What We STILL Don't Understand About Taiwanese People After a Combined 17 Years Living Here
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2024
- Here are 3 things we don't understand about Taiwanese people. Have a nice walk around at night time in Taiwan as we discuss some of the odd things people do that we just don't get.
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1.體質不同，日夜溫差跨幅不同，帥倫說的對，有些人認為端午節後才是穿短袖季節！
2.挖耳多及上廁所是私密行為，一般正常人不會在別人面前進行，與教育修養較有關！
3.基於同理心，我們會想照顧出外人；普遍來說，在臺灣能遇到白人朋友的比例較多！
4.你的某些風格跟當初在外面邊走路邊拍攝的南非內森也有像，一定會有喜愛的觀眾！
註：其實你的頻道也不輸盧卡斯及元元，保持普羅西個人的風格才能吸引忠誠的粉絲！👍😃👏
繼續加油，祝你早日突破十萬大關！
Prozzie, I just realized. You look like a very young Santa Claus :)
Hahaha lol true :D
omg i will never unsee this
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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「對白人禮遇」這件事，以我對身邊的朋友和自己的感受是我們只是想讓「外地人」在自己的生活圈感到輕鬆自在，所以很自然會想了解你現在是不是遇到困境或需要幫忙，如果特別是白人的話，只是對我們來說比較好辨識而已，或是潛意識認為白人在亞洲需要適應的地方更多，我自己在居住的社區如果遇到越南籍女生移工，我也會盡可能幫助她，我媽媽說她在公司遇到也是一樣，會主動了解她來台灣有沒有什麼不便。另外台灣人晚上走在路上愛穿外套，我想部分原因是對有健身運動習慣的人來說確實會有點驚訝，因為我自己就是這樣，即使冬天有去健身房的日子也是穿短袖
但是對待黑人，就不會warm-hearted
我個人有看到很多台灣人根本就看不起越南，泰國，印尼來的人，台灣的種族歧視問題一直以來都被忽略這。
@@PowerYuLiu
歧視是有
但沒這麼嚴重
年輕人幾乎沒有
有人說黑人
對年輕人來說聯想到歌星運動員
台灣黑人很少無法評論
而越南泰國印尼人
你去看一般家庭誰會歧視
感謝有人協助都來不及了
一般來說對待他們好的人
多過於不好的
而這裡歧視部分
比較不是族裔
而是在台灣這些人的工作比較粗重
職業背景上的歧視多過於種族
當然因為族群比例的關係
既定印象是這樣來的
其實台灣越南移民越來越多
東南亞來台旅行的比例越來越高
單一映像會越來越被稀釋
Speak english bro, shiat. Not even prozzie understands.
@@starcraftplayer7084 Is that so? He just thumbed up my comment
台灣人有句話：來者是客! （國 台語皆是）。
其實台灣人自己造訪別人家時，"來者是客" 的禮遇，就會發生在我們自己身上!
因為深怕"招待不週" !有失"待客之道"! 所以這種概念，是從小生長過程中，長輩灌輸深植的概念!!
所以這是台灣人用"待客之道"來禮遇>造訪或留下來的外國人的原因!
但是對於東南亞來的移工朋友可能就未必是這麼來者是客了
@@JerryLcc 素質問題 素質不好的人在哪裡都不會被待見 當然我不是說東南亞人素質不好 只是論基數來講 很殘酷的說 的確是東南亞人的負面新聞較多 你選擇無視 帶著有色眼鏡的人才是你自己
@@veryinterestingpersonaliti8321 我覺得移工人都蠻熱情欸⋯⋯你只從新聞看世界的話很可惜
1. Come live in Arizona, and then go to California beach, you will understand what it means to feel cold at 23C
2. Asian ear wax is different from Caucasian sticky ear wax. It's less messy and more powdery, so it's not seemed as gross in comparison. But yes, sticky ear wax is not something I would touch unless they are my kids'.
3. Having white people in the restaurant is probably like getting recognized/confirmed by foreign people that your shop is good.
My wife and I have full on conversations when either of us are on the can. Go Prozzie 100k. I love your casual videos. I don’t get the warm clothing on a hot evening either.
