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Many "Taiwanese" people identify as Chinese. So I can't say that what you said is correct. They view Taiwan as "the last remnant of real China" However your ot
by pyinstallwoes 6y ago
Many "Taiwanese" people identify as Chinese. So I can't say that what you said is correct. They view Taiwan as "the last remnant of real China"
However your other points make sense.
I guess the idioms and expression lack the complexity in discussing the issue. Thanks for your input, it adds color.
- tidenly 6y agoTrue, I have heard of those people. The handful of Taiwanese people I know say only older people really feel that way anymore, though my mates are all in their 20s, mostly lgbt and living in Tokyo/Taipei - so I can't claim to have an unbiased sample One issue I constantly run into speaking to friends in English, is that we use the word "Chinese" for a lot of different ideas (even the language). I think its a bit of a semantic landmine in English for these conversations.