Hello everyone. First of all, a belated happy birthday to myself and also a shoutout to the world as COVID pandemic is officially over for nearly half a year.
A lot has changed for the better. For example, we do not need to worry about the virus on public transportations. We also have more freedom to travel around and not feel restricted to one place. I am certainly happy many people are traveling abroad once again. After all, it has been three long years. A lot of which has NOT changed. Education in Taiwan is still a problem. No one really understands why it is still stuck to its old ways and there have been calls to return to even older ways for college entrance methods, mainly the 聯考. Older people felt it was simpler and took care of the stress problems. The truth is, the stress will always be there. It will just manifest from different sources. That's all. Also, Taiwanese community have yet to truly understand the meaning of cultural melting pot. It means acceptance of other people's differences and not letting that get in the way of progress. Lately, I have been asked, or more like being suggested, to assimilate into Taiwan's socializing nuances. Clearly, mutual respect is needed but that can only be done when people express their feelings directly to facilitate bonds and friendships. That feels more like if you have a non-Asian skin color, they'd let it slide, but nope, not for Asian or Taiwanese Americans. When my response was not as adequate to the person talking to me about it, they suggested that I have been hiding behind culture shock term. I still feel it isn't but if the Taiwanese public wants people like me to put on a show, I will try to do so in limited amounts. Anyhow, it's been fun to talk about what I think and how I feel. Cheers, and I will begin blogging more frequently in the next few months!
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