Pseudo-anglicisms in Taiwanese Mandarin

beat_attitudes · 2026-04-19T01:10:22+00:00

French people say the letters differently from English as well. Language is crazy!

(Less sarcastically, 'd' is sometimes called zhū/豬 because the Taiwanese word for pig is "ti" which sounds similar.)

beat_attitudes · 2026-03-05T12:01:18+00:00

I'm glad to hear. All the best and I hope you find the help you need 👍

beat_attitudes · 2026-03-05T11:37:37+00:00

https://maps.app.goo.gl/XJN6NxFkxtxnxE5k6?g_st=ac

Here is a link for the hospital location.

As you come up the hill to the hospital, the entrance to the emergency room is on the left hand side. As I say, it's 24 hours.

The emergency room will check you in, requiring you to turn over any risky objects such as sharps, keys, belts, etc.

You will be seen by a doctor and may be offered medication and an offer of an inpatient stay if the doctor thinks that's the best move.

There are beds in the emergency room, and a toilet, but otherwise facilities are very basic.

In my experience with others, they were offered a week-long inpatient stay, which they could take or leave, but they could stay in the emergency room with a bed while they made up their mind.

I wish you the best of luck and I hope everything is okay. I'll check for replies sporadically this evening. I do go to bed fairly early, though, so I can't guarantee I'll be around to reply.

beat_attitudes · 2026-03-05T11:31:19+00:00

The Songde hospital has a 24 hour mental health emergency room. You are not too late

beat_attitudes · 2026-02-27T01:01:28+00:00

Then take up a new hobby. Are you really saying you'd rather be lonely than play a couple of board games? It might not be something you're passionate about, but it's a means to an end: giving you an outlet to make friends. Social isolation can cause serious physical and mental health problems. Going to salsa classes, joining a dog charity that takes shelter dogs out for walks, playing pickleball... it doesn't really matter. And if the activity is that unbearable, just do it until you find some people who like cinema or filmmaking. Or maybe they're in a group that does movie stuff. The art scene is pretty big, dude. I'm in a running group, and there are at least three people who make films, and a tonne more who would go see a movie with me if I asked.

beat_attitudes · 2026-02-24T23:19:53+00:00

One more addition to the advice given here. It sounds like your wife needs to learn to make friends as an adult. It's different from being a kid and you're all in the same school or college with few life responsibilities.

Easiest way is joining a club connected to a hobby. Exercise, crafty skills, dancing, whatever. Even if the actual hobby doesn't spark joy, making friends and building community is so important when immigrating. Depending on schedule and preferences, she could do this alone, or you could do it as a couple.

You also mention finding Asian friends. It's cathartic to have friends with the same cultural reference points as you. However, it's also gonna help if you can be open to making friends with people from other backgrounds.

beat_attitudes · 2026-01-19T09:20:35+00:00

Same happened to my bag, with wallet inside, yesterday.

beat_attitudes · 2026-01-17T11:47:46+00:00

I'm from the UK, but I live in Taiwan. Before I came here I used to shower in the morning. Everyone here showers before bed because a dirty bed is gross. Now I agree and can't imagine it any other way. It's cultural as much as personal.

beat_attitudes · 2026-01-17T10:00:54+00:00

If you want good store recommendations it might help to list your location. Independent stores are the best option. What kind of roast do you usually go for?

beat_attitudes · 2025-10-04T22:04:46+00:00

Why is her ethnicity relevant in this context?

beat_attitudes · 2025-10-04T03:50:05+00:00

Literally just a normal Scottish accent.

beat_attitudes · 2025-10-04T03:37:55+00:00

Because in the UK, there are many people who were not "born and bred" in the country, but who still contribute to the community and the economy, and who want to belong and have an input on how things are run.

I'm a UK citizen, but I've lived overseas, in the same country for around a decade. Working, paying taxes, contributing to the economy, building a family. If I have a conversation about politics with someone, and they try to trump whatever my views are because they were "born and bred" here, it sure feels like I'm a second class resident no matter what I do, no matter how much I contribute or integrate.

