how bad is the air pollution here in Taiwan?

台灣的空氣品質到底是怎麼樣？

because

因為

I'd like to travel

我想到台灣旅遊

or even move to Taiwan

甚至搬到台灣

but it's really close to China

但地理位置很靠近中國

and I wonder how bad

我想知道到底

the air pollution is

空氣品質有真的

really

很糟糕嗎

hello

哈樓

hi

嗨

sorry my name is Iris

不好意思我是Iris

I'm a youtuber

我是一個youtuber

and I'm trying to find out if the foreign travellers

我在調查外國旅客

here find Taiwan very air polluted?

覺得台灣的空氣品質有很糟嗎

No

不

I mean

我覺得

my eyes are acting out a little bit

我的眼睛有點不舒服

but not too bad

但不算太糟

okay so you find it's tolerable

所以你覺得是可以忍受的？

yea very

對當然

compare to your home?

和你的家比較？

well compare to home this is

和我國家比較

this is worse

台灣的空氣品質較糟

ohhh okay

哦了解

where are you guys from?

你們從哪裡來？

US Washington D.C.

美國華盛頓

Yea I mean Taipei gets

對台北市有點

bad air pollution

不好的空氣品質

because of China

因為中國

but does it bother you at all?

但你會覺得不舒服嗎？

not really

不太會

I mean it's skanky

但空氣是滿髒的

it's just really really skanky

就真的特別髒

Do you think the air pollution here is bad?

你覺得台灣的空氣品質很糟嗎？

compared to England

和英國比較

yes

是

compared to China?

和中國比較？

no

不會

wow that's a very precise answer

你的回答很精確

have you been to China?

你有去過中國嗎？

Once yes

有去過一次

Taiwan I feel like I don't see it

台灣我覺得我是看不到

but it's probably in the air

但空氣髒汙還是在

yea and it affected my eyes

對而且有影響到我的眼睛

so now I have to use eyedrops every morning

我現在每天都要點藥水

and they said it's because

我朋友就說是因為

I'm not used to the pollution here

你對空氣污染還是不習慣

what do you think?

你覺得呢？

yea I think on some days for sure

我覺得在某些日子特別嚴重

you can feel the smoke

你可以感覺到空氣污染

for me it's different for you

我的感受應該和你的感受不一樣

for sure I can feel a little bit

我絕對可以感受到污染

I mean I used to live in Canada so I know

我之前住在加拿大我了解

it gets really hazy year after year

每一年回來都有覺得天空更霧

but how long have you been in Taiwan?

你在台灣多久了？

for a few months yea

幾個月了

Oh wow

哦哇

and does it bother you? the air pollution?

這些空氣污染有影響到你嗎？

I mean I'm here for a short period of time

我在這裡沒有很長時間

yea at first it was very hard to get used to it

但我剛來的時候很不習慣

now I'm kind of okay with it

現在已經比較好了

but we comment on it with some friends

但我和我的朋友有時候會聊到

we comment on it from time to time

我們會談到台灣的空氣品質

but definitely I notice it

我當然有注意到污染

what about compared to your home country?

那和你的國家比較呢

yes I'm from Europe

我從歐洲來

so yes I'm from a very small country

我從一個很小的國家

from Ukraine

烏克蘭

and is it worse there or worse here?

兩國的空氣品質比較呢？

worse here

這裡比較差

worse here in Taipei

台北比較差

yes

是

A youtuber?

youtuber?

yes a youtuber

對youtuber

and I'm trying to find out how foreign travellers here in Taiwan

我想了解外國旅客來台灣

find the air pollution

覺得台灣的空氣品質

I'm actually a local here

我其實是當地人

oh you are okay

哦好了解

these are my parents

這是我的父母

at the moment it seems fine

目前為止還可以

we've been here a day so

我們才剛來一天

oh but it doesn't bother you?

噢但你不會覺得不舒服？

no not here no

在這裡不會

we went to China

我們去中國

last year

去年

to Beijing

去北京

and there was a lot of pollution there

那裡有很多空氣污染

much much more

多更多

I could feel it when I breathe

我那時候在呼吸就可以感覺到

you can see it in the air

你也可以在空氣中看到污染

here it doesn't seem so bad

但這裡還好

okay so you don't feel it affecting your health at all?

所以你不會覺得對你的健康有影響？

Well not compared to China

跟中國比較起來不會

Wow thank you so much!

哇謝謝你們

Enjoy the rest of your day!

祝你們有美好的一天

So were they the answer you were expecting?

所以這些是你想像的答案嗎？

or did you find them surprising?

或者你們覺得有哪些比較訝異？

Comment down below and let me know!

歡迎在底下留言讓我知道