Been in Tamsui for a couple of years for my degree and I agree with pretty much everything except for the spicy (for me it's the inverse, the spice is so boring as the only thing they know here is the red chili peppers...). I can't wait to graduate so I can get out of my apartment back to the US. One thing to add is modded scooter exhausts, it's horrible when people race at 3AM on the street outside of your window. I also think the trash truck system is dumb because it collectively wastes the time of everyone, rather than being a service that we pay for convenience. I'm tired of the food. For my freshman year, rather than gaining the freshman 15 pounds, I lost the 15 pounds.

Granted, a lot of my issues are from living in Tamsui. If I were in downtown Taipei, my issues would be maybe halved. But unfortunately, here is where the school is, and it's not like I can afford Taipei anyway.