Same. But, in the same room is the question! That's a bigger line to cross haha
對於白人優惠這件事,我覺得如果我自己工作是必須面對外國人的話.我會這樣解釋:
當在櫃檯遇到外國人的case,只要是在相對不都會區的地方,就是相對麻煩的case.
與其讓一個外國人的case,處理起來造成後續的大排長龍
不然設一個專門櫃台來特別處理,這樣其他人的部分效率也比較不會受到影響
不然為了處理一個外國人的案件,造成後面的人等更久.這樣長官或主管是一定不接受的
如果太難請帥allan的友人幫忙翻譯吧
最後我在台中也會邊走邊喝啤酒拉,這就是我喜歡台灣的地方,
畢竟美國跟歐洲很多地方不能這樣的
我是台灣人XDDDDDDDDDDDD
I had a Taiwanese girlfriend for over 4 years and can help you out with the winter clothes thing: 15-25 degrees could be cold to her. The other thing is that Taiwanese winter clothes LOOK like winter clothes, but won't actually keep you warm. Those long coats are actually very light. She found out the hard way when she came to Holland the first time during the winter and we had to buy new clothes.
Ear cleaning: asian people have either dry or wet ear wax. Caucasians usually have wet ear wax. Dry ear wax is easier to scoop, Q-tips are more useful for the wet type.
Just hoping you foreigners feel at home. That's why Taiwanese is kind to you guys.
Thank you for what you have done for Taiwan.
Please enjoy yourself.
This is how I feel it is, when Taiwanese people are so nice and accommodating. They really hope that we will develop a positive view of Taiwan and share our experiences with others!
It's really hard living abroad. Especially long term
Hahahahaha for someone like my mom anything below 23 Celsius is “cold”....😂 I was totally confused after 7 years living in the Midwest where people start wearing t-shirt and think “spring is coming” when it’s above 0 😂
Your mom and I have an understanding as I've long maintained below 70 Fahrenheit at night is too cold 🥶
很喜歡這樣casual 的影片，因為可以聽到 Prozzie 的想法。
Q1. 季節轉換中，有時冷有時熱，早晚溫差大，還是會繼續穿外套。加上台灣人騎摩托車，吹風，也不會太熱，回家就脫掉。等連續熱幾天，換季明確，就會看到路上人們開始換成短褲短袖。
就喜歡Prozzie影片這個業餘感的調調,很真實很生活
1.其實就像艾倫說的，是我們對於季節轉換的定義不一樣，當然，並不是所有的人，有一些經常運動、身體很強壯的人來說，他們也已經開始穿短袖了，只是社會大眾根據經驗和天氣預報，了解到仍然有冷氣團、早晚溫差仍然差距大，所以他們會習慣穿長袖，熱的時候捲起袖子就好。
2.挖耳朵通常是家庭內自己或互相會做的事情，或是去提供服務的店，通常人們不太會在公共場進行，除非是當下有必要或很不舒服........................或這個人沒有公德心不愛惜公共場所的衛生保護、缺乏教養。
3.台灣多數人民其實對外國人都不錯，特別是友善的外國人，或是看得出嘗試在融入台灣社會的外國人。這源自於我們喜歡認識新朋友，尤其是外國朋友。而且政府其實長久以來一直推廣英語為第二語言，所以對於英語系的人種，其實人民一直都有一種認為這些人比較有文化知識水平、國際化的感覺。
The causal street chatting video is really interesting~ Many thoughts and ideas from you guys are quite unique and fun.
By the way, about the Taiwanese dressing, I think I can feel a bit what you guys feel although I'm a Taiwanese. I studied and now work in Germany for a while, when I go back to Taiwan I do feel extremely hot and moisture. Even though it's a chilling night (by Taiwanese standard), I can still wear t-short and short pant. However, once I stay in Taiwan for more than a month, my endurance to the cold also reduce and I have to wear jacket at night~ I guess we are just so adapt to the hot temperature and with no endurance to any level of cold weather
Because Taiwan is a hot+humid country, we even have 20+ degree days in winter. And consecutive 35+ degree days for months in spring+summer+autumn. So we are used to hot weather but not cold weather. So when temperature drops lower than 25 degree, it is “cold” for a lot of people and that’s when they put on their big thick snowy mountain type of jackets while people who grow up in the countries like USA and Canada where temp can drop below freezing points would find that kinda of Taiwanese winter weather is either still very hot or quite comfortable.
