Name: 中國住時看到在街上奶奶尿尿和車子爆炸， 有幸能搬回臺灣成為少數成功立足且享受舒適文明環境的外國人 (住中國時看到在街上奶奶尿尿和車子爆炸， 有幸能搬回台灣成為少數成功立足且享受舒適文明環境的外國人)
Uploaded: 2024-12-31T17:41:23.000Z
Duration: 10 min 55 s

In my opinion, the reason Taiwan is not seen as more of a potential regional headquarters is because Taiwan's terrible with marketing itself.

在我看來，臺灣之所以沒有被視為潛在的地區總部，是因為臺灣的市場營銷能力很差。

China is money-driven and it's a bit mercenary and it's a bit, you know, you're below me and I'm up here and kuai dien.

中國是金錢至上的國家，有點唯利是圖，有點你在我之下，我在你之上的感覺。

Taiwan just feels really civilized and very comfortable.

臺灣給人的感覺就是非常文明、非常舒適。

My name's Alan McIver. I'm from Edinburgh, Scotland.

我叫艾倫-麥基弗。我來自蘇格蘭愛丁堡。

I have quite a few jobs. I write articles for Commonwealth and I'm a headhunter and I teach at Haida and I am an angel investor, so I invest in startups.

我有很多工作。我為《天下》寫文章，我是獵頭，我在海達教書，我是天使投資人，所以我投資初創企業。

Did you ever think that you would be involved in stuff like this in the beginning?

你一開始有沒有想過自己會參與這樣的活動？

I didn't really want to teach English at all. I just wanted to have fun in Asia.

我其實根本不想教英語。我只想在亞洲玩得開心。

I came to Taiwan, I formed a band here, playing music festivals all over, we're touring and then I realized about 27 that I needed to do something else and I panicked.

我來到臺灣，在這裡組建了一個樂隊，在各地參加音樂節，進行巡迴演出，然後我在 27 歲左右意識到我需要做點別的事情，我驚慌失措。

I had done really well academically as a kid, got straight A's, applied to study law at Cambridge University and then I had taught English for four years and I was like, what have I done with my career?

我小時候學習成績非常好，全 A，申請了劍橋大學的法律專業，然後我教了四年英語，我想，我的職業生涯到底做了什麼？

I felt like going from English teacher to corporate job in Taiwan was almost impossible.

我覺得在臺灣從英語教師到企業工作幾乎是不可能的。

Like you could apply for 100 jobs a week and they would all look at your CV and think, oh, taught English for four years, like no.

就像你一週可以申請 100 份工作，他們看了你的履歷都會覺得，哦，教了四年英語，好像不是。

Do you think that's because of certain stereotypes people have of English teachers?

你認為這是因為人們對英語教師的某些刻板印象嗎？

Yes, I do. I think that Taiwan is a very conservative culture in the sense that they're not creative outside the box thinkers.

是的，我是這麼認為的。我認為，臺灣是一個非常保守的文化圈，他們不善於打破常規的創新思維。

So most HR and most companies want someone who's done the exact same job in a different company.

是以，大多數人力資源部門和大多數公司都希望找一個在不同公司做過同樣工作的人。

And so we moved to Shanghai and after two months, I got a job in a headhunting company.

於是我們搬到了上海，兩個月後，我在一家獵頭公司找到了一份工作。

I feel the big difference between China and Taiwan is that in China, they're willing to take a risk.

我覺得中國大陸和臺灣最大的不同是，在中國大陸，他們願意冒險。

So hiring somebody like me was easier for them because they're like, oh, I see some potential here, let's give it a go.

是以，僱用像我這樣的人對他們來說更容易，因為他們會想，哦，我看到了一些潛力，讓我們試一試吧。

And I started going to sales meetings when they had foreign clients.

當他們有外國客戶時，我開始參加銷售會議。

They would do the expertise thing and then I would charm again and then we'd leave.

