what would you ask a Taiwanese who’s been living in the States for several years?

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1. Have you been to Wenwen yet?

2. How are you doing?

3. Is a hotdog a sandwich?

4. What’s up?

5. What’s the frequency, Kenneth?

6. What would say is most distinctive about Taiwan’s culture as opposed to the PRC? What assumptions about Americans have you found to be correct and incorrect? What’s been the strangest assumption about you/Taiwan/Taiwanese people that you’ve encountered?

7. What is the best food dish from Taiwan i should try?

8. You got any girls you can introduce to me?

   Sincerely, an ABC

9. What US restaurant has served you the best Taiwanese food?

10. Have you been watching this season of Yellowjackets?

11. whats up

12. I don’t generally go around asking strangers questions unless I need directions somewhere. But if we were at a party or otherwise introduced I might ask the usual, such as about occupation, hobbies, or where you live.

13. How good is your chinese food?

14. Living in the Bay, I’ve met many Taiwanese/people of Taiwanese descent.

15. Where is the best hot pot locally?

16. Where to get the best bao

17. Would you make me your favorite dish from home and what was the biggest misconception you had about coming here?

18. In what ways are our cultures surprisingly similar?

19. Do you think the Lakers have what it takes to go all the way?

20. Do you still eat stinky tofu?

21. Do you feel like we’re doing enough for Taiwan?

22. How westernized is Taiwanese society? What were the biggest culture shocks going from Taiwan to the US.

23. What are your thoughts on US interventionism in Taiwan?

24. Were you just curious or we’re you going to actually answer some of these, OP?

25. Do you get offended when people call Taiwan “Chinese Taipei”

26. 你來自台灣哪裡？

    全台灣最好吃的夜市小吃是什麼？

    Enjoy my college level Chinese studied in Taiwan haha, rusty as heck now

27. Where to get good bubble tea.

28. Why ask another Taiwanese questions when I can just ask myself

    /s

    If I meet another Taiwanese I tend to ask them where they’re from, usually they say one of the big cities like Taipei, Tainan, or Taichung. I’ve yet to meet anyone say Kaohsiung fwiw.

    I also ask them how satisfied they are with the food out here, just about every Taiwanese I’ve met has stated they sorely miss the food they had back in Taiwan and find local food selection kind of disappointing sometimes, but chalk that up to personal preference and maybe nostalgia. You can’t find good authentic Taiwanese food for cheap here. If it’s authentic and good, it’s probably expensive and it ruins your enjoyment of it.