whenever we travel to a foreign country

當你去一個陌生的地方旅遊

but it's good that you don't make these

但如果你可以不犯

9 crucial mistakes

這9個錯誤

when you visit Taiwan

當你在台灣旅遊

whether it's for the 1st time

不管是第一次來

or for the 100th time

還是第100次來

First of all

首先

It's never safe to assume

最好不要以為

people around you

你旁邊的人

don't speak your language

都不懂你的語言

especially English

尤其是英文

when in Taiwan

當你在台灣

you might think people don't understand

你可能以為別人不懂

what you are saying

你說什麼

and you might say something offensive

你有可能說一些白目的話

and that is true to

但這點

whichever country you visit

你去每個國家

really

都要注意

and this one is rather forgivable

這點就還可以原諒

when it comes to the tourists in Taipei

尤其你在台北旅遊

because

因為

anybody

在這裡的

who is anyone

當地人

takes the metro regularly

常坐捷運

knows that

都會知道

you need to line up to get onto the train

要排隊上車

and when we see people

當我們看到

who don't line up

有人不排隊

I guess

我想

automatically assume that they are

就會馬上覺得他們

oblivious tourists

是不知情的遊客

and did you know that

而且你知道

drinking or eating

飲食

on the subway in Taipei

在台北捷運上

is actually against the rules

是不允許的嗎

and this one is simply

這個錯誤

a life or death measure

攸關到你的存活

because you should never assume

你不能假設

a vehicle will yield to you

車子一定會讓你

in the streets of Taipei

在台灣的街上

especially when you jaywalk

尤其當你沒有走斑馬線

or even when you are in the crosswalk

但你在斑馬線上也要小心

and I know this one sounds

我知道這點聽起來

incredibly inconvenient

很不方便

but you should always

但還是

carry cash with you

記得要帶現金

when you're traveling around Taiwan

當你在台灣旅行

the convenient stores

便利商店

the 7-11

7-11

even the McDonald's

甚至麥當勞

don't take credit cards

他們不收信用卡

and this is sort of

然後這個

not a mistake

比較不是一個錯誤

but more of a presumption

是一種假定

you should never presume that

不要以為

everybody in Taiwan

所有在台灣的人

is Taiwanese

都是台灣人

and that makes sense

這滿合理的

because there are a bunch of other tourists

因為還有很多其他旅客來自

Japanese, Korean

日本韓國

Singaporean Indonesian

新加坡印尼

just to name a few

舉例來說

and of course, the overgeneralization

當然還有就是過度概括

I mean

怎麼說

it's very easy

你很容易

to assume or call

就假設或稱呼

an east Asian looking person

一個東方人

Chinese

中國人

and

但

sometimes

有時候

people can get quite offensive

有些人會覺得不爽

when you call them Chinese

當你稱呼他中國人

because we like to be politically correct

因為政治正確

when it comes to nationality

和國籍有關係

and it goes without saying

當然這不用說

when you are in a foreign country

當你到一個陌生的國家

it's always advised

都會很建議

to try the local foods

去嘗試當地的食物

even if it's something bizarre

就算很奇怪

but honestly in Taiwan

而且在台灣

I guess the most bizarre it gets

最奇怪的大概

is probably bubble tea

就是珍珠奶茶

which is milktea with tapioca balls

用奶茶和珍珠做的

but obviously

但當然

when you purposely ignore

這是在你故意不去想

the sticky tofu

臭豆腐

or the pig blood rice cake

和豬血糕

and many might argue

當然很多會說

it's not about trying new foods

當你到不同的國家

but rather it's about

不是要去嘗試當地的食物

the uniqueness of the country

而是那個國家的風景人文

and that's completely true

這很有道理

so if you

所以如果

happen to not like

你不喜歡

Asian food

亞洲食物

well

那

there's always pasta

我們也有義大利麵

always European western food

歐洲西方食物

and even halal

甚至清真

so

所以

definitely don't presume that there's

不要覺得台灣這裡

no pasta in Taiwan

沒有義大利麵

Last but not least

最後

get out of the urban landscape in downtown Taipei

不要一直待在城市像台北

because there's a lot more natural sceneries

台灣還有很多自然風景

that Taiwan has to offer

可以讓你遊玩

from the southern Kenting

從南方的墾丁

the national parks

國家公園

to the eastern Huailai

到東邊的花蓮

and even to Penghu and

甚至澎湖

green island

和綠島

the islands off

台灣大島

mainland Taiwan

以外的小島

definitely check those out

一定要去看看

because I've never been

因為我從來沒去過

and I heard they are amazing

但我聽說那裡很美

and that's pretty much all the mistakes

這些是我能想到的錯誤

I could conjure up at the moment

到目前為止

so if you think of anything else

如果你有想到其他的

anything else

任何

comment down below

都歡迎留言

and help those who are visiting Taiwan

幫助那些想來台灣的人