seoul is like exactly the same pricewise as taipei.

booze is cheaper in seoul as well.

unless u unfortunately love whiskey Then it's like 1.5-2x more expensive

true.

but soju > gailiolong ainec.

gaolileong got described to me as tasting like "fermented orphan tears" and it sounds about right.

anyone in korea want to send me a beatoy hoodie?

A bump of sorts...

Shanghai vs. Taipei for teaching English?

Fair enough, there are a lot out here, i just never go to them. I just buy drumsticks (可爱多) on the streets.

and to op:

I know for a fact a teaching salary in shanghai is more than enough to live comfortably. That may not be the case in taiwan.

Taiwan > china in just about every way

Except for the terrible food, dead written language and the "1980's mott street" look the entire country has.

Are you kidding me? Taipei has tons of great restaurants in all sorts of styles - you seem to have a really narrow experience of the places you visit.

Ive been to like 30 different countries. Taiwan is close to to bottom food wise.

And im talking about authentic taiwan food, not KFC or angelo's spaghetti.

I picked up a local sloot like a year ago and she took me to this place that was famous for oyster ommelettes (sp?). Perhaps the worst thing i have ever eaten. I literally had to gag it down cause this chick was hot and i didnt want to insult her taste in food. Keep in mind i LOVE oysters and seek them out when im back in the states cause i dont really trust the Chinese enough to eat their oysters raw. But this put me off them for a while.

but whatever, it worked out well that night.

Taiwan is better in terms of women and personal freedoms. Everything else i give to china.

Debunked.

http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/li...-cities-174006

Even when you have to make a $450 (US Dollars) student loan payment every month? I'm under the impression that the cost of living is lower in Taipei, while they pay the English teachers around $500 a month more. If anyone can confirm or debunk this, I'd definitely appreciate it.

Care to offer some more details?

Hahahahaha! That's a funny story.

You mean the girls are hotter? Or they're better in some other way?

Also, what kind of personal freedoms are you talking about? Are the economic freedoms better in Taiwan, too?

They are both awesome places. Basically I would give Taipei/Taiwan the edge in just about everything (food, women, nightlife, no rosiethegreat, basic human rights, 等等） but there just aren't many job opps there for foreigners, especially for ones with limited work experience. If you are just going to teach English and **** around, Taipei is the place to go. If you want to establish a career out there or learn Chinese then I would suggest going to China. But be warned I would go through week long stretches of not seeing an attractive girl in China (Shanghai) and I love Asian women. Regardless both places are a blast. gl hf!

OP go to eslcafe.com and check out the forums there, tons of info and insight.

Yeah girls are hotter than most mainland cities (id say its higher than beijing, lower than dalian).

AFAIK facebook and youtube are still accessible from taiwan.