True but also if it's 10 degree with the condition of high humidity, it would be much colder than when it is at the same temperature with dry air. That also should be counted in.
Just keep consistently making good videos and your numbers should go up! The algorithm is king.
看到最後，想說：我們台灣人是很貼心的，並不是放低姿態😉就是文化不同 日本人應該就會比較能理解吧
We are sweet 😚
Certainly are😊 Taiwan number 1 🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼
Longtime viewer from your China days. I appreciate your forthright perspective in all your videos. It's the slow road, but it's the right road. Zero pandering. Very uncommon in the Taiwan RUclips community. Vulnerable and inspiring!
You have a genuinely interesting perspective. Keep it up, Prozzie!
ooooo since the China days. Those were many moons ago
@@Prozzie Many moons indeed! 你的視頻越來越好了! Cheers buddy : )
Hahaha! I really enjoy the sense of humor and the tacit understanding shown in your videos!!!
Yes now is that confusing temperature where Taiwanese people still think its cold, but foreigners generally think its hot. At school this is always a problem because I really feel we need the AC, but my kids are still wearing long sleeves and jackets. But later when we do turn the AC on, it will be set so low that I will be cold. Every year I feel so confused.
可能因為你從雪的國家來的所以不覺得冷，台灣人25度就要穿外套了。
I cannot comprehend the jackets over 20 degrees as well... but ppl just fear for cold weather apparently... weird
I like your casual video!
The winter clothes thing in summer happens in Japan too. It can be 38 degrees celsius outside and you'll see Japanese people wearing hoodies or jackets. Blows my mind.
我喜歡 Prozzie 的影片~ 希望趕快破十萬訂閱
Thanks for the video Prozzie
In my experience, many Americans also get excited when they see foreign visitors, but the problem is that in the US, it’s hard to tell who is a foreigner and who is not. Even if they speak English with an accent they’re more likely to be a long-time immigrant rather than a genuine foreigner. Also, it’s considered polite to show interest in people in Taiwan, whereas in the US it’s rude to show too much interest in strangers.
我覺得
Prozzie最大的優點就是非常「幽默」，並且會自嘲，也很輕鬆地就表達出自己真實的想法，雖然有時候聽得出來是在避免說出真話(因為會傷到其他人的心)，但不妨在經營頻道上可以更善用自己的優勢，那如果想要短時間內得到更多訂閱數，就去台灣旅遊吧，像那對比利時夫婦，去一些秘境，聳動的影片標題，hrhr....
@Megan Q 對啦眾人皆醉你獨醒啦，全部的人都智障最賤，就你最清高
I like your true temperament, have unique insights into current affairs, and will not deliberately please the audience, if you can let the audience know you more, they will like you like a friend.
Totally agree
“Tshun-thinn āu-bú bīn, beh piàn tsi̍t sî-kan” is a Taiwanese, proverb it means the spring weather is as unstable as the stepmother’s attitude toward stepchild.so people may wear/carry coat in this season.
I was in Quanzhou last two days ago and I definitely felt chilly at any other time than the middle of the day. I put my jumper on around 3 PM. Quanzhou is just over from Taizhong. I travelled there from Guangdong where I stayed for a few days and got used to the heat! Now I'm back in Shanghai I feel freezing.
Love the casual walk and talk.
I mean it's fine if u dont know the small details of cultural differences. The part where foreigners are treated as if they're celebrities is usually because it's so rare to see one, especially down south
當思考外國文化時很難不脫離自己原本文化帶給自己的刻板認知。你的頻道講你的觀察很棒，只是若能試著與不同文化背景的人真誠對談與互相理解探討，也許會是更有趣的事情。當在思考為什麼這麼做背後的原因，跳脫白人的角度來看這件事也許會有不同的結論，”白人禮遇“可能不是因為白人的身份，而僅是想讓外來的客人感受到充分的溫暖與照顧，如同一個住南部朋友的朋友難得上台北找自己玩，也會想盡辦法熱情款待。
台灣人之所以還會穿冬天的衣服 , 是因為此時季節交替還沒進入夏季 , 天氣起伏不定溫差大所至 , 可能外過人比較不了解此情況 , 兩位才會有此疑惑 , 南部與北部也不一樣 , 希望兩位能理解 !
