whenever we travel to a foreign country

but it's good that you don't make these

9 crucial mistakes

when you visit Taiwan

whether it's for the 1st time

or for the 100th time

First of all

It's never safe to assume

people around you

don't speak your language

especially English

when in Taiwan

you might think people don't understand

what you are saying

and you might say something offensive

and that is true to

whichever country you visit

really

and this one is rather forgivable

when it comes to the tourists in Taipei

because

anybody

who is anyone

takes the metro regularly

knows that

you need to line up to get onto the train

and when we see people

who don't line up

I guess

automatically assume that they are

oblivious tourists

and did you know that

drinking or eating

on the subway in Taipei

is actually against the rules

and this one is simply

a life or death measure

because you should never assume

a vehicle will yield to you

in the streets of Taipei

especially when you jaywalk

or even when you are in the crosswalk

and I know this one sounds

incredibly inconvenient

but you should always

carry cash with you

when you're traveling around Taiwan

the convenient stores

the 7-11

even the McDonald's

don't take credit cards

and this is sort of

not a mistake

but more of a presumption

you should never presume that

everybody in Taiwan

is Taiwanese

and that makes sense

because there are a bunch of other tourists

Japanese, Korean

Singaporean Indonesian

just to name a few

and of course, the overgeneralization

I mean

it's very easy

to assume or call

an east Asian looking person

Chinese

and

sometimes

people can get quite offensive

when you call them Chinese

because we like to be politically correct

when it comes to nationality

and it goes without saying

when you are in a foreign country

it's always advised

to try the local foods

even if it's something bizarre

but honestly in Taiwan

I guess the most bizarre it gets

is probably bubble tea

which is milktea with tapioca balls

but obviously

when you purposely ignore

the sticky tofu

or the pig blood rice cake

and many might argue

it's not about trying new foods

but rather it's about

the uniqueness of the country

and that's completely true

so if you

happen to not like

Asian food

well

there's always pasta

always European western food

and even halal

so

definitely don't presume that there's

no pasta in Taiwan

Last but not least

get out of the urban landscape in downtown Taipei

because there's a lot more natural sceneries

that Taiwan has to offer

from the southern Kenting

the national parks

to the eastern Huailai

and even to Penghu and

green island

the islands off

mainland Taiwan

definitely check those out

because I've never been

and I heard they are amazing

and that's pretty much all the mistakes

I could conjure up at the moment

so if you think of anything else

anything else

comment down below

and help those who are visiting Taiwan