fwiw I have gotten into every club in Taipei wearing shirt/jeans/sneakers, never had a problem

def stnd. nobody really dresses up here.

Yea, I think you're just not allowed to wear shorts or sandals.

I'm in Taiwan for the summer. Does anyone know of any home games in Taipei? I'm looking for smallish stakes for purely recreational reasons

hey man im from the UK, live in Chiang mai Thailand and am going to Bejing China in september, reading this thread it would be epic to go to taipei for a few days before/after bejing as its relatively on the way.. could we meet up and go drinking, think it would be funny as ***

Hey malkas -

Very neat opinions on how to get chicks in Taipei. I do have a question though. Do taiwanese chicks just dig "white" guys or foreign guys in general, from your observation?

I am an ABC (American-born Chinese) and I do look quite similar to a regular chinese. You think I would get the same treatment from the chicks in Taipei clubs, or do I need to work harder?

Other than the clubs in Taipei, where else have you observed that I could get chicks easily there?

Any guidelines would be helpful.

Is it possible to travel to Asia (places like Taiwan) for a week and still be able to put in couple of hours of online poker a day? How are the internet connection there?

Hey, I still host a weekly game in Taipei but moved. I now live near Keelung and Hoping. SEnd me a e-mail if you are interested at mountian_maddness@hotmail.com.
Clint

I believe this has never been done before, but I don't see why it can't be done. I would imagine if you would bring a laptop with you, maybe you could find a Starbucks and connect through the Internet... Then all you need to do is buy a cup of coffee (maybe a latte...), find a seat, connect and play for a couple of hours. After you finish playing, you can then continue your travels. You do the same thing on day 2, day 3 and so on. You could probably do this for more than a week (don't see why you couldn't).

As for Internet connection, Taipei is 90% wi-fi covered. You can literally access the Internet through Wi-Fi everywhere in the city (except for the 10% that is not covered - so if you can't connect, that means you are in the 10% that is not covered).

wtf i just googled and saw the TWD and Thai baht are worth about the exact same in US dollars. I then asked myself if a 3 bedroom place that sick in one of the big Thai cities would be 30k baht a month. The answer is **** no.

so...is accomodation cheaper in taipei then in thailand???? or am i reading it wrong as in each guy had to pay 30k? or did you just find the sickest deal of all time?

in downtown taipei, accommodation costs more than bangkok for what you get.

I'm flying into Taipei later tonight. So far my itinerary consists of:

-eating a lot of xiao long bao
-shaved ice at yong kang 15
-shilin night market

Any other suggestions?

It helps that you are ABC but the effect is not as significant if you are not white.

We found a really really sick deal. Also we were not centrally located, as you can see by the mountain right outside our window. Taxi to clubs = ~10-15 min and we could not walk to anything except bus stops and the country club.

I can vouch for Clint and his house games. Great group of guys and very trustworthy.

Can I buy McDonalds in Taiwan? or would I need to bring my own?

You would have to bring your own. They only have mahc-dahn-lao which is not the same thing.

Can you please give a description of a mahc-dahn-lao and provide pictures if possible?

just got in to taipei & will be here for the fall, any 2p2ers still around?

I just got back from Taipei last night. Just wanted to say it's a pretty nice city (in my top 5 cities in Asia) and I'm shocked that there aren't more 2+2ers there.

I just arrived in Taipei last Tuesday and will be staying at least a year studying at NTNU's MTC. Staying in a relatively nice flat by Da'an/Xiyin districts near Taipei 101. I'm from the US and would like to meet some fellow 2p2er's in the area. I love the city so far and can't wait to go explore more. Any suggestions on what to go see/do in Taipei or all of Taiwan?

lol gg typhoon season =[

oh ya im staying near the da-an mrt stop (brown line) hit me up when it stops raining

Will a Black guy be able to survive in Taipei? Are they racist towards Blacks?

hey taipei guys, just arrived last week, did a lot of going out so far, and taipei rocks. looking for appartement now if someone want to share for 6 months...we're already two french guys looking for a flat , everyone is welcome, poker not mandatory, just wanna have fun

if people just wanna hang out, go out, whatever, its cool too, pm me..

I'm heading out to Taiwan for a long holiday, 2 week - 1 month. Looking for some poker players + Tour guide. Willing to pay too!