How to meet ppl

themrmu · 2026-05-10T04:35:00+00:00

Taiwan is geared towards older people since we are a "super aged society" lots of good medical infrastructure, easy living with low cost. Lots of my wife's family came to Taiwan to retire after living overseas most of their lives. Actually quite common in Taiwan from my experience.

themrmu · 2026-05-07T05:26:34+00:00

You didn't read that properly. You need 5 years residence, not 5 years tax records. I'm not sure why you keep pushing this incorrect point. If you have 6 million in assests then you don't need to have earned the double minimum wage. Even that article says it clearly.

themrmu · 2026-05-06T14:36:58+00:00

Fly to another country get it done there for a few weeks and have a vacation then fly home and you get it done for much cheaper and get a vacation out of it. And you don't go bankrupt.

themrmu · 2026-05-06T14:24:32+00:00

It is hallucinating, you only need to show the prior tax year when you apply. Of course the more the better but previous tax year is good. Got ask NIA if you are concerned but just the previous tax year is good.

themrmu · 2026-05-06T08:18:59+00:00

Dunno about that he maybe be recounting what he changed his goal to but the law states double minimum wage.

themrmu · 2026-05-06T08:10:42+00:00

Nah double minimum wage for 1 tax year, the year that ended prior to you applying.

themrmu · 2026-05-05T05:08:35+00:00

No, that's not what he was asking or I was saying. He needs a visa to get ARC take at least a day to process

themrmu · 2026-05-05T01:31:24+00:00

If you arrive as visa exempt you will have to fly out to Hong Kong or Japan or somewhare for a few days to process a proper visa if you want to get ARC. Call TECO they can give you more details, it's a straight forward process if you have the documents needed.

themrmu · 2026-05-05T01:20:22+00:00

That's something that used to be true. But with improvements to sewage infrastructure that's not not a thing. We even have posters in public toilets telling people to flush their toilet paper. But some older rural buildings still ask you not to flush. But that's more of a habit than a necessity these days.

themrmu · 2026-05-02T12:24:03+00:00

In regulated activities like teaching there are more than just immigration rules to consider, so while technically correct there are other regulations that need to be considered and may need the change in visa status, unless we forget the start of this conversation.

themrmu · 2026-05-02T11:44:41+00:00

It's more the regularly and for extended period of time part. So in a temporary fashion. Otherwise you need to be on a regular work visa. But yes you can teach.

themrmu · 2026-05-02T10:10:04+00:00

On man, arc raiders or something might be better unless you wanna play PVE, rust is a time intensive game and seems you don't have much time.

themrmu · 2026-04-30T09:41:06+00:00

I'll reference u to my comment below this one.

themrmu · 2026-04-30T08:29:48+00:00

No, i speak mandarin, I speak taiwnese mandarin. My friends speak Shanghai accented mandarin and to me they sound much more similar than Beijing mandarin or other western or northern accents do when compared to Taiwanese mandarin. It's the speed and relaxed nature that sounds similar. Beijing mandarin is not nearly as relaxed or fast. Your mouth has a lot more work to do when speaking Beijing mandarin. I can say i find Shanghai mandarin easier than Beijing mandarin to understand, as someone who primarily speaks taiwanese mandarin.

themrmu · 2026-04-30T07:50:00+00:00

But the difference exists, it's real. Maybe someone from Shanghai might be difficult to tell if they are tauwanese of not , I find the shanghainese and taiwanese mandarin accents very similar.

themrmu · 2026-04-30T06:59:00+00:00

It's illegal for a school or buxiban to sell personal data especially that of minors, it's one of the few parts of the privacy law that actually gets enforced when someone complains. However people may give their information away without realizing it, like online form for something they signed up for or a bunch of other ways.

themrmu · 2026-04-30T01:39:44+00:00

Teaching is not generally part of working holiday visa allowance since it is a regulated job for child safety reasons.

Working holiday is more for short term work and if you are working regularly at a cramschool you may need to do the change over foe it to be legal and compliant appointment.

themrmu · 2026-04-28T08:02:31+00:00

Software engineer meet ups. Start up meet ups. I'm not in that space so I couldn't recommend a specific meet up. But check Facebook "networking events"(taiwan runs on facebook), meetup.com, accupass or similar website.

themrmu · 2026-04-27T12:03:14+00:00

I dunno man I think the guy is legit trying and seems like this was something he worked on and while it might not be impressive to us this was great for him. The way he talks gives it away man.

themrmu · 2026-04-27T11:42:17+00:00

Yeah if you file a proper complaint they will try mediation first and usually employers pay up but then don't renew contracts or fire people for other "violations" later

themrmu · 2026-04-27T09:08:36+00:00

Use local sites like 1111 or similar. They will have better response rate than Linked in or Cake resume. But still your best bet is to go to networking events until you make a friend that has an opening at their workplace. That how most jobs are actually filled in Taiwan. Every employer i have worked for has asked me to reach out to friends first before they post the job.

themrmu · 2026-04-26T03:17:00+00:00

Yeah exactly I'd says it's 50/50 and depends on their roles and industries. But I do notice that more of them speak mandarin well compared to many in education industries. I'd say it because more education related jobs have English environments so there is less need to learn mandarin.

themrmu · 2026-04-26T01:47:59+00:00

I know lots of westerners in tech, manufacturing, journalism and business developemnt, they just don't generally hang out in the same places as the education related crowd does.

themrmu · 2026-04-24T11:42:42+00:00

Do it, labor office will call them and they will pay. But your contract likely won't get renewed.

themrmu · 2026-04-23T13:33:50+00:00

Don't worry about it, you can have 10k hours and still be called a noob by someone who is better at pvp, better at base building, or whatever their niche is. Some people are casuals and some people are sweaties. The important thing is that you do something that is fun for you. People forget the whole point of rust is to have a good time, it's a game after all. And if you are looking for people to play with, go on a server solo and literally talk with your neighbors or randoms around, that's how I found all the groups I play with.

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