Hey guys we're back. I'm back. Vicki's back. I'm back. We're back. We said that. Yes. Anyway, we wanted to give you guys some advice and talk about eight things to know before you come to Taiwan. Whether you're going to visit here or live here, these are just eight things that maybe people don't think about before they come here. And things maybe I didn't know about. Maybe you didn't think about it. Until we moved out by ourselves. Yeah, right. So what's number one? Water station. Right, water. You can't drink the water out of the faucet. Well, I should correct myself. You can drink the water out of the faucet. It's safe. The government says it's safe. But safe. You don't know what the lines are like in whatever house or building you're in. So that's where the problem comes from is the water coming from the actual city line is okay. But once it hits the pipes in the building or house you're in, you know, it can get contaminates in it. So that's why people go to one of these a water pumping station. Where for how much? How much does it cost? Uh, for 20 later, it might cost like 25 bucks. Tywanese dollars. Oh, okay. So that's like one USD. Yeah, it's super cheap to get a lot of water. It's just kind of a pain in the butt to have to go fill your water jugs up. But also people will install like really nice filters into their houses. And that's what your parents have. They have a filter in their house, but they still boil their water. So and we were boiling the water. We were getting out of the water stations. It's to be safe. Yeah. Yeah. So they'll get it out of the filter, fill a kettle up and put that on the stove and boil it. So yeah, the water. You're going to be buying bottle water while you're here. A lot. Yeah. Heads up. Number two. Driving can be crazy. It can be really crazy. So here in Tywan, as you are getting your driver's license here, you can only practice on an enclosed course. A closed course. Yeah. And then you take it out onto the streets once you get your driver's license. So you don't actually hit the streets until you have your license. Just a plug. It absolutely translates into like everyday driving. And people, I think people are more well behaved and type-ay than maybe further south. Maybe. Yes. Yes. I've been driving in Tyjong, the highway between Tyjong and Giao Sheng and all over Giao Sheng. I love car and scooter and it's nuts. It's some of the craziest driving I've ever seen. I have to close my eyes. What are you trying? I learned all of my scooter skills from her. Anyway, driving can be nuts. So be careful when you're here. Also as a pedestrian, look out for crazy drivers. They may or may not be following the law and the cops may or may not care whether or not those people are following the law. Just slow down and be careful. That's a... Slow down. That's not always going to... We just watched something on the news today of an old man walking down the street and a car drove by him. He was going slow and a car drove by him and killed him. Yeah, you never know. Be careful. Yes. Keep an eye out. Always watch cars and scooters. Yes. Because they're usually not watching you. So number three, getting around town, depending on where you live, can be difficult. If you don't have a scooter or you don't have a car or if you don't have a subway. So where we were in Tai Jong, they don't have a subway. So we had to rely on the bus system, which in my opinion is... I never... I would have been. I would have. We agree. It's not great. They'll sometimes race each other or they won't show up when they're supposed to. Buses will just stop running if they've decided it's the end of their route. Yeah, so there was no subway in Tai Jong, which caused a lot of problems for us. Or when we didn't have our scooter. After we got our scooters, it was fine. No buses anymore. Yeah, no more buses. But yeah, if you don't have a scooter, you don't have a subway system. Or lying on the bus system can be difficult. But here in Giao Sheng, thankfully there is the subway system. So that's nice. It's not extensive, but you can at least get around town. It's going off. Yeah. It's close enough to where you're trying to go, I think. They just walk a little bit. Yeah. What are the buses like in Giao Sheng? I've really never taken a bus here. It's also crazy. I think it's like in Tai Jong, they also fly with each other. Sometimes they are late. So yeah, about the same. So anyway, keep that in mind when you're coming to Taiwan. Obviously there's taxis everywhere. And so cheap. And Uber's back. Yes. Uber or taxis. And like she said, it is cheap. So that's nice at least. But that'll add up quickly if you're trying to live here and take that to work. I don't recommend doing that. So get a bike or a scooter. Right. I think that's some good advice. And there are rental bikes just companies here. So you can rent bikes around town. Just like China and I think Japan does the same thing. There's probably a bike rental system. I mean, in summer. Oh yeah, if you're trying to ride a bike around Gaujong. Oh my god, it's rough. You're going to lose a lot of sweat. Yeah. OK, number four. English isn't everywhere. Yeah, it's really not that widespread. Like I talked about in our last video, you can't just come here and expect to use English everywhere. In fact, a lot of the signs here, most of the signs are in Chinese. And you can't even figure out without actually walking up to that store what they're selling or what it is. So also, when I say Chinese, I don't mean opinion. They really don't use opinion here. In fact, you didn't learn opinion. I can't. I can't read opinion. She can't read opinion. I can read opinion. I need to teach her how to read it. Yeah, please. But they don't learn it here in school. So just keep that in mind when you come. Number five, older people kind of do what they want. Kind of. They kind of run Taiwan. Yeah. It's advisable not to get into a fight with them. You don't want that. Older person. And what we really mean is if you're standing in line, sometimes an older person may come and get in front of you. We don't see anything. Let's do it. That's just kind of the culture here. They've kind of earned the right to in their minds, and they're going to. So also they'll drive how they want. And I've really noticed the police leaving them alone. And I mean, they'll just cut across full intersections to get where they want to go. So it's slowly. It's part of the culture here. And don't get frustrated when you come. Just kind of say, OK, you've earned it. OK, quick wardrobe change. It's a new day. Yeah. So that brings us to number six. Space is limited. Yes. You've always heard the cliche of they're not being enough space in Asia. Well, it's really true. And what you maybe aren't thinking of is all of the stuff, all of your stuff that you need to find a place for, and your apartment here, which is really hard. Always is like everywhere. So that's just something like you will need to work out in your head and physically work out with your stuff when you get here is how you're going to live around your stuff. And maybe some stuff that you don't need to bring with you when you come here. And that actually leads to number seven, which is. There's no dryers. There's no dryers. I mean, there's laundromats here where you can go dry your clothes. But most everybody hang dries their clothing. So actually right here, in the background, is somebody hang drying their clothes right there. And there. And more all of these windows have the cages on them. So people can hang dry their clothes in the street. And that's what we're doing, Taiwan. Yeah. So that's just something you're going to have to get used to. You'll have to plan out when you'll do your laundry. So your clothes will be dry in a couple of days. Thankfully here in Gouchung, it's pretty hot, and especially in the summer. Yeah. So the clothes dry pretty fast. So get ready to hang dry your clothes. Yes. Oh. Oh. Number eight. Convenience stores are everywhere. Seriously. Seven Elevans are all over the place. And you can do anything. You can pay your bills. You can buy tickets. You can buy food and drinks. There's a lot you can do at these convenience stores. And it's mainly seven, eleven, and family mart. Those are the big ones. Eighth. Did you get me a water? Do you need one? Yeah. I want my own. Yep. No problem. I'll just go in here and grab myself one. Sure. And I think, hey, there's a family mart right there. Oh. I need to pay for my tickets. Why don't you go do that? I'll grab a water. OK. See you later. Thanks for watching, guys. That's just eight things that you might need to think about before you come. Yeah. We'll catch you the next one. Bye, Mom. OK, bye. Poor Vicky. What we do for the videos, kiddo walk up all those stairs. Don't talk to me. Exercise. Yes. She hates exercise people. I hate stairs. You pay with the exercise. No. Stairs. Watch out. So we're just driving around filming and ran into Parrotscooter here. Ah. Oh. Argh. You can't see it all in Taiwan. Bof, bof, bof, bof. Bof. Bof. Yes. Bof. Bof.