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Do you know or believe that blood type 🅰️🅱️🅾️ affects your personality? In many countries, people believe that personalities are based on star signs ✡️ in the sense that they check a potential partner’s star sign to see their compatibility level. In Taiwan, some consider blood types to have a direct relationship to one's personality, too. In this episode, we invited a special guest so we have all four different types to talk about. Are you curious about the pros 😃 and cons 🤔 of personality for each blood type? Click play ▶️ and join our discussion now.

00:15 Introduction

02:12 Blood Type 🅰️

07:43 Blood Type 🅱️

14:39 Blood Type 🅾️

20:10 Blood Type 🆎

25:23 Wrap up

Have you ever wanted to work in Taiwan 🇹🇼 ? Are you already working in Taiwan❓ Before you start, you must know the Taiwanese stereotypical job choices and working culture. Not only these, we also talked about the finances 💰. For example, can you believe that it is possible to get a 100% bonus if you are in a wonderful company and work hard 💪?! Sounds interesting? Click start and join this episode with us now.

00:15 Introduction

Stereotypical job choices

00:45 Doctor

02:22 Lawyer

03:17 Teacher

04:25 Construction worker

05:36 Paparazzi

06:45 Police

Opinions about jobs

07:40 Definition of bad jobs

08:23 Sharon's dream job when little

Working holidays

10:30 Taiwanese on working holidays in the UK and other countries

12:57 Westerners on working holidays in Taiwan

Workplace culture

13:00 Workplace politics

15:05 Workplace hierarchy

16:15 Workplace socials

Financial difference

17:45 Overtime & overtime payment

18:50 Bonus structure

22:57 Tax

26:15 Wrap up

Do you prefer flats or houses? Though accommodation preference can be quite different from person to person, are there differences between Taiwanese and British in general? Speaking about accommodation 🏠, how can you forget quarantine 😷 under such a unique time. Have you had a quarantine 😷 experience? The rules and restrictions are so different between the UK and Taiwan. In this episode, we will share our quarantine experience in both countries. Click this episode and find out more!

00:15 Introduction

01:00 Jane's quarantine experiences 😷

05:10 Sharon's quarantine experiences 😷

13:30 Judie's living preference 🏠

17:45 Jane's living preference 🏠

19:22 Sharon's living preference 🏠

21:37 Judie's worst flatmate experiences 👭🏻

23:17 Sharon's worst flatmate experiences 👭🏻

Do you miss traveling? I do! Do you want to travel to Taiwan? I do! Just simply click play and you can experience the air balloon festival in Taitung and the sunrise in Alishan. What are you waiting for? Let’s find out what’s the best part of Taiwan.

00:15 Introduction &

00:50 Jane's trip in Taiwan

01:50 Jane's favourite place in Taiwan -  阿里山 Alishan (Ali Mountain)

06:12 Judie's favourite place in Taiwan -  台南 Tainan

10:45 Sharon's favourite place in Taiwan - 九份 Jioufen

14:09 Judie's favourite place in Taiwan - 台東 Taitung

16:25 Jane's favourite place in Taiwan - 南投 Nantou

20:20 Preferred way of travelling

27:18 Tips / Recommendation for travelling in Taiwan

When was the last time you sang a song? Do you miss karaoke 🎶? Taiwanese music artists have influenced not only Asia but the world 🌏. Some of them held world tours and attended international festivals several times. Join us to sing classic songs that were sung by Taiwanese singers 🎤, songwriters ✍🏻 and bands/groups 👯‍♂️👯‍♀. Comment below to let us know who do you like the most and why.

00:15 Introduction

00:57 Singers

🎤 Jolin

🎤 Jam Hsiao

04:22 Songwriters

✍🏻 Lala

✍🏻 Jay Chou

✍🏻 Leehom Wang

17:25 Bands/Groups

👯‍♂️ Mayday

👯‍♀ SHE

[Episode 14]

Do you know you would be fined 💸 almost £200 for eating on the MRT in Taiwan?

Transportation is the must know before you travel to Taiwan. Our transportation is so diverse and interesting. If you think MRT, trains or buses are too general, we would like to introduce you to the ferry ⛴ and cable car 🚡. Wanna know where they are? Join us and find out more now!

00:15 Introduction

01:10 Our most used transport in Taipei, MRT

03:06 DIfferences between MRT in Taiwan and underground in London

05:20 Food ban on MRT

06:54 How about Kaohsiung? Driving a car, riding a scooter, tram, and ferry!

09:09 Alternative kinds of transport in Taipei - ferry and cable car

11:28 Best thing about Taichung public transportation? free bus ride within 10km!

12:45 How about non-public transport? Ubike & scooters

17:19 Taiwan High-Speed Rail (HSR) & 26 Airports

20:06 Public transport announcements

22:07 Just landed in Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)? Taoyuan Airport Line brings you to Taoyuan HSR station and Taipei main station

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[Episode 13]

Were you a TV 📺 kid? Or have you been a movie 🎬 lover?

