How many foreign friends do you have who live in Taiwan? What is their opinion of Taiwan and Taiwanese? How do you feel overall about the Westerners living in Taiwan? How well do you think foreigners are treated in Taiwan? How well do you think you were treated when you were traveling or living in foreign countries? Do you think Taiwanese treat foreigners differently than people in other countries treat foreigners? If so, why do you think this is?
ambition : a strong desire for success, achievement, power or wealth • bad-tempered : describes a person who becomes angry and annoyed easily • bossy : describes someone who is always telling people what to do • breast : either of the two soft, rounded parts of a woman’s chest that produce milk after she has a baby • careless : not taking or showing enough care and attention • demanding : needing a lot of time, attention or energy • equal : the same in amount, number or size, or the same in importance and deserving the same treatment • flat : level and smooth, with no curved, high, or hollow parts • gentle : calm, kind or soft • justified : having a good reason for something • knowledgeable : knowing a lot • lunatic : someone who behaves in a foolish or dangerous way • narcissist : someone who has too much admiration for themselves • obsessed : unable to stop thinking about something; too interested in or worried about something • princess : an important female member of a royal family, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a king and queen, or the wife of a prince • queen : a woman who rules a country because she has been born into a royal family, or a woman who is married to a king • realize : to understand a situation, sometimes suddenly • sadistic : describes someone who gets pleasure, sometimes sexual, from being cruel to or hurting another person • sag : to drop down to a lower level in the middle • scum : a very bad or immoral person or group of people • shapely : used to describe something that has an attractive form, especially a woman’s body or parts of a woman’s body • skilled : having the abilities needed to do an activity or job well • stingy : unwilling to spend money • taste • a person’s ability to judge and appreciate what is good or suitable, especially relating to such matters as art, style, beauty and behavior • version : a particular form of something which varies slightly from other forms of the same thing • worship : to love, respect and admire someone or something greatly, often without being aware of their bad qualities
1 Taiwanese women are too…
A worshipful toward Westerners.
B easy to get into bed.
C careless about what they do in their free time.
D ready to agree with whatever I say.
Which do you think is the foreigner’s opinion? Do you think the opinion is justified? Do any of the sentences express an opinion that you have about Taiwanese women? Do you think any of them describe Taiwanese men? Do you think any of the answers describe you at all?
Taiwanese girls worship Westerners too much. The truth is, a lot of foreigners in Taiwan are scum, but they live like kings. Are Taiwanese men that bad? I think these Westerner worshippers are sick in the head!
What things that this foreigner says do you think are true about Taiwanese women? What things do you think are wrong? Do you think Westerners are “better” than Taiwanese in some way? What are some Taiwanese or Asian things that you prefer to their Western versions? Do you think many foreigners in Taiwan really are “scum”? Do you know any examples (please don’t say “Max”)?
2 Taiwanese women are too…
A childish.
B stingy.
C bossy.
D bad-tempered.
Which do you think is the foreigner’s opinion? Do you think the opinion is justified? Do any of the sentences express an opinion that you have about Taiwanese women? Do you think any of them describe Taiwanese men? Which of the adjectives describe you? How about your partner? Which type of partner would you consider the worst–a childish one, a stingy one, a bossy one, or a bad-tempered one? Why?
I used to think that Asian women were very kind and gentle, but after I came to Taiwan, I found out that I was wrong. Taiwanese women say they want men and women to be equal but they still expect their boyfriends to pay for everything when they go out. They act like princesses, always telling their boyfriends what to do.
What things that this foreigner says do you think are true about Taiwanese women? What things do you think are wrong? Which of the things that the foreigner describes have you done? Which has your partner done? If they did, what did you do?
3 Taiwanese women don’t have…
A big enough breasts.
B shapely enough butts.
C good taste.
D enough ambition.
Which do you think is the foreigner’s opinion? Do you think the opinion is justified? Do any of the sentences express an opinion that you have about Taiwanese women? Do you think A, B, or C describes Taiwanese men? Do you think most men really do care about how large a woman’s breasts are? How about how shapely her butt is?
Taiwanese girls have one big problem: they have no butt! Most of the girls here only care about their breasts, but not having a nice butt is really terrible. Taiwanese girls don’t seem to worry at all about what their butts look like. They just let them stay flat and start sagging. Sometimes they even wear pants or skirts that show just how bad their butts look, without even realizing it. Even though your butt is in the back so you don’t see it much yourself, please don’t forget about what it looks like to other people!
What things that this foreigner says do you think are true about Taiwanese women? What things do you think are wrong? Asians do seem to have flatter butts than whites or blacks–do you think this is because Asians don’t pay enough attention to how their butts look? What about you–do you pay much attention to what your butt looks like? What about other people’s?
4 Taiwanese women think…
A being their boyfriend means I have to teach them English.
B saying “I love you” means “I want to marry you”.
C a foreigner in Taiwan should be able to speak Chinese well.
D all foreigners are from America.
Which do you think is the foreigner’s opinion? Do you think the opinion is justified? Do any of the sentences express an opinion that you have about Taiwanese women? Do you think any of them describe Taiwanese men? Would you expect a foreign lover to speak to you in English? Do you think foreigners in Taiwan should learn Chinese, or is it not that important?
For Westerners, saying I love you is very normal, but things are different in Taiwan. I used to say I love you to my girlfriends, but when they heard that, they would start thinking about getting married.
What things that this foreigner says do you think are true about Taiwanese women? What things do you think are wrong? If you think the foreigner is right, do you think the same thing is also true when Taiwanese women are with Taiwanese men? Why do you think there is a difference in how easily Taiwanese and Westerners say I love you? Have you ever said those words to someone?
5 Taiwanese women are…
A obsessed with dieting.
B obsessed with shopping.
C sadistic.
D narcissists.
Which do you think is the foreigner’s opinion? Do you think the opinion is justified? Do any of the sentences express an opinion that you have about Taiwanese women? Do you think any of them describe Taiwanese men? Which, if any, of the answers describes you?
Taiwanese girls are really too thin. And all they talk about is how they want to lose weight. They all want to be the thinnest, but why? It’s sick!
What things that this foreigner says do you think are true about Taiwanese women? What things do you think are wrong? Have you noticed that Taiwanese are not as thin as they used to be? Are you trying to lose weight now? Have you ever tried to lose weight in the past? If so, how did you try to lose weight?
6 In bed, Taiwanese women act like…
A my mother.
B lunatics.
C little princesses.
D dead fish.
Which do you think is the foreigner’s opinion? Do you think the opinion is justified? Do any of the sentences express an opinion that you have about Taiwanese women? Do you think any of them describe Taiwanese men? Which of the sentences best describes you?
Taiwanese women don’t know much about sex. When you’re making love to them, you have to show them what to do. Also, Taiwanese girls don’t make much noise or even move around very much. When you’re having sex with them it’s like being in bed with a dead fish!
What things that this foreigner says do you think are true about Taiwanese women? What things do you think are wrong? Do you think you are very knowledgeable about or skilled at sex?
