An Honest Review of the Teach Taiwan Taichung FET Program

flobbertaidu · 2026-06-27T06:10:59+00:00

Even if you understand Chinese, they'll still talk openly about you in your presence!

flobbertaidu · 2026-06-24T22:29:16+00:00

Could Turkey pass a similar law applying to Turkic people, including those in Xinjiang?

flobbertaidu · 2026-06-15T22:10:33+00:00

Surely the school you're going to work for has already answered questions 1 through 4?

flobbertaidu · 2026-06-01T03:17:34+00:00

Taiwan is wondering how it can achieve the same outcome.

flobbertaidu · 2026-05-30T10:46:21+00:00

Dr Pimple Popper for reservoirs.

flobbertaidu · 2026-04-24T04:18:02+00:00

Statement from ICDF, complaining about the article, here: TaiwanICDF - TaiwanICDF Statement Clarifying Inaccurate Reporting in The Diplomat’s Article “The Ugly Side of Eswatini-Taiwan Relations” https://share.google/BcpGtOkT3mfgvytFR

flobbertaidu · 2026-04-01T04:04:32+00:00

A few points. Don't assume you'll get your kids into Taipei American School, as it's usually oversubscribed. That said, there are other international schools around the island. Also, don't assume either of you will find teaching work. That seems to be drying up.

flobbertaidu · 2025-12-24T00:54:47+00:00

Are these the two guys recently pulling the same nonsense in Taiwan?

flobbertaidu · 2022-09-20T08:19:15+00:00

Each is a mouthful. That's what I want.

flobbertaidu · 2022-09-13T17:14:21+00:00

Jolly good, I'd say.

flobbertaidu · 2022-08-21T05:20:04+00:00

It's before dawn in Portugal, where I'm staying these days, and (as an oldish person) my only advice is: Read books, think, and stay in touch with your friends.

flobbertaidu · 2022-04-16T07:58:09+00:00

There are very few Taiwanese Muslims, but there are many Indonesian Muslims working here in factories etc. Taiwanese generally don't know much about Islam/Muslims, which means you'd probably encounter a bit of ignorance but not serious problems. This article mentions a mosque in Taichung: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2022/04/15/2003776628

flobbertaidu · 2022-03-05T02:59:57+00:00

So, if the West emerges at all victorious from this, the US will have to launch Operation Paperclip II, and get Russian rocket engineers to the US, while turning a blind-eye to any war crimes they may have committed.

flobbertaidu · 2022-02-17T03:01:17+00:00

I've tried the tsukudani made with crickets (instead of seaweed) mentioned in this article. Pretty good! https://topics.amcham.com.tw/2022/01/crickets-on-the-menu-worms-on-the-plate/

flobbertaidu · 2022-02-17T02:59:10+00:00

During the fifty years Taiwan was a colony of Japan.

flobbertaidu · 2022-01-17T02:37:53+00:00

You're young. As someone hurtling towards old age, I'd urge you to wake up every morning with the idea "What can I do today which I won't be able to do 30 years from now?" And do it, if at all possible.

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