move here for my girlfriend and now wife so I've been fortunate enough to have a family here Hong Kong which allowed me to experience a much more local life than regular expats. Sadly, Hong Kong has declined an insurmountable amount in the past 7 years which has been very saddening. My wife and I will be moving to Australia this year to start a better and free life. We're both very excited to move to Australia which is by no means perfect but can offer us a much better life than Hong Kong ever could. Hong Kong will always be in my heart and as long as I'm allowed I'll always come back to this beautiful place.
P.S We've both been to Taiwan many times and absolutely love the place and your videos too Alan! Keep it up! Always support Taiwan! 🇹🇼
Thanks so much! Good luck with the move!
Generally speaking, people in Taiwan are more family oriented, bounded, warm and caring. To a degree I appreciate and enjoy that every time I go back. But on the other hand, they worry too much how others think of them. And carry way too much “weight “on their shoulders.
Live in Vancouver Canada since 1995 definitely gave me a new perspective in life. I’ve learned to never take things for granted and be always stay true to myself.
Allan, I got how you’re feeling at the moment. You’ve done an excellent job so far. Please not be too hard on yourself. Just keep on believing and the best is yet to come.👍👍👍
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Living abroad is the best education I've ever gotten.
Totally agree with you... everyone should try it, but don’t forget about the people back home!
很喜歡帥倫的思維及論述，細膩又有深度的觀察，能體會到多數台灣人民的個性，在低調平凡中創造出許多成績，凡事感恩的人有福了，祝福帥倫及其家人，平安健康。
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11:04 說得太好了！！！！！
曾經在英國念書工作生活三年，真的很喜歡英國，但始終覺得有隔閡，又或者愛台灣的心依舊沒變～
即使現在又去其他國家工作，心裡掛念的永遠是台灣的家人。
Same to me. I plan to move to Taiwan next year with my husband for good.
@@c.-h.schubert-chang7217 Sure! Welcome ^^
這才是真正把臺灣推廣出去，其他頻道每天吹捧臺灣，但都是以中文為主。只有你說英語，還貼心放上雙字幕，是真的把臺灣推廣出去而不是消費臺灣👍
我覺得你說的對，那些一直說國語的，，唉，，是要說明他們國語說的很溜的意思，教英文的線上課程還要收費，，，我有點看不懂，我沒點進去不知道收費如何？只是納悶，，他們的做法
Allan，你有開闊的胸襟去看與理解每個不同。你有誠懇與善良的心，因此對許多人事物感謝也包容。你重視版權，每支影片都清楚標是音樂等的出處，在你的特質與心意之下，你的影片長帶給我們反思，與哲理。
謝謝你～
你說的對，另一種說法就是((不要等失去才後悔，不要等失去才知道他的好))親情是永遠沒有任何物質可以取代的
希望台灣能讓Alan在每一個生命過程中，都覺得是和在自己家一樣的自在溫暖
可以多多利用兒子學校的寒暑假把他帶來台灣玩接觸多元文化.也是拓展視野再來是有時間增加你和兒子的家人時間.讓兒子感覺到親愛的老爸的溫暖喔^^
While I haven't left my home country for a long period. Going to Taiwan for two weeks was one of the best things I ever did in May 2019. I'm now working towards getting a BA in English and a TESOL certification, so I can live in Taiwan for the long term.
Good luck with the qualifications and job hunt in the future!
13年真的算很長的歲月，不簡單。👍👍👍👍👍
Taiwan born now living in Australia working as a Tour Guide/Director/Manager and have been living here for nearly 18 years. I learned lots from you about Taiwan.
感動~~人真的要學會深思並感受我們所擁有的
Totally agree. Most people in America where we live barely have even left their state, let alone the country and therefore really struggle to think outside of their own situation. Obviously America also has the big problem of being too patriotic, dare I say nationalistic and living abroad has really helped us to open our minds and think about things from different perspectives.
帥倫有時候超娛樂性有趣，其實還蠻感性的!
My tears fall unknowingly expecially you talk about your parents in UK and your son. That’s maybe the reason I cannot step outside my comfort zone. Bless you Allan.love you.
