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Past experiences

Culture

Crippled crook

Flying Dutchman - December 30, 2022

Despite Taiwan not being a so-called welfare state, one of the many good things about living here is the almost total absence of annoying...

Culture

The younger brother that I never had

Flying Dutchman - December 24, 2022

Christianity´s most relevant holiday isn't celebrated here in Taiwan, and even less so after the first pro-independence government lead by Chen Shui-bian (born in 1950)...

Colonial history

A short trip to Taiwan’s “Windy City”

Flying Dutchman - November 3, 2022

After a chaotic business meeting in Taoyuan and a very enjoyable visit to a foreign friend in Zhubei, on the evening of October 28th,...

Culture

Being sexually harassed in Taiwan

Flying Dutchman - September 27, 2022

Disclosure is a 1994 Hollywood movie, directed by Barry Levinson (born in 1942), starring Michael Douglas (born in 1944), Demi Moore (born in 1962) and Donald Sutherland (born in...

Environmental politics

Lovely earthquake island

Flying Dutchman - September 20, 2022

Unknown to many in the West, Taiwan is blessed with some unique natural beauty. Its 168 mountains that top 3000 meters, squeezed into just 32,260...

Culture

The European high standard of hygiene is relative

Flying Dutchman - September 6, 2022

When I started offering my home-made food at a traditional market near where I live in May, my neighbor to the left was selling...

Asian history

Lovely old gentlemen

Flying Dutchman - September 2, 2022

The term “Mainlanders” essentially refers to the group of people from all over China and extremely different backgrounds that arrived in Taiwan between the end...

Culture