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Why Taipei? There are cheaper places to be in, eg Bali or Phuket.

• komali2 8y ago
  The quality of life there isn't as high imo. Taipei has a better funded education and healthcare system. Bali hospitals, first hand experience, don't even come close. Taiwan is essentially a first world country at a discount. Their populace is largely well educated (last I checked at 99% literate) and there are tons of engineers and entrepreneurs for me to engage with. It really is just a different class of country.
  • jiveturkey 8y ago
    you make it sound very attractive. can one get by with just english? i wouldn’t mind giving it a try if i were single. i have a side hobby of machining. i will only buy taiwan or german equipment.
    • komali2 8y ago
      Oooh you'd love the hacker culture there, lots of builders. There's a little town devoted to their art, near ntu, can't recall the name. You can get buy with just English but you'd be doing yourself a disservice if you didn't spend your time picking up Mandarin. There's often free classes, plus everyone is friendly. Here, I found some of my old blog posts. The articles are relatively short and go over some of the details: http://taipeitips.blogspot.com http://taipeitips.blogspot.com http://ablate.blogspot.com/2014/05/what-does-it-cost-to-live-in-asia.html http://ablate.blogspot.com/2014/05/what-does-it-cost-to-live...? http://taiwanhikes.blogspot.com http://taiwanhikes.blogspot.com
  • yitchelle 8y ago
    Yes, agree with you. I been to Taipei and Bali, and they really are like cheese and chalk, especially when it comes to the supporting infrastructure.