他們會做專業知識方面的事情，然後我會再次施展魅力，然後我們就離開了。

And they're like, oh my goodness, this YGORN is really useful.

他們會說，天哪，這個 YGORN 真的很有用。

God, I want Alan in every meeting because it's so much easier for me to do small talk.

天哪，我希望每次開會都能見到艾倫，因為這樣我就可以輕鬆地閒聊了。

And also I can really help with some of the lost in translation stuff.

此外，我還能幫助解決一些翻譯中的問題。

Bit of a, they started to really use me for my full potential.

So I started being able to hire for our company, chaperone, foreign counterparts.

是以，我開始能夠為我們公司僱用陪護、外國同行。

I was in charge of our events and I would be very much the face of the company in a lot of cases.

我負責公司的活動，在很多情況下，我都是公司的形象代言人。

And it was such a good experience for the company as well that before I left, we'd hired 20 foreigners.

這對公司來說也是一次很好的經歷，在我離開之前，我們已經聘用了 20 名外國人。

And after that, they're like, this totally works.

之後，他們就會覺得，這完全行得通。

有些是好的，有些是壞的，等等。

But it's just the same as hiring local colleagues.

但這和僱用當地同事是一樣的。

我們可以讓它們做不同的事情。

And I meet a lot of foreigners in Taiwan who hate China because China is the political adversary of Taiwan.

我在臺灣遇到很多憎恨中國的外國人，因為中國是臺灣的政治對手。

And having lived there and spent time there, I really like China.

我在那裡生活過，也在那裡待過一段時間，我非常喜歡中國。

我在那裡度過了一段美好時光。

A lot of Taiwanese people have this impression that China is very bad, very authoritarian.

很多臺灣人都有這樣的印象：中國非常壞，非常專制。

But at the same time, 2 million Taiwanese people work there.

但與此同時，有 200 萬臺灣人在那裡工作。

I have opinions about the authoritarian control as well.

Because when I was there, China felt lawless.

因為我在那裡的時候，感覺中國無法無天。

所以你在任何地方都看不到警察。

People seem to be doing whatever they want, wherever they want.

人們似乎想做什麼就做什麼，想在哪裡做就在哪裡做。

I saw a granny pee in front of me in the street.

我在街上看到一個老奶奶在我面前撒尿。

They're always letting their kids pee on the street.

And everyone crowded around us throwing things at the bear.

And this Chinese guy got a bunch of water into his mouth.

這個中國人的嘴裡被灌了很多水。

And it was a Tesco, so British supermarket.

那是一家特易購，很有英國超市的味道。

And one of the things he's selling is a chopped off tiger's arm.

他賣的東西之一是一隻砍下來的老虎手臂。

And I think the main difference between Taiwan and China is it's a bit money-driven.

我認為臺灣和中國大陸的主要區別在於，臺灣有點金錢至上。

And it's a bit, you know, you're below me.

And if you're in a restaurant in Taiwan, you would slowly try and get the waitresses or the waiters' eyes.

如果你在臺灣的餐廳裡，你會慢慢地試圖吸引女服務員或服務生的目光。

If you're in China, you shout at the waitress.

如果你在中國，你會對服務員大喊大叫。

And these are really nice Chinese people.

And they're still shouting at waitresses.

他們還在對女服務員大喊大叫。

As an employer, why would I want to hire a foreigner that's a lot more expensive than, like, maybe a Taiwanese person that lived in the States for a long time, speaks a lot of good English?

作為僱主，我為什麼要僱用一個比在美國生活了很長時間、英語說得很好的臺灣人貴得多的外國人呢？

Westernized Taiwanese, they dominate the market.

西化的臺灣人，他們主導著市場。

They're the ones getting all the good jobs.

The foreigners are very much niche hires.

外國人在很大程度上是小眾人才。

And so they are the price that the companies are willing to pay.

是以，這些都是公司願意付出的代價。

And you say, well, my salary in San Francisco was 200k.

而你卻說，我在舊金山的薪水是 20 萬。

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