The Wild East Magazine

Why I’ve Never Been to China (& prefer Taiwan)

July 25, 2019October 4, 2026Trista di Genovaaboriginal culture in Taiwan, air & environment pollution, attitudes toward foreigners, communist propaganda, Comparing Chinese vs Taiwanese mentality, employment, expat living and lifestyle in Asia, Falun Gong, Ilha Formosa, PRC brainwashing, sociology, Taiwan is better than China :), teaching in Taiwan

‘Teacher Trista’ studied Atayal gardens in the remote mountain villages of Hsinchu County Wild East Editorial / By Trista di Genova When I’m ‘stateside’ in the U.S., people first – almost invariably – make the mistake of thinkin’ I’m talkin’ ’bout THAILAND. Guess it’s ’cause bein’ one of the world’s WORST in geography skills, we…

The Meltdown of English Teaching in Taiwan

Strait-Talk Taiwan News

May 29, 2009October 4, 2026Trista di Genovabushiban, cram school, economy, education, employment, engish teaching, foreign workers, jobs, language, linguistics, Taiwan

by Trista di Genova Exclusive to The Wild East It’s not just the economy; Taiwanese have money. They are among the best savers in the world, and have invested, thrown money at the bushiban (cram school) system of English education in Taiwan. Mr Chandler wrote on our pages about the days when foreigners were nabbed…