I'm so good with cold, can sleep without a blanket in like 40-50F (4-10c) degrees. i start sweating around 71F (21C). I'm sure many people from Taiwan would think its weird if they saw my tall sasquatch ass sweating at 71F (21C).
I like casual. Of course, here in the States , just about every government agency has people that can speak Spanish to help those who don't speak English.
我今天在公車排隊，前面一位大約四十歲左右的女生就在我面前剪指甲，我只是很納悶，指甲雖然跟狗大便比起來沒那麼髒，但是，剪完的指甲應該要放在垃圾桶裏吧，她直接在公車站旁邊剪指甲，剪完的指甲直接掉落在路面上，真的很無語
........指甲「不能」直接掉落在路面，你認真?梳髮時掉的頭髮也不能是吧?你活在社會上真的很辛苦吧?一堆看不順眼的事.....
台灣屬於熱帶天氣所以普遍並不耐寒！春夏轉換季節溫度多變所以還是有人會穿冬衣！！
台灣有來者是客跟體諒他人包容他人的美德！善待外國人是一種感念你們出門在外需要幫忙！公家機關本是服務大眾所謂大眾也包刮在台外國人！最近滿多新住民絕大部分都能學好中文溝通也許如此所以並沒針對新住民有此服務！
喜歡台灣的外國人也許需要多下點功夫學好中文至少能溝通！這樣能有機會讓台灣人了解你也讓你們能更瞭解台灣人而不是只觀察到表面！衷心祝福你們在外打拼外國人到台灣有家的感覺！！要幸福哦………
Prozzie最近是否有事煩惱！以前影片你的笑容天真……希望是我錯看
Prozzie , you are my favorite youtuber.
是啊！老一輩說不到端午不下冬裝，不過現在不是古時後，天氣是夠熱的!
白天穿長袖是防曬、騎機車&進出冷氣房的人會習慣加長袖或薄外套，短程路可能嫌穿脫穿脫麻煩。
我喜歡Prozzie的影片，因為很自然、真實。
I'm Taiwanese born in Chicago. I live with my boyfriend who's of Scandinavian descent. Here's my opinions on some of your topics and hope it helps! (These are just my experience).
1. Taiwanese run a bit warmer or are just used to being warmer and perceive it as more comfortable. Since I grew up in Chicago, I can wear t-shirts in Taiwan's winter. I'm just so used to what "cold" is. I'm guessing most foreigners are from generally colder areas and just have a lower threshold for hot temperatures. Compared to my boyfriend, I can tolerate wayyy hotter temperatures though.
2. Ear picking. Although I've never seen it in public in Taiwan, I personally see it as a nostalgic and comforting act. Most children in Taiwan (and other Asian countries) get their ears cleaned by their parents. I remember falling asleep in my mom's lap and it's just a peaceful and amazing feeling!!!! I still love as a adult! It's a display of love! :)
It´s always a good video when you two go out ramble about a certain topic while walking in the streets :D
穿外套原因-防蚊蟲叮，坐公車會冷，有些店內跟百貨公司冷氣很強，騎車也很冷，然後我真的很怕冷😆
keep making vids yall
When I meet the foreigners, my thoughts are like "There're must be tons of things for her/him to adapt here, I'll take this oppertunity of meeting her/him to offer a least of I can do"
很喜歡看你們在街上散步談論各種議題的影片。
因為有時候百貨公司的冷氣很冷～所以我們習慣帶一件薄外套，白天遮陽，晚上去一些冷氣強的地方也可以避免忽冷忽熱而感冒和雨傘同樣的道理😊😊😊
我以前住在多倫多時, 就算零度也是非常舒服, 穿件毛衣就可以出門了 (反正到處都是暖氣)
剛回來台灣的時候, 就算冬天也會覺得很熱, 穿件短袖 T-shirt 就出門了. 不過幾年下來, 發覺自己抗寒能力變弱了, 也開始穿起外套!