Join us on another time travel 🕛🕘🕕🕒 trip, and this time we are checking out Taiwanese drama, shows and movies back in the days.

The journey begins with Taiwanese soap 🧼 drama, also known as “the eight o’clock show”.

Second stop 🚏 is the must-watch thought-provoking idol drama 📺. 

If you don’t watch drama, don’t worry. We’ve also got variety shows 🎤 in the third stop 🚏.

Finally, we chatted through three well-known Taiwanese directors 🎬 and their work. 

Let us know which one you like the most. We hope you have enjoyed the trip with us and we look forward to seeing you again 🛬!

00:00 Intro

01:20 Taiwanese Soap Drama

🧼 Taiwanese Tornado 台灣龍捲風

🧼 Unforgettable Memories 意難忘

🧼 Life of Night Market 夜市人生

🧼 Maiden Family 娘家

04:40 Mandarin Drama

📺 The Hospital 白色巨塔

📺 Dangerous Mind 危險心靈

📺 Black and White 痞子英雄

📺 In Time with You 我可能不會愛你

📺 The world between us 我們與惡的距離

📺 The Queen With No Marriage 拜犬女王

📺 The Fierce Wife 犀利人妻

10:25 Variety Shows

🎤 Kangsi Coming 康熙來了

🎤 University 大學生了沒

🎤 One Million Star 星光大道

🎤 Jungle Voice 聲林之王

🎤 Dancing Diamond 52 菱格世代

🎤 The Rappers 大嘻哈時代

16:08 Directors & Movies

🎬 Ang Lee 李安

- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 臥虎藏龍

- Lust, Caution 色戒

- Life of Pi 少年Pi的奇幻旅程

- Brokeback Mountain 斷背山

🎬 Te-Seng Ｗei 魏德聖

- Seediq Bale 賽德克巴萊

- 52Hz, I Love You 52赫茲我愛你

- Cape No. 7 海角七號

🎬 Giddens Ko 九把刀

- You Are the Apple of My Eye 那些年我們一起追的女孩

- Cafe. Waiting. Love 等一個人咖啡

🎬 Zone Pro Site 總鋪師

28:30 Conclusion

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Whether you're a casual or corporate dresser, you can’t miss out on our new episode - Taiwanese Teen FashioTrend 💃🏻. Ever wonder what hairstyles and fashion styles were popular back in the days? Is Taiwanese fashion styles different from westerners?  Check this episode and find out more about Taiwanese fashion trends 💃🏻!

00:00 Introduction & #mask trend 😷

Hair 💇🏻‍♀️💇🏻‍♂️

02:33 female hairstyle - Mei-Mei-Tou 妹妹頭

03:37 male hairstyle - Mushroom Head 蘑菇頭 & Comma Head 逗號頭

05:28 female hairstyle - Air Fringe 空氣瀏海

06:52 Sharon's recent haircut

Clothing 👖👗

08:25 Shout out to all the cowboys & cowgirls! (Denim trend)

09:00 Let's go back to the good old days! (Pleated Skirts & School Uniform)

14:52 How about the lengths of the bottoms? (Mini, Midi or Maxi)

Makeup💄

17:55 Makeup for males

19:07 Our 3 essential makeup tools

20:03 What? Tattooed makeup?

22:00 Makeup trend for females in Taiwan

22:56 Coloured contact lenses

Don't seems to picture the hair styles? Check it out on our Facebook page. We will be releasing a fact check post on different types of fringes that are popular in Taiwan! 

In Taiwan, instead of "how are you doing?", we use "have you eaten?", which demonstrates how important food is in our culture. In this episode, we will introduce Taiwanese dishes that are likely to be unusual for non-Asians, Taiwanese street food, and more sophisticated Taiwanese dine-in cuisines. DM us on Instagram or Facebook @tvvalkie and let us know what’s your favorite one! 

Sharon's Menu 

01:05 Apparently guys' favourite (?!): Snake Soup 🐍 

03:30 Sharon's (sort of) unpopular opinion: Stinky Tofu 🆘 

06:55 Truth or dare: Chicken Claws (aka. Adidas) 🐔 

Jane's Menu 

10:38 Jane's introduction 

10:54 Jane's favourite: Bubble Tea🥤 

13:39 Asian Burger (and the parsley debate): Bao 🍔 

15:20 Time to upgrade from KFC (or chicken cottage): Taiwanese Fried Chicken (aka. TFC) 🍗 

16:12 Childhood breakfast: Scallion Pancakes 🥞 

Judie's Menu 

20:38 Judie's introduction 

21:09 Convenient meal: Beef stewed noodles 🍜 

22:05 Taiwanese restaurant (in London) essential: Braised Pork Rice 🍚 

23:58 Pride of Taiwanese: XiaoLongBao (aka. Steamed Dumplings 🥟)

25:25 Summer desserts: Shredded Ice 🧊 

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