謝謝Allen，好有趣的觀點，提供一個新的角度，很喜歡您的影片❣️
Thanks Claire
與家人在一起生活有的是付出、有的是無限索取，對父母親孝順、兄弟姐妹們的相處融洽，相反的就像社會新聞對親友們做出傷害及更無法收拾的慘事。
這就是緣-是善緣或者是惡緣
艾倫提到-珍惜當下與家人相聚常聯絡，莫等到誰"離去時''後悔莫及啊…………！
我喜歡你論述這些絕大部分外國人不敢談論的話題，13年的台灣生活萃煉，讓你的分析能力更明確精準，加油。
說真的感性的人永遠知道自己需要的是甚麼，當初我也認為家人在身邊理所當然而沒去在意，當1月份我爸去世後才開始覺得陪伴太少了解太少而哭泣，也希望你能圓滿順利的達成你要的期許。當然我從不覺得我是台灣人而歧視亞洲任何人士，但是我只對一種人超級歧視，那種人就是中共小粉紅。
好有深度的自省，很精闢分析.感覺真的學習成長很多
Allan, I will try to make my point of view clearly to you, hope you can understand.
First of all, I think we Taiwanese are 100% with you, we love you unconditionally because you are such a sincere young man, here Taiwan is your second home country, but your mother country always is the most respectable nation in the world! 大英帝國仍是個偉大的國家，它今天的處境，只是有點像風華退色(但沒有沒落)的貴族，別忘了它引領風騷幾世紀，它就是個指標屹立於西方世界，是歐洲國家中閃亮的明珠，Allan應引以為傲， 他們的歷史證明它就曾經是這個世界上幾個國家的master，它殖民別人， 那些人就形同是它的下人、奴隸， 但那又怎樣那是他們的祖先，反而，Allan應該不要自責或聽了那些曾是英屬殖民地人的話，就覺得很愧疚! 別忘了英政府其實也因為為殖民做了很多的建設，才有他們今天的開化進步而能追求民主自由! 第二奌，Allan不要苛責自己國家不做製造業而應該要感謝像台灣這樣低調賺錢的製造業國家， 不要這樣講，因為這個世界是分工合作的，總要有人站在世界前端頂端引導潮流， 以下的我們就是就是供給及支持; 就如同蘋果賈伯斯曾說過: 消費者並不知道自己需要的是什麼，我們要創造需要給消費者，所以他創造了智慧型手機! 因此，Allan 應該瞭解: 英國就應該是英國的樣子，我們欣賞它就因為它是英國，有獨特的文化及人文因素，如果它也跟著我們這些中間及中下階層的國家一樣， 凡事躬親做製造業的每一個環節，那世界就亂了， 我們會欣賞他的披頭四及皇室女王，這些都是吸金的娛樂及觀光事業，多棒啊，不用像黑手般做得要死就有錢賺。
總之，這則主題很不錯，Allan 是個善良的 好人，懂得省思，學會珍惜與感恩， 我們台灣人要很珍惜他對我們的信賴。 Allan，God bless you.
I've been living in Australia for a very long time, Australia certainly changed my perception of Taiwan, having say that, Taiwan has changed and improved, especially the last 5 years, and in many ways , over took Australia, pandemic response is one thing Taiwan is light years ahead of Australia...
As a bystander, you can see things more differently and clearly. Living in other countries long enough helps you to have different viewpoints. I changed my view about Taiwan after living in New Zealand over 23 years.
How’s it changed for you?
I haven't seen your video for a while, I noticed you have lost weight and really shaped up in this video. Good job!
看法本來就是會變的，也許再過個一兩年，又有不同的看法，喜歡帥倫勇於表達自己的看法，加油~
Hello Sir so much love your channel, I'm also from Philippines and born there, but I'm a chinese, now stay here in Taiwan amazing with my parents, more power to your good channel, I will share your channel to YT community, and here my full support to your channel ✨👍✨🤗✨❤️✨👍
很棒的內容，有深度的見解
I have lived in Poland for 3.5 yrs since graduated from the university. I really appreciate support from my parents that agreeing with me working abroad and alone. Don't want to leave my family too long, so I work hard, trying to learn as more possible here. Living in a different country lets me see lots of great sides of Taiwan, and I know one day I will go back to my lovely family and hometown.
Traveling and doing biz all over the world I appreciate languages and cultures everywhere. Taiwan is where manufacturing of communications equipment we designed for the SE Asian market was done so I love Taiwan.
報到～🙋♀️😍😍😍🤗
我比較希望更多英國人看到這視頻。👍🍻😊
這集好有意義，希望大家幫忙分享。🙇♀️🙇♀️🙇♀️
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@@lifeintaiwan 努力幫艾倫分享。🤗
@@user-wr2hw7iq8i 謝謝🙏
@@lifeintaiwan
不客氣，分享去群組了，台英友好～🍻
希望對你的訂閱跟觀看率有幫助。🤗
3 years working in Japan made me love Taiwan even more!