其實台灣人端午節前會穿外套是因為端午節前都是梅雨季節, 晚上氣候變化會比較大, 濕氣也會比較高, (尤其是台灣北部, 乾冷我 ok, 但濕冷真的很難受, 穿外套並不是怕冷, 而是討厭濕冷的空氣穿來防風或是防止下雨時讓全身淋濕) 所以就會習慣帶一件輕薄外套出門避免晚上變天, 但一直拿在手上很麻煩, 所以乾脆就穿在身上
I love casual videos. It's very natural.
I remember those days in China with you riding around opining on various topics then realizing you didn't know where you were. Good times 🙃
Something peculiar I've noticed in Taiwan is that the Taiwanese love to boast about being nice people. They love to claim that they have a lot of “人情味” (human warmth/touch or friendliness).
One time, a Taiwanese friend I was chatting with said to me, “台湾人比美国人有人情味，你认同吗？” ("Taiwanese people have more human warmth than Americans, don't you agree?"). I was really upset. It was a somewhat insensitive thing to say, even displaying a low level of 人情味. Obviously, I don't agree. That was only one person; most Taiwanese would not say this. But, I do very frequently hear Taiwanese boasting about having a lot of this quality or using other words to boast about being especially nice people.
My opinion is: it is good to have empathy, to be considerate, to be friendly; but, it's awkward and arrogant to boast about having these qualities, because you sound like you are claiming to be better than other people. Some people who are from a different culture or different country than yourself might appear to you to have less of a human touch, but that's because you really don't understand those people fully. They express empathy and politeness differently from how you do, because they have a different culture.
I have to say I disagree with some of your assessments here, but I'm glad to see you guys feel comfortable expressing them.
Dude I remember when you had under 10k subs. Keep doing the casual you.
Prozzie 確定不寫些文章嗎？ 一定很有趣 ☺️ 看著你的影片，讓我想起蕭煌奇的歌詞「眼前的黑不是黑，你說的白是什麼白」這些問題都不是問題，或許是一種探索自己和找到自己真正屬於這個土地的連結在哪裡？ 我相信會找到答案的。
Thanks for the classic sign off.
1. 外國人繳稅有特別櫃檯，因為不是每個操作人員都會稅務英文或有辦法用英文解釋。下次你可以試試不要去外國人櫃檯，跟台灣人一起等繳稅。
2. 台灣人很納悶你們為什麼留在台灣，因為很多人想出國，而外國人想留台灣，並不是你們個人的因素，也不會覺得你們奇怪。
3. 我使用中文不用英文，因為我知道你看得懂。😀
因為在台灣一直有戰爭風險，對面一直打壓台灣，不然台灣不用花那麼多錢在國防，可以做更多建設
@@joki2005 留在台灣的外國人越多 戰爭的風險越小 這種簡單的邏輯你都不通嗎 名義上台灣沒有任何大使館 但是卻有多國辦事處 你真的覺得戰爭是那麼簡單的東西？還有經濟層面呢 台灣最重要的產業是什麼 你知道嗎？身為一個台灣人 你了解台灣嗎？
@@veryinterestingpersonaliti8321 很多人只會被對岸媒體及內賊帶風向，說真的台灣要是真的那麼不安全，對面不會嘴上武統而已，不過台灣人很多出走是因為同樣工作在國外發展性更好，台灣的職場文化也還是需要改進⋯⋯要不然年輕人只會躺平或出走
As a cold-weather Canadian living in Japan, I can’t understand the long-sleeve clothing and layers worn in Summer. For me, I can’t wear more than a T-shirt. So I think it’s based on climate where you grew up.
After living in Taiwan for 7 years, my Canadian teacher said " I told my mom today is cold and the temperature is 17 Celsius. She think ...I am crazy..."
Adapting metabolism is definitely a significant factor. And while it will run into its genetic limits at some point, Taiwanese have ages of ancestry who were born and lived their whole life in an often swelteringly hot country.
Have a good weekend to you guys!
Speaking as a Yank, we pay income tax twice when we work in Taiwan because both governments want to tax us and they can't get in to a deal like the one with Korea. So having some benefits or just a small token of appreciation goes a long way in offsetting this disadvantage.
Enjoy your show! Go Taiwan!
