“Welcome to Taiwan!” 你有看過最近引起超多話題的YouTube節目「中文怪物」嗎? 有沒有很驚訝原來有那麼多外國朋友在台灣生活、旅遊呢? 不過，不管是剛來台灣的外國人或住了很久的外國人，好像免不了還是會受到台式文化衝擊！ 你有聽過哪些呢?  今天一起來看看外國朋友常見的文化衝擊吧!   ❤️便利商店什麼都有，還能繳稅、影印、領錢！ Convenience Stores Everywhere! > 台灣的便利商店遍佈大街小巷，不只如此，超商的功能超多。上班前想來杯咖啡？可以！午餐來不及去買便當？沒問題！你還可以找到超多樣的中西式美食。網購來了要取貨？可以！開會前要影印？肯定可以！ You can buy coffee, pay bills, send or pick up parcels, buy lunch, print documents — all in a 7-Eleven! Many foreigners are amazed by how convenient life is here. > 繳費、付帳單 pay bills > 水費、電費就是water bill , electricity / electric bill > 寄貨 send parcels, 取貨 pick up parcels > 對... 感到驚奇 be amazed by something   ❤️會唱歌的垃圾車 a garbage truck that plays music Trash time in Taiwan 垃圾車放古典樂？ > 時間一到為什麼大家都拿著大包小包的... 垃圾站在路邊？垃圾車還會放音樂？！ When the jingle plays, everyone brings out their sorted garbage. Recyclables, food waste, trash—gone in seconds! Only in Taiwan can trash day feel so… musical and fun. > 倒垃圾可以說bring out/ take out the trash/garbage > 要回收的物品 recyclables > 廚餘 food waste 或 kitchen waste

❤️可以把筆電放在咖啡店桌上不會被偷 Taiwan’s Trust Level: Leave Your Laptop Unattended? No Problem! 😎 > In many Taiwanese cafés, it’s common to see laptops, bags, or phones left on tables while people grab their drinks or use the restroom. Theft is rare, thanks to a culture of trust and respect for others’ belongings. For foreigners, this can be a surprising cultural difference—something that would be almost unthinkable in many other countries. > 普遍的、常見的 common, 例如常識就是common sense > unattended 無人看管, 無人照顧的 > theft 偷竊行為 > thanks to someone/something 由於.. > belongings 個人所有物, 財產 (恆用複數型) ❤️來看個簡短的會話吧! Alex: Woah, Taiwan is wild! Sam: What happened? Alex: Convenience stores have EVERYTHING! Food, drinks… even lunch boxes and coffee. Sam: Told ya, they’re like mini supermarkets. Alex: And the trash trucks play music! Everyone takes out garbage on time. So efficient! Sam: That’s classic Taiwan trash culture. Alex: Oh, and cafés… people leave laptops on tables. No one steals! Sam: Yeah, trust is huge here. Alex: I can’t get over it. So different from home!

體驗文化衝擊，有時讓人驚訝、有趣，甚至困惑，但這也是用新視角看世界的好機會。從夜市小吃到播放音樂的垃圾車，台灣的生活總是充滿新鮮感，讓人目不轉睛！你是否也在旅遊時感受到國外的文化衝擊呢？ 下次換你和外國朋友分享你的文化衝擊經驗吧？   #生活英語 #日常英語 #useful  #外語吧 #外語吧線上語言學校 #線上語言學校 #languagebar