Face saving culture is basically like a culture of yes men. Its the kow-tow reflex of a culture that reads too many romance novels and fantasy books all idolizing a ‘wise’ king/emperor/queen/special group of ‘wizards’ with abilities beyond the norm/ figures.
People who tell you what you want to hear to avoid having to do any extra effort.. or the possibility of offending or upsetting a ‘superior.’ Then behind the back they will say and do the complete opposite so ‘things can get done’.
This is why you see the traffic situation. People do not respect the police as they, themselves do not respect their own laws. Thus creating the lawless situation on the road. this is an intractable problem until constitutional change and rewritten laws can be applied to the mess that is law in Taiwan. The best you can do for now is drive at the same rate as those around you and be like flowing water while in traffic. Flow towards the edges if you are uncomfortable with the rate, and get away from the larger packs.
The face saving culture also creates a vacuum effect in traditional style managed businesses. A small problem is ignored until it is bigger and bigger because the underlings do not feel it is their place to alert so called ‘superiors’ to any problem detected. Thus many problems go unsolved, seemingly un-noticed.
The best way to avoid this problem is simple, private, face to face encounters with people. If you want to get anything done. Never point out a problem in public. It is seen as insinuating that the problem is the ‘superior’s’ fault and causes face loss and prestige loss. Always deal one on one for problems. Always smile and nod in public and be seen as agreeable. Use vaugue ‘possibility’ style placebos, much as diplomats use. Save directness for private time. Generally then things get done with minimal shouting and face loss.
Open meetings in public are not suitable for discussion of real issues in Chinese culture, and increasingly so in Western culture.When face saving is taken too far, problems get bigger and bigger. When no private guidance is done, or everyone who SHOULD be doing their job is lazy and not pointing out problems/ taking money TO not point out the problems, then you have constant societal breakdown. Then you have the thing we call modern government and big (unsuccessful) business.
Of course a no-face saving, no safe outlet for anger culture also creates a constant ill-informed shouting match that leads to nothing getting done, due to interminable debates about remote possibilities. Hmm… it sounds like modern America’s upper echelon! On its way down unless people wake up and stop bitching and start working around the lawyers without permission. (and when shit gets done, the lawyers will be shut up.)
Would i experience racism or negative attention for people in China,Taiwan,Hong Kong or Singapore because of my albinism??
People would think you are a carrot head. It cannot be helped being different. But you won’t be denied a seat in the restaurant or ask to sit at the back of the bus.
We in Asia have lost internet connection this past two days. Today there were internet connection albeit slow, but I still cannot acccess gmail, or google news. Am I the only one here, or there is really a problem with accessing gmail? Oh and msn messenger too.
I am in India. I am getting gmail as usual. I can give you a link that deals with the internet connection Many of the problems can be solved by making software changes or small hardware corrections. Detailed instructions at http://tinyurl.com/yl62gz Try here if you can get what you wanted
I saw in the news that when they were worrying about the SARS outbreaks that they installed thermal cameras that detect body heat and help airport security to single out individuals for extra screening. They said that they have retro fitted these cameras to be able to detect people who maybe suffering from the flu symptoms of H1N1, passengers with a higher-than-normal temperature will undergo a more thorough medical assessment.
I’m a Taiwanese,and I want to make friends with foreigners. I love to make friends,not only Taiwanese,but also foreigners.
Knowing people from other countries is quite a fun thing ,isn’t it?
May I make friend with you?
OK, I rewrite the detail about my question.
I just want to make friends with who speak English here in Taiwan,that’s all because I want to practice my English spoken skills.And I also have the chance to show them what Taiwanese culture is.
I’m not looking for someone who is foreigner and married with her.If you feel like that,maybe that’s because my english written skill is not so well as a native,i’m sorry to made you understood my purpose.
Make friends ,not make marriage.
OK, I rewrite the detail about my question.
I just want to make friends with who speak English here in Taiwan,that’s all because I want to practice my English spoken skills.And I also have the chance to show them what Taiwanese culture is.
I’m not looking for someone who is foreigner and married with her.If you feel like that,maybe that’s because my english written skill is not so well as a native,i’m sorry to made you had misunderstand to my purpose.
Make friends ,not make marriage.
To have you as a Taiwanese is such a shame for all of us. While you are the citizen of Taiwan, you are suppose to let the foreigners come to you. Your intention is good but many foreigners would misunderstand it as an act of desparation. Like the guy on top of me, he thought you want to marry to a foreigner, which displays one of the stereotypes in foreign nations that Asian women are very willing to marry with white guys.
You can do whatever you want, but please don’t make Taiwanese lose their faces ever again.
I’m planning on going to taiwan sometime this year and I need to know when is the cheapest time to go to Taiwan.
I go to Taiwan once a year. The best time, considering weather and budget, is April. I once flied for $480 round trip from New York to Taipei.
