This list has to be made.
1. Mealtimes. Everything is set on a rotating circle in the middle of the table, so you don't have to reach across the table to grab something when you want it. You just spin the circle and it comes to you! Plus all you have in front of you is a little bowl, and you fill it with food, eat, and repeat. Its size helps you to avoid having eyes that are bigger than your stomach. And of course, chopsticks are fun and the food itself is good for you.
2. Driving skills. Yes, you read that right. You know that American stereotype about how Asians are bad drivers? It's completely untrue. Taiwanese people are great drivers because they can get safely from point A to point B with about half as many traffic laws as Americans have. Traffic "laws" are really in massive sarcasm quotes; "stay in your lane," "wear a seatbelt," and "yield the right of way" are more like suggestions. And I haven't seen a single accident since I got here!
3. Showers. They waste way less time and way less water.
4. Strangers. They're so polite and courteous!
5. Obesity rates. I've seen like three fat people since I've been here.
6. Movie plots. I've always been a fan of realistic movies (a.k.a. not the ones where everyone's happy in the end) and the one I saw yesterday was not only realistic but touching and hilarious to boot.
7. Prices. Things are literally half as expensive here as they are in America. Recession? What recession?
Oh, and apparently I can't be an American because I'm skinny, open-minded and even-tempered, and I don't like McDonald's, soda, or Glee. Hooray!! :D
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