請不用再強調你很熱，但大家都還穿外套，原因很簡單：
1、每個人體感溫度不同，感受不同。如同我一個朋友，冬天8度，他還是穿一件短袖polo衫到處跑，而另一位朋友，14、5度他就會穿衛生褲出門。
2、台灣春、秋早晚溫度變化大，很多人早上6、7點出門，溫度是16、7度，但下午溫度就28度，晚上又24、5度，外套拿著不方便，穿在身上不流汗就是還可以。
3、長期坐辦公大樓的，有時室內空調很低又不能調，或是位置在出風口，長時間是很冷的，所以夏天穿長袖襯衫是剛好而已，甚至還會穿西裝外套。
4、台灣摩托車騎士是很多的，春秋早晚騎車體感溫度是比較低的，穿件外套是正常的。同理，夏天太陽直射，有件長袖上衣，不要讓太陽直射皮膚，除了不那麼熱之外，避免曬傷和皮膚癌也是原因之一。
其實是不了解台灣網路酸民以及媒體文化 台灣其實仍是一個偏見很深的地方 而且很多人確實是見不得台灣好 從以前到現在台灣人都是崇尚移民去其他國家 從前本省人受了外省人的政治壓迫而跑去歐美 而外省人靠著關係賺了一堆錢也是跑去歐美 這幾代人從沒覺得台灣這塊地有啥可發展的 但他們仍是要回國享受台灣健保 我就說這種家族的人有啥投票資格
The one that always confuses me is how some Taiwanese people assume that any white person they see is American. I'm pretty sure some of the people that do this have experienced similar themselves when abroad (with other people assuming they are Chinese) so I really don't get it.
"Wǒ bùshì měiguó rén!" comes in handy :D
Apparently, in the past, due to the unique American support of Taiwan, they only really had Americans visiting Taiwan. Other countries, not so much. Not sure how accurate that is, but that would account for it.
It's slightly inconvenient, but there's no malice behind it. Taiwanese are kind overall. (Personally, I'm more insulted people find comparison to Americans insulting! hahaha Personally, I'm perplexed!)
我是美國來的 : D
I'm a slim guy, and I get mistaken for being European! I don't care. It's funny to hear people's guesses and rationale for them. Good for conversation.
@@mypartyisprivate8693 I don't think I like the implication there 🤣
Well when I was in western countries，local people said "Konichiwa" to me, too. Why they thought I was Japanese? Maybe it's the same same reason.
@@teateammate Yeah I'm aware the problem goes both ways 😀
First!
Commented before prozzie did lol
Not fair! You were probably sitting on his lap when he posted it.
個人習慣25度以下就會搭個小外套了, 不然覺得有點涼.
台灣的冬季太短, 我們要把握任何可以穿搭冬天美美衣服的機會, 所以只要有一點點冷就會穿上外套圍巾靴子...這個說法是不是很合理 XD .
小時候有個芝加哥來的老師, 在大寒流5度的天氣穿短袖, 我們也都覺得超誇張! 但是後來知道他的家鄉動不動就零下2,30度之後 就懂了!
台灣氣候太極端，我冬天衣服收好了，結果又來個寒流，但我也不是很了解大熱天有人穿外套，也許真的每個人體質不同啊！
第二，台灣對於外國人比較照顧，並不限於白人，黑人也是，我想是因為在台灣社會相對少見，台灣人會想照顧少數族群的性格我猜源自於政治環境上我們是國際孤兒，年輕一輩對於這方面養成的同理心，同婚的推動也是如此才受到廣泛支持
Seasons are not extreme in Taiwan. It is cultural as I am ABC and I am already in tees and shorts.
Yeah, I was thinking that too. The winters in Taiwan are very mild.
我會對白人特別關注特別好，因為我希望這個明顯是非台灣人的傢伙可以對我們的國家產生好感，因為我們一直缺乏國際關注吧…
然後，我會用一樣的態度對待黑人，因為也明顯是非我國的人，那就是外國來的客人，我希望讓外國人對台灣有好印象。
那面孔跟我們相差不多的人，就不太會有相同的對待。
I hope foreigners working in Taiwan can at least learn basic Mandarin able to have a simple conversation, Just like Taiwanese go to work in Canada must at least learn the local language. I think this is the most basic respect for humanities and culture.
