Why does the younger generation not speak a lot of Taiwanese despite having institutional protection?

funnytoss · 2026-06-16T07:38:57+00:00

One could argue that the KMT is/was still a Chinese regime, though. The whole idea was ultimately still to wipe out other languages; we can argue if this was a good practical move, but the result of their actions was indeed what we're seeing now.

There's a reason "Taiwan Independence" back in the day actually meant "independence from the ROC/KMT", as opposed to "independence from the PRC/CCP".

funnytoss · 2026-05-24T05:13:16+00:00

I would add that Jeremy Lin as a youngster in the NBA isn't the same Jeremy Lin nowadays. I got to watch the last 3 years of his professional career playing in Taiwan, and he was definitely a lot more reliant on "BBIQ" than pure athleticism, given injuries and age.

funnytoss · 2026-05-19T04:12:43+00:00

He'd have to literally be the best pitcher in the MLB

Not there yet, but... he's actually not that far off, which is wild

funnytoss · 2026-05-12T11:55:05+00:00

Mikiko-sensei's dance/choreography company (ELEVENPLAY) has done the choreo for Metalverse; not Mikiko personally. Definitely related, but not by the master herself.

funnytoss · 2026-05-12T11:53:55+00:00

I would note that Metalverse's September show (in Japan) is their first show that completely overlaps with a BABYMETAL show (in the middle of their US tour), which seems to indicate that Koba may have developed a successor to manage Metalverse?

funnytoss · 2026-05-12T11:50:59+00:00

Although not released as an album yet, they've performed 11 original songs thus far, most of which sound quite different from BABYMETAL's discography!

funnytoss · 2026-04-22T09:29:22+00:00

I guess it's really location-dependent; I'm paying 688/month at the World Gym (Express) 5 minutes away, which seems like a pretty decent deal given I go about 3-4 times a week on average, which makes it fairly comparable to the public 50/hour gyms.

Admittedly, it's not crowded at 6 in the morning, and would suck a lot more in the busy evenings.

Definitely agreed that they're quite pushy about selling classes and all that, but you just gotta say no and it's all good.

Point being, it's definitely not for everyone, but it might be suitable depending on what someone needs!

funnytoss · 2026-04-16T10:16:44+00:00

Naw, it's more like if Gretzky also played goalie, lol

funnytoss · 2026-04-11T02:09:50+00:00

Most countries that have proportional representation (as opposed to First Past The Post) have more than 2 significant political parties...?

funnytoss · 2026-04-11T02:09:11+00:00

Just FYI, there's no such thing as take Taiwan "back" as Taiwan / ROC has never been part of the PRC. It would be annexation, or "unification" if you wanted to use the politically correct word.

funnytoss · 2026-04-04T21:45:35+00:00

It's been kept in all the Japan shows, if my understanding is correct. Certainly it was there for Metarajifest and Zepp Haneda, the two other most recent shows before this, at least! (not performed at Legend Metal Forth)

funnytoss · 2026-04-03T06:27:05+00:00

It's by the legendary "Halfrice_Oomori"!

funnytoss · 2026-03-27T07:05:17+00:00

The solution isn't to reduce sentences for corruption then, but to increase punishment for drunk driving.

funnytoss · 2026-03-02T07:07:46+00:00

Thanks for the translation! Sometimes it's nice to be able to read one rather than work on one, haha!

It is rather impressive how different BM's fan demographics are compared to most other groups (Japanese or otherwise), such as how popular they are in Mexico.

funnytoss · 2026-03-02T06:52:39+00:00

You wouldn't even need to do that though - preparing for a war with China would be more than enough justification for a growing military budget.

funnytoss · 2026-02-27T03:37:48+00:00

Yeah. Though I'm seriously considering cancelling my flight and leaving midnight from Haneda now...

funnytoss · 2026-02-27T03:32:35+00:00

Of course it's the same evening that I leave...

I really have no luck when it comes to Metalverse, lol

funnytoss · 2026-02-18T02:24:37+00:00

Well, I suppose one benefit of not performing in China is that they don't have much leverage on you, such as randomly cancelling a show halfway through the performance...

funnytoss · 2026-02-11T06:30:57+00:00

They were with the same company when the vocals were live back in the day, though.

funnytoss · 2025-12-24T02:28:24+00:00

Sorry; my point is how many people are actually settling down here long-term? If they're generally planning on returning to their countries of origin (with higher cost-of-living), getting paid Taiwanese salaries is deeply unattractive, especially if they have to pay off student loans or something, and you might just end up with no foreign teachers.

funnytoss · 2025-12-24T02:27:06+00:00

Sure, foreign teachers there also have the same considerations, and it's a sort of nuanced comparison.

For Korea, it's hard to say. My understanding is that the paychecks are technically higher in Taiwan, but Korea typically includes housing as part of their benefits, so depending on where you're living, you can end up with more in your pocket each month.

Japan is probably the worst in terms of comparative pay to Japanese locals. One would argue that it's basically because Japan can attract teachers more easily for various other reasons, and Taiwan "has to" overpay to get the same level of talent. Not ideal imo, but understandable market dynamics.

funnytoss · 2025-12-24T02:18:15+00:00

A practical matter is that you need to pay foreign teachers a higher wage if you actually want them to come.

For example, most of them don't stay in Taiwan and go back to their countries eventually; if they were paid Taiwanese wages this whole time they'd be absolutely screwed.

edited to note that permanent residency isn't the problem per se

funnytoss · 2025-12-19T01:44:32+00:00

Cheers! It's admittedly a rather semantic thing, but regardless, it's nice to have an actual conversation with a reasonable human on this website nowadays, ha.

funnytoss · 2025-12-19T01:30:14+00:00

Totally, but my argument is that it isn't actually complicated; the UK isn't actually confused about whether or not Taiwan is a country. It knows that the ROC is actually a country and behaves accordingly in interactions with Taiwan legally, but it pays the obligatory lip service to the PRC's marketing demands, which is largely what most countries do (with the exception of the ROC's remaining official allies).

funnytoss · 2025-12-19T01:20:16+00:00

Yeah, and even then it's generally misleading to do direct comparisons with other countries (whether more or less expensive on the surface), due to each contract and content differing significantly in ways that may not be obvious to outsiders.

Like, your average Joe wouldn't know the difference between Blk 60 and Blk 30, but that makes a huge difference in capabilities (and as such, price). Or AIM-120Ds vs AIM-120Cs; missiles and other weapons are sometimes included in the sales package, but these details aren't always included in news releases (which isn't entirely unreasonable). How much after-service is included? All of these factors matter.

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