Category Archive: Taipei

真的美國人

真的美國人

Scene: Easy Shop near Shipai station on Thursday. Background: Allison is Caucasian, Grace and I are Asian. The following conversation unfolds, in Mandarin, with the sales lady …

 

Chi-Wanese

Chi-Wanese

During a day of convalescing in front of the TV, I discovered that a lot of commercials and shows in Taiwan speak in what I’ve …

 

Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Taipei Veterans General Hospital

One line summary: If you’re going to get sick while traveling abroad, Taiwan is the place to be. The day started like most days except that …