Taiwanese here. I don't understand why people wrap themselves up like they are going to the snows as soon as they are on a moving two wheel vehicle. I sweat just looking at these people.
My grandma or aunt or uncle would always be worried that wild child me would freeze to death riding on the back of their scooter in my t-shirt and shorts in 32°c heat, sweating my make-up off. I am just as puzzled as you guys are about this body temperature regulation ability.
I don’t understand why people wear jackets when it’s 30 degrees in spring, either.
Walk & Talk.... yeah!
I don't understand why some wear this much either. Somehow they think it's "cold" when some breeze touches their skin.
Not all westerners were born for a lot of the critical elements that go with living in a western society. I don't think of it so much as running away, but rather seeing through the bs, and deciding to take life on by living abroad and having an experience you'll never regret. I was just getting all promotions etc, that I'd been working towards for over 10 years, 'climbing the ladder', and had the best numbers in the country in my field, but it was nothing but stress and monotony. All I could think of all day is going to live on this island that I visited every 6 months for two weeks, and creating a different future for myself. I think there's more bravery in moving from a western society to a place like Taiwan and making something of it that you love doing every day than there is in staying in your box and shutting your face for 40+ years because it's safe and what everyone else expects of each other. Some of us westerners are more woke to everything going on than we get credit for, I think, which is actually why we're here. 🙂
3:38 的挖耳棒---本來用挖耳棒清潔耳朵應該是因為古早時代用的棉花棒其實根本不能清耳朵，反而只會把耳屎越推越進去，所以我有陣子也用耳拔子清，但後來去耳鼻喉科診所問過，醫生建議最好連耳拔子都不要用，耳屎本來就會自己代謝(?)，或者也可每隔一段時間(記得是半年)去找耳科醫生清潔
To cleanse your ears, just go to a clinic nearby and have your doctor do that for you twice a year. Don't DIY no matter what tool you've got, which might hurt your ears.
"hope for the best, prepare for the worst" -- how people dress for the weather. hope its warm but dress for the low temp regardless of what the high is supposed to be.
To the Taiwanese people commenting that they're just nice to Westerners because they want 外國人 to feel at home, I can see what you mean... to some extent. I'm a foreigner too, but not a Westerner - I'm Vietnamese, and I've met Taiwanese at both ends of the spectrum - people who are super nice and considerate to me because I'm a foreigner, and people who treat me like s***, also because I'm a foreigner, specifically Vietnamese. It's true that some Taiwanese really look down on us (I hope they're in the minority). And I can confirm the special treatment towards Westerners is not a unique case to Taiwan, as at least it's true where I'm from too. Anyways interesting topic. I love Taiwan too
這麼多影片我蠻喜歡你們環島那一段
尤其是安全帽掉下去的悲傷
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subscribed, hey Prozzie, could you introduce us about what kind of engineer work you are doing?(I think you've said you are an Engineer, right?)
I suspect he is a sanitation engineer, using his head as well as his hands. (They put a cap on his head and a broom in his hands.) Either that or he's a train engineer working on the Grand Funk Railroad, all the live long day.
I'm a kindergarten teacher. I engineer children
Thanks Prozzie, pls engineer TW young kids well and always lie to them that they are the best and have bright future waiting
以開發國家大多是白色人種，人民也大多有著一定的素養，日本人也是，我們對有素養有禮貌的人會比較禮遇。
禮尚往來
沒關係!! 我在臺灣生活了1/3的人生了 我還是覺得我不夠了解臺灣 這幾年有很多的外國朋友也都開始在臺灣生活 看到你們的影片跟分享在臺灣的生活經驗後 我才知道我對於這塊海島的認識還只是皮毛而已 最近開始騎車到處跑看了不少臺灣的美 我覺得我就算花一輩子去認識臺灣也不夠
其實...我一直從臺灣人對待外國朋友的行為上看到早期臺灣人的影子 以前臺灣人對臺灣人的相處模式就跟你們現在差不多 雖說還是能從老一輩的臺灣人身上看到 不過我還是希望那一天又可以看見早期臺灣人對臺灣人的相處模式
We always say the spring weather is like the temper of step mother, so unpredictable. So we have to wait to the dragon boat festival to change the clothing. For us, 22C is cool weather, but it is very hot for those living in snowing winter place. Cold or hot is not an absolute scale, it is a relative scale. 😂😂
Ah, so that thing is not just in Germany. "Crazy April weather" is notorious here.
