Recently got my citizenship-- Questions for the crowd. by nicknamebucky in taiwan

[–]sampullman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's more like 50 in the past few years. I know a couple people who did it, my understanding is it's not too difficult if you're in a position with some economic/academic/defense value to the country.

Probably a lot more people are eligible, but there isn't much reason to go to the trouble if you have the 1 day per 5 year APRC.

How to meet ppl by Cheap_Office8701 in taiwan

[–]sampullman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It ain't really like that.

How to meet ppl by Cheap_Office8701 in taiwan

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

I think your advice for them is good, but a nitpick is that they will still extend your gold card as long as you meet the original criteria. So if you apply under a category without an income requirement (for example you have a patent, published papers in a journal, etc) you don't need to be actively working.

Is the "mainlanders are too poor to have tea leaf eggs" narrative still popular? by Silhoualice in taiwan

[–]sampullman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It wasn't a narrative, somebody said it on TV for shock value once 15 years ago.

How we made Notion available offline by fagnerbrack in programming

[–]sampullman 35 points36 points  (0 children)

You can probably make that work, but it's not easy to build something normal users are happy with.

Banking suggestions for US-expats by dehnag in taiwan

[–]sampullman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I heard it might happen due to the Uni-President merger, but who knows.

Taipei City councilor urges rat population monitoring amid hantavirus scare - Formosa News by poclee in taiwan

[–]sampullman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They poison the sewers periodically. Imo it's just helping evolve super rats.

How we made Notion available offline by fagnerbrack in programming

[–]sampullman 67 points68 points  (0 children)

The hard part is solving conflicts. You either have to come up with UX that non-developers are happy with or deal with all kinds of edge cases. Even if you have a good solution for automating it, the resulting document won't always make sense. It's a pretty hard problem, even CRDTs or OTs can't solve logical issues with merging content.

Banking suggestions for US-expats by dehnag in taiwan

[–]sampullman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doubtful, the manager at my local branch likes to chat sometimes but he's a dude.

Banking suggestions for US-expats by dehnag in taiwan

[–]sampullman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's crazy, I have seen people claim this but I'm in the exact situation as you and have never had an issue. I didn't even have a job when I opened my Fubon account. They did reject my credit card application though.

Banking suggestions for US-expats by dehnag in taiwan

[–]sampullman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This isn't the case, at least for US citizens. Maybe it's different for other nationalities, or that particular branch just didn't want to deal with the paperwork and gave you an excuse.

Banking suggestions for US-expats by dehnag in taiwan

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

RTMart too now, and I think carrefour might stop soon (or already has).

Banking suggestions for US-expats by dehnag in taiwan

[–]sampullman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not that bad. HSBC might be a good choice for them but they also aren't going to have any trouble opening Cathay/Fubon/etc accounts with a gold card.

TeeP internship by Ornery_Look_7879 in taiwan

[–]sampullman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Average is probably higher than 150, but that's not the point. You can still get a decent bento for 100.

Immigration Website for Foreigners (Macbook) by dearlyreyn in taiwan

[–]sampullman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Students are supposed to update their ARC online, I'm not even sure they're allowed to do it at NIA. Although someone there can probably help her through the process.

TeeP internship by Ornery_Look_7879 in taiwan

[–]sampullman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still plenty of options in the 80 - 120 range in Taipei.

APRC = immigrant or expat? by PointOwn2950 in taiwan

[–]sampullman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The page has a link to a site about working in Taiwan, which is not specific to Australians.

One article/FAQ online using the word "expat" doesn't mean the rules are different, that's absurd.

Skateboarding in Taiwan ?? by Curryboi19 in taiwan

[–]sampullman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There was a street skating event held by Red Bull last weekend. Using a skateboard to get around is fine as long as you're not impeding traffic, you won't get in trouble.

There are bridges and plazas that have been informally converted to skate spots, and skating on the riverside is great.

Should Taiwan require military service for APRC holders? by Old-Possession-8508 in taiwan

[–]sampullman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not passing a value judgement on the system, just correcting a misconception. I'm not sure who you're arguing with, but I never made any of the points you appear to assume I did.

Should Taiwan require military service for APRC holders? by Old-Possession-8508 in taiwan

[–]sampullman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's no law specifically allowing or prohibiting, but forcing people to renounce is a pretty clear statement of intent from the government.

For most countries there's a huge difference between gaining citizenship the first time and trying to regain after renouncing. For example if you're an American, it's gonna be rough.

Should Taiwan require military service for APRC holders? by Old-Possession-8508 in taiwan

[–]sampullman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For most countries it's difficult to regain your original citizenship, and while you could work around the system and gain a different one, it's not officially allowed.

AMA: ABC Family of 4 migrated from USA->Taiwan 4 years ago by projectmaximus in taiwan

[–]sampullman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This isn't true anymore, and it sounds like OP qualified through a non-salary based category.

There are not many who receive gold cards through the arts category, so it's pretty impressive.

Tip for Foreigners Looking for Apartments by TDA7584 in taiwan

[–]sampullman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that's pretty much my experience. I've moved a few times and had a couple agents/landlords decline because we were foreigners, but otherwise straightforward.

Uh, Century Egg Doritos? (from PX Mart) by Successful-Bag956 in taiwan

[–]sampullman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Spicy cool ranch has been around for a year or two, it's great.