What to Do When You Have a Car Accident in Taiwan

by | Aug 13, 2024 | Articles

I and my partner, who is not Taiwanese, had a mild car accident with an underage minor at the end of May, since it was our first time dealing with traffic issues, I thought writing down the whole process would help other expats. How did it happen? On the day it...

EP97: The Difference between careless and not careful

by | Aug 12, 2024 | Podcast

Mandarin vocabulary list: 不小心 (bù xiǎo xīn): Carelessly 粗心 (cū xīn): Careless 熱心 (rè xīn): Enthusiastic 壞心 (huài xīn): Malicious 細心 (xì xīn): Careful, meticulous 細節 (xì jié): Details 故意 (gù yì): Deliberately 意外 (yì wài): Unexpected 疏忽 (shū hū): Negligence 摔 (shuāi):...

EP96: Cathy’s going to driving school!

by | Aug 12, 2024 | Podcast

Mandarin vocabulary list: 1. 駕照 (jiàzhào) – Driver’s license 2. 路考 (lùkǎo) – Road test 3. 手排 (shǒupái) – Manual transmission 4. 自排 (zìpái) – Automatic transmission 5. 剎車 (shāchē) – Brake 6. 油門 (yóumén) – Accelerator 7. 離合器...

EP95: What is the “The Little Red Book” ?

by | Aug 12, 2024 | Podcast

Mandarin vocabulary list: 1. 社群媒體 (shèqún méitǐ) – Social media 2. 時代 (shídài) – Era 3. 通病 (tōngbìng) – Common problem 4. 化妝 (huàzhuāng) – Makeup 5. 保養 (bǎoyǎng) – Skincare 6. 管道 (guǎndào) – Channel 7. 追蹤數 (zhuīzōng shù) –...

EP94: Are Taiwanese bad at fasion？

by | Aug 12, 2024 | Podcast

Mandarin vocabulary list: 1. 原po（yuán pō)  Original Poster (OP) 2. 羽絨衣 ：Yǔróng yī  Down jacket 3.  黑框眼鏡 ：hēi kuàng yǎn jìng  Blackframed glasses 4.  不拘小節 ：bù jū xiǎo jié  Not concerned with details 5.  服裝儀容 ：fú zhuāng yí róng ...