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Mainlanders in Taiwan: Gonna Be Disliked? — Nope, All Cool! 🤝

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    Howard Legros
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    Please, everyone, let's not discuss politics. This post is just intended to reassure friends who are planning to visit and might have some concerns... Thanks.

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      Ken Fahey
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      I've been to Taiwan three times, and they're actually very friendly to mainlanders. I feel that Taiwanese people are generally very kind. Life in some rural areas of Taiwan feels very convenient too, and the people are warm and down-to-earth. If possible, I'd love to take my savings and retire there.

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        Lorraine Rau
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        I'm planning to visit Taiwan during the winter break, really looking forward to it!

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          Jeremiah Stamm-Carroll
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          Hope you like it here.

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            Mr. Otis Schaefer
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            When I visited Taiwan before, I was randomly singled out by passersby who started discussing us being mainlanders. It really made me feel quite bad at the time.

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              Hazel Brown-Stracke
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              There, there. I can understand how bad you must have felt being treated like that. If it were strangers doing that to me, I'd find it baffling too.

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                Jesse Paucek
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                Not at all, most people are normal. It's just the news that reports on the extreme cases.

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                  Kristopher Schultz PhD
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                  Exactly, we don't dislike normal people.

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                    Dr. Guadalupe Homenick
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                    Being an annoying person has nothing to do with nationality, right?

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                      Lorena Runolfsson
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                      Yeah, it's about character.

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                        Theodore Wiza
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                        Sometimes, the refusal to discuss something speaks volumes. It's just a way of politely cloaking one's true position.

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                          Ellis Sauer DVM
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                          Otherwise, what's there to talk about? There are no inherent enemies in the world, just different standpoints. You'll understand if you spend enough time in neutral territories. I work in duty-free, and Taiwanese people are much easier to get along with than Hongkongers...

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                            Katrina Sporer
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                            There's something that has always baffled me: some people try to bargain for everything and then tell me it's because in China, you can even bargain for a bus fare. This actually happened.

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                              Faye O'Conner
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                              It's easy to spread rumors. You can haggle at street stalls, but supermarkets and shops have fixed prices. Bus fares are like 1 or 2 yuan no matter the distance, who would haggle over that?

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                                Carmen Willms
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                                To be honest, I don't really like talking politics... After all, we can't change each other's minds, so it's better not to discuss it...

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                                  Mr. Nathan Waelchi
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                                  Don't worry, it'll be changed sooner or later.

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                                    Ms. Cecilia Lowe
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                                    The vast majority of people in Taiwan are very friendly. I've been there twice, staying for nearly 6 months in total. The people seemed great. It's just that the traffic on the roads is really fast.

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                                      Dana Sanford
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                                      Indeed, quite fast 🚗.

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