I feel you... 我到美國留學後就卡在這裡二十幾年... 除了先生小孩以外親人都在台灣。這之間父親曾經病危、母親多次血壓飆高送急診，幾次手術... 感恩他們現在都一切平安。在海外這麼多年最大的收穫就是看清楚人生的priority 生命中最重要的是什麼，也更懂得理解尊重別人的難處，視野更寬廣，很多人、事、物不是表面看起來的樣子，更更更珍惜愛自己的人和自己所愛的人。
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After watching this video just wanna give you a hug.👍👍👍🌹
You Are Awesome!
Truly understand what you said, I have been studied abroad and during that period I also feel the importance of family, but I am lucky now having them all around me. I hope you could stay with your loved family more time, especially with William. You can continue film the video wherever you are! We will give the big support to you 🤗
I wish my audience would watch my content from around the world but only videos in 台灣 are popular! It’s ok by me.... I love sharing 台灣 with the world and supporting my son from it
leaving the uk was my best ever move in life, i live between australia, china, vietnam and taiwan, being a uk citizen always means carrying a burden of shame, one of our brothers has returned to the uk, that's the way it goes, (he misses the history) and as he's and english linguistic's professor i totally understand his choice.
forgetting the politics it's the uk's weather that would kill me, which if you think about it, is probably a huge influence on the folk's back in the uk attitude to life, give me blue skies any day of the week....
Yeah I considered the weather in the video but didn’t think people would take it seriously how much it affects us!
Looking forward to seeing the one William and you are the scene.
一隻手伸出來摸摸你的時候，感覺好溫暖XD，Allan變得可愛了起來，不論是誰我的讚給那個手的主人！
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不論發生什麼事 真的只有家人會永遠支持你
Absolutely
Beautiful video. Great wisdom. Thank you
Thanks you for featuring my Taipei timelapses :)
謝謝分享，南無阿彌陀佛.
你的觀察好細微!!!👍
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Thanks for the video. Yes, living abroad has its advantages and disadvantages. It was a nice gesture to see "Prozzie's hand" rub your head for emotional support. 😁
Born and raised in Taiwan and have been working/living in London for the last 10 years - it certainly makes me appreciate time with family much more. Living in London has also helped broaden my horizon and just the ways I view things, some of which cannot be achieved had I not left Taiwan, it is after all a pretty single-ethnicity small island.
But having said that, I've also become acutely aware of the shortcomings of life in the UK as well - I guess in the end of the day there's no such thing as 'the perfect place' but how you feel about the place you're stayin in.
Exactly.... totally agree
I was in Taiwan for a whole 3 days. My company was looking for a partner to design and produce a product for us. They brought in this product manager that spoke way better English than I do. He took one look at my Dell Laptop and said: “oh, my team designed that”. Yep, Dell laptops are designed in Taiwan ...
Made this comment before reaching the part about family. I hope that the lady that stroked you through your hair gave you a good hug afterwards. That would do more than any comment I can make here on the internet. Hopefully you get to see your son and your family real soon. I remember the video in the kitchen with the warm South African words on the wall. 🙂
I subscribed!
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing your feelings and it was big courage to do so. Take care ! God bless all of your family members 😘
I am really touched by your genuineness. After leaving Taiwan, I lived in two countries, Japan and USA, Each for more than 10 years. I learned that Asian counties like to emphasize how 歷史悠久 their country is. No new human race came out in the last five thousand years, so it’s ridiculous and funny to think having a long history is something to be proud of. And they don’t know western civilization has been ahead of eastern most of the time in history, with exception of probably 3 or 400 years of Tang Dynasty. And especially Chinese people brainwashed by CCP’s propaganda of nationalism, think China had been the most civilized country until end of Qing dynasty. If you compare the relics left by China to other civilizations, you can see Agamemnon of Troy had much more advanced weapons than those tera cota warriors of Qin empire which appeared five hundreds later!
Hi Allan,
Thx for making this video. I’m a Taiwanese doing my undergrad in the uk n have been living there for 4 years already. Many foreigners in tw filming videos talking about how they look tw society from their perspective (also v important n v much appreciate that) but merely like u talking about ur NEW perspective to ur home country as a foreigner in another country. Astronauts took lots of pics of earth tho their mission was the moon, cos they wanna know how the outer world look at their hometown, I only started understanding this after I studied in the uk.
Tho a small point I disagree was ur first point. I think Taiwanese people r the ones that giving ourselves too much pressure, n ngl, learning how to b more chill is something I wanna learn more in the uk.
3:02 I feel exactly the same way about HK. It was the main reason we emigrated to New Zealand back in 1996, it is even more so now.
The only difference: Hong Kong is not considered to be a sporting powerhouse, so there is no core sport that we can back.
