It s axiomatic. Any two colors when combined produce a third. The answer is, of course, that I don t hate Taiwan at all. I wouldn t be here if I did. But, like you, I encounter many frustrations here in daily life and social situations.
Western people choose to live in Taiwan for a variety of reasons.
Some are sent here by their employers. Some are here to make money teaching English or other languages. Some are embracing adventure and enjoy the stimulation of living in a foreign environment, having grown bored with the homogeny of their home country. Some are escaping places in which they have been traumatized in one way or another and are seeking to shake of environmental reminders of past unhappiness. Apart from teaching English, I am here for all of these reasons.