Nightlife is great. There are many pubs, discos and night markets to visit. There is also a wide variety of restaurants including Western, Thai, Indian etc, although the local cuisine is much cheaper. In many cases, eating out is as cheap as eating at home. The official language of Taiwan is Mandarin Chinese, although many people also speak local dialects, particularly in the South.
Many people can also speak a little English, but it helps to have a basic knowledge of Mandarin.
Taiwan has undergone a rapid economic transformation during recent years, and for this reason some of the infrastructure is still catching up, such as the roads which are often crowded and slow moving. Having said that, Taiwan has succesfully achieved a high rate of economic growth that has helped to provide its citizens with one of the highest living standards in Asia.