In March we had a couple days of up to 20°C, total lovely spring weather, now it's back to freezing nights and max. 10°C during the day and a couple days ago it snowed here while the sun was shining. A day later there was sleet with strong winds that then transitioned into big-flaky snow with no wind.
(We also have "Eisheilige", the understanding that is important for farmers that freezing nights can still happen even in May.)
Before coming to Taiwan, I had experienced winter in Manchuria, where it typically was -20 degrees. Here in Taiwan, people say it's "cold" if it's less than positive 20 degrees! I just cannot accept the word "cold" being used for any temperature greater than 10 degrees. 8 degrees can be called cold. I'd say 9 to 19 is "cool", 20 to 25 is "warm", and 26 and up is "hot".
好幾年前有個加拿大人來台灣旅遊，之後回國說台灣是...，連英文標示都沒有，台灣人都不會講英文，網路上有些人說她是公主病，現在台灣很貼心，有專人來服務這種公主病的人
I know you guys have probably done a street food vid in the past, but please do a current one, just go out and hit like 6-10 places in one evening and show us around, sample some shit. Also, is there anything like they have in Shenzhen, the electronics market stuff would be cool, like SEG plaza. Thanks from Oregon.
😂 My husband is American, and I am Taiwanese. We don’t close the bathroom door 🚪 when either one of us go to bathroom 🚽.
台灣在端午節之後才是真正的進入夏季，在這之前的溫度、天氣都是不穩定的，以前還有四月雪，而現在應該是要清明時節雨紛紛的時節，接著還有梅雨季，所以冬衣不會太早收，而且每個人的體質都不樣，你狂流汗，有些人跳一小時的舞也只有微微水珠
有一種涼叫做「心靜自然涼」😂
不然就是車🏍️騎太快也很涼 😂
所以要穿外套😂
You guys have no idea what you are missing out on. Go by a ear scoop and try it, it's amazing
Prozzie for Prime Minister of Canada!
#1- Maybe it's not actually 30 degrees but you felt hot as a Canadian? Who wears winter jackets in 30c? And we do look at the weather forecast. Or if you were right, don't know where the heck you went to, surely not Taipei or Taoyuan
#2 - Ear wax... hmm.. interesting topic. My mom used to clean mine when I was little, but now I just use cotton buds to clean it after a shower(so it's wet)
#3- I love getting to know about any foreigner, whether they're white, black, south-east-Asian or whatever. Some people like white guys more, though. Anyway in general, we Taiwanese welcome foreigners😊 And I've never thought about the "You must have problems in your own country" theory. After hearing this I'm confused because... it makes a little sense😅. On the other hand, there are foreigners saying what they like about Taiwan(not gonna give examples for now), and those things don't necessarily suggest we are more developed but are special. We should probably be more confident...
這個話題很有深度 ，很值得探討! 我想台灣是個在地理上(是座完全隔絕的小島)與政治上比較封閉的國家，幾百年來被各國政權佔領過，或是在國際間不被承認，這造成台灣人是自卑的!! 這或許是其中一個原因
不是只對白人有特殊待遇，而是每個外國人！因為我們會覺得當你處在一個你不能溝通的地方，生活方式也都不同，你會不適應、不知所措！所以會想盡量的幫忙.人生地不熟能幫就幫
I can't believe most of comments here don't get the first part. Most Taiwanese believe you get a cold / flu from exposed to cool weather. older Taiwanese generations will not consume cold drinks even during summer months, because it is bad for your "chi" (lack of better words). Plus what you said about getting a tan during the day - People are just used to the temperature. Feeling warm is NORMAL, feeling cool will catch a cold.
If you stay in taiwan long enough , you will know how fast the weather change in a day, especially between season change
第一個問題，這必須承認的，臺灣人普遍運動量不足，沒有運動習慣，營養攝取觀念不佳，於是普遍人們的身體是比較怕冷虛弱的，這也反映了臺灣人相對較長的工時，所以壓縮了其他休憩時間包含運動時間。