That’s a good point about sport.... it definitely keeps me linked to the uk more than if it didn’t exist!
i did the same as you when I was living in the UK. I've now done 1 year in Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Australia and Canada
Wow! Super international!
I would love to move from the UK to Taiwan!
It means so much for you to live in Taiwan for almost 13 years and thanks for sharing so many amazing things from what you have seen and done！
I don't know if anyone has ever mentioned this but I really appreciate the front vowels in all your 台灣 pronunciations!
Even though you are a British guy, you speak English very clearly and distinctively like Americans because you have been living in Taiwan for 13 years. Yes!, Taiwan has definitely changed you. Well done Taiwan.
I like your points especially a viewpoint from a Briton. At least they won't feel offended about it. Lol. The society in UK has changed dramatically. From 2008 Financial crisis, 2016 Brexit and 2020 Covid....people are anxious and didn't know how to cope with the unknown and the future. Being an expat in London who lived there myself few years ago, I often saw people struggling financially and emotionally. I hope for the best for all my friends, your family and for people in UK.
That’s true there have been many huge events affecting factors in uk since I left
@@lifeintaiwan I think you are lucky one to get out there to look for new opportunities and to see the world. Not many people are lucky and they still struggling. I pray your country and her people will see the hope and thriving.
I really enjoy every time I watch your video, Allen. I personally feel Taiwanese education should teach students to think in the way you guide the audience to think, and this brainstorming training part is missing in the education system.
I am now working in Australia and want to apply for citizen here, but I feel more connected with my hometown Taiwan particularly from the Covid-19 started. I used to feel aggressive and stress when I was a kid in Taiwan, thinking why we needed to be told by the elder that we need be nice to people, patient, and all kinds of saint stuff that "mission impossible characteristic" as our gold. And it did work for me, even in the 10 hours away from home while working with people all around the world. Elders always said Taiwanese work like an ox- hardworking and quiet in the farm, and people do exactly the same way in Taiwan- I am very proud of it.
After living a few years in Australia, I realized many things in Taiwan are actually unorganized like the chaotic traffic and the random parking. However, surprisingly, if something big happens like an earthquake or this pandemic, people will automatically stand together and follow the rules. I guess this is some kind of weird but great in the same time.
I wish your families in UK and South Africa stay well and government can organize better for people so you guys will meet soon. I think we all learned something only after they aren't beside us right? Wish you having many masterpieces TW pineapple, cause here in OZ not bad but you know...not good as Taiwan.
貴國人自豪有理，我喜歡英國、英國人、英國的一切。這世界有你們才好。
艾倫性情中人，台灣與英國確實如其所言，感受很深，台灣應該改變艾很多。
7:45 HK has already transformed out of manufacturing small goods since the 90's, partly due to scarce resources, partly because the labour market has moved out of industrial fields.
好感動
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Interesting view! I am a Taiwanese currently living in Australia. I always think Taiwanese take life way too seriously, like what you think about British people as well. The spectators see the chess game better than the players! It's kind of like all the things like this effect! Maybe the feeling that local people take life way too seriously is the evidence that you fully immerse in that country! Anyone who lives in a foreign country escapes all original mother country's hierarchy, so that's the feeling you become open-minded, that's not the things where you are from or where you live. You inspire me - only local people know how to tire of their country! Like Taiwanese tire of the chaos between blue and green, and British tire of the things between the Conservative and the Labour!
“Prince Harry, I’m talking to you !” hahahaha
支持你！
今天在一蘭拉麵🍜遇到你喔！
剛好坐在你旁邊的那位😄
“Prince Harry, I am talking to you”, that was brilliant and really made me laugh! I hope he could actually see this video hahah
This video is trying to tell Price Allan who should go home and visit family...👍
good to see deeper conversation than just food and scenery.
有深刻的自我省思與感觸，并且能夠明晰淺白地表達出來。受教了，謝謝！//
Very touching wholehearted narration..can feel the depth beyond the words. Well done.
9:50 I'm fortunate that I'm still with my immediate family, but my extended family is spread all over the world, they (my nephews and cousins) are all grown up before I know it. It's like trying to learn everything about them in just days.
Harry 聽到沒 趕快回家吃飯
Born and grew up in Taiwan, Tainan
Moved to Singapore almost half of my life, had same feeling as yours.
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Fundamentally Taiwan is towards working together to create competitiveness in the world but as for the UK most important is to remember the great achievements in the past and continues that tradition. nevertheless, Education is one thing that the UK should proud of, and as for Taiwan, the education system still has a lot to improve.
