Month: May 2022

Yu Rou had a presentation to do at Pingdong. She managed to make good use of her trip to indulge in the culinary delights of Pingdong. At the end of her video she mentioned about Pingdong being very beautiful. Is this strange coming from a mainlander who has seen the glitz and glamour of Shanghai and Beijing? No, it isn’t. That’s because, even though urban Taiwan doesn’t look as impressive as first tier cities on the mainland, you are unlikely to encounter the languid, impoverished precincts that you’ll not fail to see after just an hour’s drive out of the most glamourous on the mainland.

The spring season is often rainy in Taiwan. What do you do on rainy days? You do a culinary tour.

Those who have watched her older videos will notice that her accent may not have changed but after living in Taiwan, her tone has become a lot gentler and more refined.

We’ve got Taiwanese appreciating the mainland. We also have mainlanders appreciating Taiwan. Compared to “Taiwan Cousin” 台湾表妹, Heilongjiang native “鱼肉” is not only prettier but a lot more natural and sincere.

Those who have watched her older videos will notice that her accent may not have changed but after living in Taiwan, her tone has become a lot gentler and more refined.

If you’ve been following her, you would notice that she sounded quite different in her old videos. Her accent hadn’t changed. It’s the way she spoke – a lot gentler and more refined.

You need a really pretty taste to pull off something so mundane.

A mainlander’s genuine appreciation of Taiwan.