Quite a change after a month in Tainan where I enjoyed speaking Mandarin wherever I went: Here in Taipei, some shop keepers are hell bent on speaking English: I ask in Mandarin, the clerk even answers in Mandarin, and then repeats half of it in English!
As always, Taiwanese show kindness by their actions, so I’m sure it’s to be helpful, but it still feels a bit odd 😃
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