Friday, July 08, 2005

On being American in Taiwan

Coming out of college there are a couple things that are striking me about the real world. 22 is apparently very young which means you have to relate to people differently. Being in Taiwan has also made me realize that a lot about the way I was raised in America was distinctly unAmerican. For example since being here I have played Candyland for the first time and
watched MTV for the first time. I realize that this makes me sort of lame, but I've really never done any of this stuff before. Also, it's weird but people always point out McDonalds and KFC as places that might remind me of home. Then I have to tell them that I haven't been to a McDonald's since I was six and I'm pretty sure I've never eaten at a KFC in my life.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

No KFC, but for fast-food chicken, it's hard to beat Pollo Loco!

Anonymous said...

this is so true. I went to mcdonalds much more frequently than i ever do in the US...i dont know why...

but part of the reason is they have nice clean bathrooms in them...

-Michelle

Anonymous said...

Hm, I've played Candyland before, and eaten at McDonalds and KFC a few scattered times...not that I really like either of them--I'd take In 'n Out any day, though Jun said they're better in China and treated almost like gourmet (*weird*).