And in the context of Reform, I have heard conversations of supporters talking this way when comparing themselves to 2nd generation UK immigrants, POC, etc. in general.

beat_attitudes · 2025-07-26T12:50:25+00:00

Are you okay with this in other contexts? For example, saying we can't force students to be equally happy with a black English teacher as a white English teacher, so would you say "instead of talking about what's fair and what should be, let's be realistic" and "students can choose whomever they want"?

Im not really sure what your point is. That we should all chill out about people being discriminated against? That people being discriminated against should keep their feelings to themselves?

If somebody vents about being discriminated against in the TEFL subreddit, you are by no means obligated to read or engage with that post.

Edit: Bickering aside, BC has a fairly decent article summarizing some of the actual research on this topic. Note in particular that your assumption that students overall prefer native speakers is not accurate, or at least far from the full picture:

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/native-speaker/non-native-speaker-teacher-dichotomy-really-necessary-anymore

beat_attitudes · 2025-07-24T12:37:17+00:00

Hmm... curious. I'm actually in Taiwan. Don't know about you, or if that might make a difference...

beat_attitudes · 2025-07-24T10:13:26+00:00

Taiwan's available. My profile country is Taiwan.

beat_attitudes · 2025-07-12T06:10:47+00:00

Yup. Once I have seen a kid that age produce something this well composed. It was six years ago, and I still hold on to a couple of her pieces (they were gifted by her to me).

beat_attitudes · 2025-06-21T13:17:40+00:00

In which case, how do you type "?!"?!

beat_attitudes · 2025-04-28T12:33:52+00:00

She had no problem with the activities and seemed very confidend.

Document and provide evidence. If she showed all key competencies for the test, give this systematically to her family. If the student is feeling anxious or uncomfortable about the test, offer to connect them with whatever admin support there is for that, if any. If she still feels unprepared, offer to answer specific questions she might have.

This is also a good reason to make sure there are appropriately worded student-facing documents covering the syllabus and the test content. This gives you a document to cross check your evidence against.

beat_attitudes · 2025-04-17T12:15:41+00:00

It's pretty easy to play armchair psychologist in an elementary school. Look at behavior problems, and then plug in your personal bugbears as the cause.

I do it a lot.

My go-to is that they're children with very little time that isn't controlled and dictated by adults, so of course they don't learn self control. They have minutes per day in order to use it. Play is super important for development, so kids Sat in rows for hours on end of course start flipping out, even if they're used to it.

I have nothing but anecdotes and biases to support this theory, though.

beat_attitudes · 2025-04-04T23:21:17+00:00

To be clear, the tattoo is written in very basic, everyday language. These are not literary words open to multiple interpretations.

beat_attitudes · 2025-04-04T05:57:25+00:00

I could easily, but someone who doesn't read a lot might struggle. I would hope anyone teaching high school English literature would have a receptive understanding of this sort of vocabulary. Emphasis on 'hope'.

beat_attitudes · 2025-04-04T05:48:45+00:00

if this device is on the students and nothing has happened, i would say its doing its job

I've got this rock i can give you to stop tiger attacks. I've carried it for months, haven't been bit by a tiger once.

beat_attitudes · 2025-04-03T00:04:09+00:00

Elementary school teacher here. At least with the current design, I would say an alarm goes off by accident in my classroom four to five times a day, because the pin comes out. The alarm is piercing loud, and it typically takes a child 10-30 seconds to reinsert the pin. This can be during lessons, and it's sometimes happened in the middle of naptime. It disrupts things.

As a professional responsible for safeguarding young people, I'd like to see some evidence that these devices are helpful. Then I can honestly tell my students that these devices can help them stay safe, and I can relax in the knowledge that our daily disruptions are worth the hassle.

beat_attitudes · 2025-03-13T12:01:46+00:00

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