Taiwan
“The Chinese Way”
Relatives here are a big deal. I my Chinese grandma, NaiNai calls In fact, she calls her younger si they talk for two hours every Fri week she calls to remind me.
know this because, every week to remind me. ister who still lives here and iday. I know this because, every
Part of living in Taiwan has been relatives I have here that I neve with them, usually a phone call t strange happenings are always att Chinese Way.� Apparently being Ch even obligation to speak candidly Some of these topics include, but
- Requesting random updates on li prospects - Showing me random pictures of m by relatives I DO know - Direct comments on current weig and clothing choices - Refusing to allow me to pay for off their favorite spots in Taiwa - Conversations about the details through the secret tunnel of fami
n a tour of meeting the er knew existed. After meeting to my mom is in order in which tributed to, “oh that’s just The hinese gives you the freedom and y with blood-related strangers. t are absolutely not limited to‌
life, money situation, and dating myself as a child, sent to them
ight, body changes, piercings,
or anything and proudly showing an ls of my life, related to them ily communication.
However, with the prying and poking comes an incredibly generous and caring family that are mostly the reason I’m still alive, or at least know how to order food.