I agree with your points on how your perspective changes when you've experienced living away from your home country. I've now lived in 7 different countries and before I was 18 I had already lived in 6 countries. As an American it made me way more aware of how much each country impacts each other and the ways they are becoming more connected.
Absolutely true.... and wow, you’re an international citizen!
I think in the business world, everything revolves around costs. It's just too expensive to manufacture certain things in certain countries, Taiwan included, that's why many first-world countries need to outsource abroad. It may not be because they "don't want to" make it in the UK, it's just too expensive!
Study the Brompton cycles, made in London (and another factory I think in England). They refused to export their manufacturing to Asia and have a wall of "rejection letters" from UK banks that insist they optimize cost. Now days they are cult cycle and I my wife and I explore on the weekends with ours.
Definitely agree on the UK's general ego... Probably the reason why the vote to leave the EU just tipped over the edge to a marginal leave win. I definitely feel it has gotten worse in the last 5 years, before then I thought we were getting better and becoming more humble, but, that thought has since been shattered.
Allan 今天好猛!!加油~
I am living at the moment with my husband in SA,where I guess your son is living now with his mom. But my very first trip to EU is the UK in 1989! ( alone in UK I have been there 6 times ,especially China Town in London more than 100 times!) Since then I had been to more than 30 countries in the world for business and pleasure,before I moved to Germany after I married to my Mr Right in 2004. Although I got a chance to visit my family in Taiwan almost once a year before Covid-19 hit the whole world, I have been missing the way of living in a "free" country where I could travel free even at night. By the way, Taichung is where I was born, and thank you for sharing all the amazing and interesting stories with us. When are you coming to SA？ I might be home in Taichung for Mother‘s Day this year. Hope to chat with you about UK and SA. Take care.
I’m trying to get to Sa as soon as I can but I can’t find information about whether I can fly or not.... do you know the rules??
@@lifeintaiwan Hi,Allan. Great to hear from you so soon. As far as I knew,Turkish Airlines is open for TW passport holders who want to fly via IST to TPE. A friend of mine just flew back to TPE last week. But she had to stopover in IST for 22 hours！！！！ Therefore I am waiting Emirates that will open again to fly in and out between JNB and TPE. after end of March.As to the rules in SA,I guess you just need to show a PCR test for COVD-19 before u leave TW.That can cost you at least NT6000.Plus,Once you return to TW,you will be sent to a free charge HOTEL room for 15 nights that is totally controled by TW government because SA,UK...are still considering as a RED zone ...haha.
But last Oct. when I flew back to Germany,things are easier there.But in Germany, since last Nov. till now people are not allowed to eat in at a restaurant. Well,Hope my information will help you somehow.
Wendy in JNB
任何你願意發自內心啟動的感謝永遠不晚。當這部影片的拍攝就是一個討論的開端。
跟其他tier 1、2 的國家比 台灣是一個大家都想當老闆不想當員工的小地方 所以很多中小微型企業
某種程度也是因為政治關係的美援打下的基礎 而且過去真的刻苦耐勞
I like this episode, which is profound and reflective.
I think all Taiwanese appreciate Allan. Indeed.
正港 A 。。。男子漢❤️❤️❤️
Allan,
It’s a good topic to talk about ,also how UK affect those colonies afterward .
From Taiwan, moved to Canada in the same year as you moved to Taiwan, in 2008
My favorite was when I was taking a ferry from Dover to France with my car and there was an older couple sitting on the ferry, watching France coast come to view. The older woman turned to her husband and with a gentle, calm voice said, "It doesn't look that much different from the UK."
The man just grunted and they didn't say anything else.
Haha this made me laugh
I am a Taiwanese born British and these are my views.
1. Too many 'little Britain/England' view, lacking broad-minded mentality.
2. Too many people taking advantages on social benefits.
3. Lacking long trem planning for the country.
3. Infrastructures are very much behind other countries.
4. Too much of 'me' culture, Brexit is a good example. Or in another word, the danger of far right wing
5. Pubic transports are way too expensive that many of the Brits cannae afford.
6. Higher educaiton in England is an absolute rip-off
7. Lacking key industries to be 'unique' in the international trading market.
Of course, there are many things which are good here, for example, the best town planning int the world and in general, people are pretty polite.
老實說，我反而認為英國要自豪點，英國是現在全球化、左傾浪潮的影響下還能保持自我的一股清流，希望英國的立場能繼續影響其他英語國家。
I have been following you for about two years. And yes, I am subscribed. I really think that you did this segment because you are homesick and misses your family. Maybe you need a day job to so you won't be lonely and think too much of home.
Think I just need some time with family 😢
Love you . Don"t cry.