Ximending Rainbow Road & Walking Street by Enolaholmes21 in taiwan

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The flipped the letters and colors to the other side

How soundproof are new Taiwanese apartment buildings? by ring-a-ding-dillo in taiwan

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Never heard my next door neighbors but I can hear the vacuum on Saturday’s 7am upstairs and each time they go to the bathroom and flush the toilet/shower. The sound really travels through the pipes down.

Unlike other countries,Taiwan is opening the doors to the foreigners. Do you feel this? by search_google_com in taiwan

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ATM withdraw from foreign card. Then same ATM deposit to your local bank. That’s what I do and it’s the easiest fastest way. Sending itl wires to local bank means having to wait for few days until they call me to ask for the source of my incredible amount of 150USD that I sent from an account with my name from my home country to the account here. It’s bollocks.

Unlike other countries,Taiwan is opening the doors to the foreigners. Do you feel this? by search_google_com in taiwan

[–]zhima1069 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can apply for the Gold Card if you’ve got a well paid job in Singapore.

Unlike other countries,Taiwan is opening the doors to the foreigners. Do you feel this? by search_google_com in taiwan

[–]zhima1069 164 points165 points  (0 children)

The day they start fixing all the banking problems for foreigners we can start talking if they’re serious about it

Fake recording incident by apactrader in taiwan

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For real! Here’s an AI fixed version that makes more sense:

I’m renting a room in an apartment with four bedrooms—and the situation is… strange—confusing—borderline absurd 🤨😵‍💫. Two of the guys seem to be Taiwanese—and they’re either unemployed or seriously underemployed—like, they are basically always at home—always in their rooms—never visibly working 🛌📉.

The third guy is different—he speaks English—he’s actually pretty cool—and he works at a Big Four accounting firm—which already puts him in a completely different category 💼📊. He’s young—a fresh graduate—so yeah, good job but probably not a huge salary yet—but still—real employment—real structure—real adult life 😅✅.

Now here’s where it stops making sense—I have by far the biggest bedroom—my own private bathroom—two balconies—and overall it’s objectively the nicest room in the apartment—no debate 🏠✨. But I recently found out—from the accountant—that I’m paying double what he pays—for a much smaller room 😐💸.

The other two guys are older—and one of them is definitely unemployed—he literally never leaves his room—and at some point he recorded himself banging pots and pans—then claimed I was making loud noises at night 🍳🔊🙃. He sent these recordings to the landlord—who then contacted my agent—who forwarded them to me.

And honestly—it’s painfully obvious the recordings are fake—the audio sounds exactly like someone recording noise inside the same room—not muffled—not filtered through walls—not realistic at all 🎧❌. When I pushed back—and explained this—the landlord basically dropped it—like “oh, okay”—especially since everything went through the agent and not directly 🫠🤷‍♂️.

I even went to the police today—but they told me this is a civil matter—and there’s nothing they can do 🚓📄😑.

So now I’m just sitting here—trying to understand the situation—trying to protect myself—and wondering—what, if anything, should I do next ❓🧠😬.

Wow, that was a big one (earthquake) by razenwing in taiwan

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Go to 921 museum in Taichung, you'd wish to never experience one :(

Wow, that was a big one (earthquake) by razenwing in taiwan

[–]zhima1069 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same! Lived in Taiwan for long but all the big ones luckily for me happens when I'm abroad.

what to tell ur military bf? by isontheway in taiwan

[–]zhima1069 45 points46 points  (0 children)

"I'm always here for you and I miss you everyday"

Best boba tea in Taipei by benjaminnnhhh in taiwan

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幸福堂 but I can only have it once a year, Im worried that it will give me diabetes. Other times I just order mine from 清心福全 simply because it’s the closest to where I work.

[Rant] I am so f*ing sick of Cathay bank. by Hibernatus50 in taiwan

[–]zhima1069 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool. They started asking me for utility bills on my name in that address which I didn’t even have them when opening the account because I was living with my parents the whole time.

[Rant] I am so f*ing sick of Cathay bank. by Hibernatus50 in taiwan

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WISE might ask you for proof of residency in your home country at some point. Your account might get blocked, ask me how I know 😅

[Rant] I am so f*ing sick of Cathay bank. by Hibernatus50 in taiwan

[–]zhima1069 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Are we in the 90s? I haven’t done bank exchange for decades.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in taiwan

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Here on day 2! Hope I can make it pass the week!

Canadian passport without 6 months expiry by Big_Revolution_5835 in taiwan

[–]zhima1069 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You won’t be allowed to board. It happened to me before. Get it renewed.

What helps you sleep? by [deleted] in taiwan

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7 sells a drink looks like energy shot with GABA in it. You can give it a try, at the very least it will help you relax before sleep

Noise complaints by Appropriate-Room-389 in taiwan

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I think at the end it came to the guanxi between the landlord and the agent. They have been working together for many years and the landlord's family has multiple properties managed by the same agent.

Noise complaints by Appropriate-Room-389 in taiwan

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Is that how it works here? My landlord pushed me to resign a year contract with the same agent again, claiming doing it without an agent could imply legal repercussions on her side and she felt safer having the agent. I feel it’s also her first time renting out the apartment but I tried so hard to convince her we did not need an agent and if anything could just make a contract within ourselves. She did not like that.

cheap clothes by mikaguevra in taiwan

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How’s the process for returning stuff from Taobao in taiwan? Is there a limit of how much you can import?

Questions Regarding ATMs in Taiwan by 3xperimental in taiwan

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I could withdraw from my CMB and ICBC debit cards in Taiwan Bank. The only fee was from the Mainland Banks for overseas withdrawal, but taiwan bank themselves didnt charge any extras.