If you insist on going this year, I would say between mid September and late November, preferable before Thanksgiving. The flight tickets will be cheaper, around $600 t0 $800 depending on the airlines. There are special celebration activies in October for the National Celebration Day, aka Double Tenth Day. It’s a good time to go.
Avoid summer! The weather is disgusting from May to August. Hot, humid, rain a lot, typhoons….Plus, the tickets are very expensive, cost around $1000. Also, tickets in December are expensive too.
Have fun!
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gluck
Re: Guanghua Dormitory case, (alternate spelling: Guang hua Dormitory, alternate nomenclature: Guanghua Liao) also called as the Koka Dormitory case or the Kokario
After WWII , the Rep. of China (former government of China) purchased the five-story Guanghua Liao dormitory in Kyoto with money that belonged to the Chinese people. The Kuomintang régime in Taiwan had the building registered in Kyoto as China’s State property in the name of "Republic of China" (ROC) in 1961. Then in 1967, the local Taiwanese authorities (under the nomenclature of the so-called Rep. of China) filed a lawsuit in a Kyoto Court claiming ownership to the Guanghua Liao building, even though the building had since come under People’s Republic of China (PRC) control, used as a dormitory for students from China studying in Japan.
In 1972 Japan recognized the PRC as the sole legitimate government of China.
What are the findings in this case regarding the international legal status of Taiwan and/or the ROC?
This case is very important. Hopefully, in dealing with this case, the judges will be able to offer some analysis of the true legal status of (1) Taiwan and (2) the Republic of China.
My associates have set up a webpage and will post all relevant details there. Please see — http://www.taiwankey.net/dc/guanghua.htm
i go to taiwan on 5/11-8/11/07,i booking this hotel,izzit veli nice to stay n easy to MRT,at night easy get the dinner?
Rainbow Hotel, Taipei Taiwan
Address: 台北市萬華區 漢中街36號
(No.36,Sec2,HanChang Street,TAIPEI )
http://taipei.mmmtravel.com.tw/index_m.php?ptype=ieb_c&L3_id=30029&town_name=taipei_wanhua
http://www.hotelclub.net/hotel.reservations/Rainbow_Hotel_Taipei.htm
http://www.hoteldetective.net/Top-Deals/EN/Rainbow_Hotel_Taipei-Taiwan.htm
It’s very easy go to MRT 西門站 (Ximen station, No.6 Exit) by walk, just 3 minutes from this hotel.
Metro Taipei, MRT:
http://www.trtc.com.tw/e/
MRT route map:
http://www.trtc.com.tw/e/service.asp?catid=%E4%B9%98%E8%BB%8A%E6%8C%87%E5%8D%97&small=%E8%B7%AF%E7%B7%9A%E5%9C%96%E6%9A%A8%E8%BB%8A%E7%AB%99%E8%B3%87%E8%A8%8A
It’s very easy to get food and have meal there anytime, also there are some 24 hours stores/restaurant, this hotel is locates in the shopping area (XiMenDing).You can walk around there go shopping, watch movie and others.
See pictures from above website.
We have 2 kids age 5 and 7. We think we want to close to public transport. We are going in late May.
Hey! When visiting Taipei, I highly suggest hotels located near MRT Stations. Taipei’s MRT is highly organized, clean, efficient, and safe. It is the city’s subway. Well in Taiwan, u might want to get prepaid MRT cards which can also be used on most city buses.
english.trtc.com.tw
The Westin Hotel Taipei, is located right next to the Nanjing E. Road MRT (Subway/People Mover) Station. It is also located along a major artery in Taipei.
www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/search/hotel_detail.html?propertyID=1191
The Grand Hyatt Taipei is a great hotel as well, however, it is about a 15 minutes walk to the nearest MRT Station, Taipei City Hall MRT Station. This walk is a pleasant walk as you get to stroll by some of Taipei’s best shopping.
taipei.grand.hyatt.com
The Grand Hotel Taipei is a bit out of reach as it is located on a hill in Yuanshan. It is about a 10 minute walk to the nearest MRT Station, which is Jiantan MRT Station. The Jiantan MRT Station is adjacent to one of Taipei’s best night markets, Shilin Night Market. The Grand Hotel is one of the city’s landmarks, featuring traditional Chinese architecture.
www.grand-hotel.org
Hotel Royal Taipei is part of Nikko Hotels International. It is located along Taipei’s Zhongshan N. Road, home to some of the city’s best boutique and luxury shopping. It is about 10 minutes away from the nearest MRT Station, which is Zhongshan Station.
www.royal-taipei.com.tw/index-e.htm
The Grand Formosa Regent, is right next to Nikko Hotels. This hotel is one of Taipei’s finest hotels and hosted Bill Clinton when he was here for his book signing in 2004.
www.grandformosa-taipei.com.tw