Taiwan through Mongolians eyes

The travelers from Mongolia are discussing about the places they have visited, the people they have met, environment and weather, people’s lives and the culture.

Even one thing is knowledge for you.

What does Taipei mean. Portnoy?

「tai」 means peace. 「pei 」 means north. It is said that this name is originated from Mongolia.

During the time of Yuan dynasty which was established by Khublai king, the island of Taiwan was discovered and several tribes had lived on the island. Later these tribes became an independent nation.

Thought: The word Taiwan could be originated from a Mongolian word 「taivan」.

Adaptability

「- Oh, it is very hot, sweating here 」,「- But it is much better from the first day. We sweat much less」,

「It means we are getting used to the weather in Taiwan 」

「 The Subway in Taiwan is very cool, comfortable and clean.」

「 Hey, put back your soft drink, you are not allowed to have drinks and ice cream in the subway」,

「… People are polite and the country is so clean, maybe it is because the country is able to control millions of people under it rules and regulations.

「 The roads are incredible, there are probably no traffic jams on these nice roads 」,

The women’s talk

「They look so young. Do you remember the guy who was carrying a baby at the meeting of Green Parties? He is 40 years old 」,

「 Yes, I thought he is about in his thirty’s 」, 「I heard he is a vegetarian」,
「…If you want to know their age you can just add 10 more years 」, 「 he he he , that’s too much …」,

「 The women have very beautiful skins. Smooth and white …」 「 They dress up in casual way, don’t wear much fancy clothes. 」
「Yes, they are. They don’t wear much golden and silver earrings and necklace. Don’t you think so? 」

At he vegetarian cafe

「You can judge people by what kind of food they eat.」,

「Umm…, we can’t just judge someone who eats meat as a bad person, can we?」,

「 I didn’t eat meat for the last 20 years, I regret eating meat before.」,

「Traditional Taiwanese food smelly Tofu is similar to fermented Airag( Traditional Mongolian beverage. Made by fermenting mare’s milk ). 」,

「It smells so strong …」,

「Try some, it is good for your health 」,

The tallest building,

「The tallest building is 101 floor.」, 「By now, it is the tallest one in Asia, even in the world」, 「These days it is the one of the most common obsession among developed countries, they built them with the reason that they try to step over each other. It is much better not try to contribute or put much effort on things which don’t have any social and economic benefits to the country」,

「 It takes 28 seconds to reach 88 floor of this 101 floor building. It is unbelievably fast. 」

Gay people have great freedom in Taiwan

「 Do you know what is this, This is a advertisement poster to call people to protect gay people’s right.」, 「 This morning they are celebrating their 10 th year of equal right struggle, shall we go there to see?」,

「 How do they look like …」,

「 They look like a loved couple, but two men or two women hold each other’s hands and walking on the street. Like man and woman are falling in love and taking caring of each other. They are not interested in opposite sex, Don’t be surprised 」,

「Uhm …umh, but still 」,

「 This is a flag of gay people, it has same color as Korean flag, has it? Korean flag has 7 different colors, but this one has 6. …」

「….We are happy that you are taking part in our program」, 「 I have heard that you are attending meetings with Taiwan’s green party, I am also a member of Green party. I a new member of Green Party and I am in charge of gay people…」

「 WHAT? IN CHARGE OF GAY PEOPLE? … 」