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I'm planning to visit Republic of China in October/November. What do I need to know? About me:
>30
>likes nature
>homo
>avoids crowds
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Hike some of the higher mountains. Don't be intimidated by the national park permit reservation website, and apply even if it looks like there's no availability.
Do some cycling around the east coast farm country. Backpacker hostels will lend you a bike for free. Or you can rent a moped if you have an IDP.
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>>2861844
Taiwan is already "ruined" by "normies."
Taiwan is already popular with its reputation as "China without the communism" and "Discount Japan." They are also more receptive to western ideas than other Asian countries, even more than Japan and South Korea.
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>>2861862
>aleady "ruined" by "normies."
Every Normie I've met in Taiwan can't handle it because the locals don't give a shit about impressing you or putting up with your dumbass shit.
Taiwanese actually have standards, they're not desperate seamonkeys with nothing more to offer you but a shithole to be a dickhead in for 2 weeks and every BurgerYuro I've met gets infuriated by it.
t. 3 years in ROC
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>>2865888
KMT has turned completely treasonous nowadays and Chiang Kai-Shek is spinning in his Taiwanese Lincoln Memorial over what his party has become. If Chiang was still Generalissimo, the people running the KMT today would be found guilty of sedition
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>>2865281
You definitely have to be comfortable with talking to very, very few people if you are a solo traveler in Taiwan. Most people cannot handle true solitude as a traveler. The utter indifference to your presence makes the spectacular greenery & scenery feel less enjoyable. Doing business doesn't feel rewarding either when everyone gives you a weary look and shakes their head at your lack of Chinese comprehension. The lack of vegetables in the restaurant dishes was very disappointing. Hotels, they are in decent condition but quite expensive; the cheaper options are self check-in only and very sparsely furnished. My first stay in Taiwan was in a ridiculously cramped high-rise hostel. In the lobby were two glowering security guards who insisted on pushing the elevator button for me, but also acted like they hated the guts of everyone who stayed in the hostel. Extremely rude and sullen characters. So yes, Taiwan is nice on the surface, but it has a way of making your face as glum and withdrawn as the faces of everyone else on the street.
>>2867139
>the guy who allied with the Communists to fight the Japanese would have a problem with the KMT's current position of pragmatically working with the CCP for the sake of regional harmony
You're wrong
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>>2867398
Holy shit. That sounds awful. I'm moving their soon, I was thinking to just meet cute migrant workers in the park for dating and hang out with other expats I guess. I had no idea Taiwanese people are so grim.