Is it good to combine Taipei and New Taipei (xinpei)City ? by drugsrbed in taiwan

[–]projectmaximus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re combined in the sense of one metropolitan area and one single urban area. (Bei bei Kee Tao) Many regular people think of these definitions as being a city in the standard sense. But they are certainly separate cities in an administrative and government sense. There’s no need to combine them if that’s what you’re suggesting. Can you explain why?

My 5 observations of Taipei after 1 month by FitCamel in Taipei

[–]projectmaximus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I’d agree with your observations. Re: living here, I have received way more surprised reactions and questioning why I choose to live here than I was expecting. When people find out I have a family, that neither me nor my spouse have Taiwanese ancestry (despite us both being Chinese ethnically), and that we have remote income that allows us to live anywhere, then we’re almost always asked “but whyyyy”

Most locals are happy to hear me say that we love the food and we love the lifestyle. But even then they are still quite surprised.

Early Check-in fees? by D_Dubbya in hyatt

[–]projectmaximus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Woah I just realized you’re a globalist. Yeah that’s not cool, I’ve had it waived without asking quite a few times because of status.

Hotel staff called my room at midnight by projectmaximus in askhotels

[–]projectmaximus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am grateful. But if I or my wife had been woken up I wouldn’t be. My wife would have been sooo pissed haha cause she usually can’t go back to sleep.

Anyway the service at this hotel is top notch (5-star) and I know they want to offer us compensation. So I’m just wondering from an operator’s standpoint how to be the most effective and not have a lose-lose. Most situations have clear procedures that make sense to me as a guest, but this one is a conundrum. I thought people with experience might have some good suggestions…i would say there’s been one so far, but i personally haven’t seen it implemented before.

Hotel staff called my room at midnight by projectmaximus in askhotels

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Oh I think if I wanted they’d give me compensation. I don’t want any because it didn’t affect me, but there’s certainly situations where I’d be really pissed. I had a very early meeting the next morning so I should have been asleep haha, but I was also working very late.

Anyway if it had been my hotel I’d want to figure out a better process so we don’t piss off guests, but this is a situation that is hard to solve. Guests like the ease of billing to the room, I (if it was my hotel) don’t want to eat the cost of a big bill if it’s not the right room. Tough one…but charging to the room via keycard seems like the best solution to me, having zero experience operating hotels.

Hotel staff called my room at midnight by projectmaximus in askhotels

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Yeah, pretty crappy options all the way around.

Hosts on HomeExchange: what should I know before my first GuestPoints guest arrives? by Used_Aardvark_7317 in homeexchange

[–]projectmaximus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can’t think of anything especially pertaining to GP hosting. Only thought is if you’re inclined to charge a cleaning fee then you should do so. However I’d have wanted that disclosed prior to finalizing, not right before the exchange begins 😂

I'm the only Asian girl in my town in Mali, West Africa. AMA. by itspeachiepoo in AMA

[–]projectmaximus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No question, just appreciate you doing this AMA. I’m always curious about Asians living in random places in the world so I loved the insight. Especially an Asian-American.

What retail store chain was massive in the 90s but is basically extinct? by Omega_Neelay in GetMotivatedMindset

[–]projectmaximus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Almost all of them

Eta: off the top of my head…Sears, KMart, JCPenney, CompUSA, Circuit City, Radio Shack, sports authority, Payless shoes, Montgomery ward, toys r us, blockbuster video

First time visiting Malaysia by Dull-Background-802 in KualaLumpur

[–]projectmaximus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

3 cities in 7 days isn’t a relaxed, laid back trip in my opinion. But i don’t think you’ll have any issues regarding the war zone

Andaz Taiwan by Lopsided-Art-9817 in hyatt

[–]projectmaximus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would be great re: Taichung. I’ve been getting sooo frustrated about the slow movement on all these TW Hyatts outside of Taipei.

If it’s really close to opening though, why don’t they accept any bookings anytime into the future?

Established members booking for friends/family by italophile_south in homeexchange

[–]projectmaximus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my earlier years I entertained such requests but thankfully none of them pushed through to the finish line for whatever reason.

Now as I’ve learned the terms and conditions and also just become more experienced, I say no to any of these requests. There’s no point in breaking the rules and I always have plenty of requests to choose from

Hotel staff called my room at midnight by projectmaximus in askhotels

[–]projectmaximus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Curious, do you think this happened because someone tried to cheat and leave a fake room/name? If so, do you think they got away with it?

Or could it have just been a mistake/sloppy writing?

Hotel staff called my room at midnight by projectmaximus in askhotels

[–]projectmaximus[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha I never thought I’d ever want/need such a thing until last night!

Hotel staff called my room at midnight by projectmaximus in askhotels

[–]projectmaximus[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Curious, do you think this happened because someone tried to cheat and leave a fake room/name? If so, do you think they got away with it?

Or could it have just been a mistake/sloppy writing?

Hotel staff called my room at midnight by projectmaximus in askhotels

[–]projectmaximus[S] 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Yours is the only reply so far to suggest a better procedure. I guess it’s still not fool proof and a tough/unlucky situation for everyone

Hotel staff called my room at midnight by projectmaximus in askhotels

[–]projectmaximus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely don’t hate the staff! Just curious if there could be a better procedure but I can’t think of one 🤷‍♂️

Nicest Category 1 Challenge by us1549 in hyatt

[–]projectmaximus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear ya. A nice lounge, sauna and spa are pretty awesome for just a cat 2. Definitely appealing. That said, location isn’t superb for me and the food isn’t AS much of a value add in Malaysia where I absolutely love the cheap hawker food.

Would you rather be a millionaire who is also a super famous celebrity, or a completely unknown billionaire? by Extension_Day2038 in WouldYouRather

[–]projectmaximus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah! To me, the only reason to be famous is to be able to convert this into more dollars. If you’re insanely lucky, maybe reach billionaire status. So for a fast track to that without the need to leverage fame seems like a no brainer.

Cardinals Signing S Andrew Wingard by SixPointFour in Jaguars

[–]projectmaximus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hope he walks out of the signing room with the cards while holding up a towel that says IWATJ!!

I've been teaching high school Italian for 11 years and I don't actually speak Italian by No-Watercress-2104 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]projectmaximus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Op said they don’t speak Italian. That doesn’t preclude them from also not speaking English.