About me
Age: 23
Male
Height: 5'8''
From Northeastern US
Hairy Italian/Spanish looking with beard
Have been living in this spot for the last 9 months.
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Taichung is the third largest city in Taiwan, behind Taipei and Kaohsiung. Although Taiwan is known for a subtropical, rainy climate, this city seems to be the one of the only areas of Taiwan that it doesn't rain often. For most of the year it is sunny, and the winters here are especially pleasant (usually stays around 65-75 degrees F/ 15-20 degrees C).
Taichung has a decent number of foreigners and expats living here. There is a decent sized expat community so as to come across the same people on a regular basis. It's good to make friends with the expats here because many of them own local businesses downtown, although I don't have too much in common with many of them seeing that most of them are overweight white dudes with Taiwanese wives. Therefore, I find myself rolling solo 75 % of the time.
About 3 or 4 years ago the nightlife in Taichung was very solid, from what I've heard. This was before there was a fire at one of the nightclubs, I forget which one, but after a couple of people died in that fire the mayor shut down all of the bars on the main nightlife strip called Canal Street.
I'm not too big on hitting clubs, but its a good option for getting laid in Taiwan, especially if you are a good looking white dude. I'll try to give the best lowdown of what I know from the club scene after being here for about 9 months.
Club Scene
Lobby
In my opinion, definitely the best spot for a night out in Taichung, especially for younger guys. The club is huge, with tons of college chicks. Due to it's location right next to Taichung's biggest University, Fengjia, the chicks here are almost all college students. The guys are of no competition here mostly because they are young, skinny Taiwanese University students who spend most of their time playing video games in their dorm rooms. So with the combo of hot young Taiwanese chicks, and young clueless Taiwanese dudes, this is a prime spot.
There is a huge dance floor, as well as a more loungy type bar area in the back making for a good nightlife spot. Wednesday night is ladies night, and every time I've gone its been fun as hell.
Definitely recommend going here if you are in town.
18 Taichung
This spot plays decent music in my opinion and that is a bit of a rarity in this city.If you are a guy who likes to dance to hip hop, this is a pretty good spot. Girls here are also a bit older, mid twenties type chicks.
Definitely some sexy chicks that roll up here. Some nights here were COMPLETELY whack though, meaning I rolled there and there was maybe three chicks and ten dudes in the whole club at peak hours. This definitely seems like a weekend spot.
Paris
I only have been to Paris once, but it was a good experience. It was a Saturday night, it was kind of packed. Danced and made out with a few chicks, but unfortunately they were with their friends so they made that an excuse to dip out on our little dance floor session.
Also it should be noted I saw tons of Taiwanese gangsters posted up with their sexy, but trashy looking bitches. One should be careful when spitting to these chicks, and should in general be weary of Taiwanese gangsters. I've heard a couple stories about foreigners getting jumped by 5-10 Taiwanese gangsters for being a drunk fool.
Vivo
Vivo has a bit of an older type crowd, and isn't too bad of a spot to pick up. On some nights I was the only white guy in the club and on other nights (usually the weekends) there were many other foreigners, so it just depends on the night.
I think Vivo is better on nights where there are more foreigners, because in turn you'll get more English speaking Taiwanese chicks. The nights which I was the only foreigner in the club were very tough, seeing as there were almost no English speaking chicks.
Bar Scene
The bar scene here seems almost non-existent. Many of the expats hit the "bars" often, but really its no more than a restaurant/bar where they go with a group of friends. Again, the expat scene here is very clicky. Nice people, but don't expect to be slaying tons of pussy by hitting up these expat spots.
That being said there are a few bars that I could mention such as FM bar which is sometimes poppin but half the time I go in there there is no-one.
Also there is a part of downtown referred to as Canal Street by some (Huamei Rd., Meicun Rd. area near Sogo). Down by those parts there are a few spots like a darts bar and other places. You really just have to walk around and find places since the city is usually dead past 12 PM most nights.
Most foreigners drink at a location called Soho Street downtown from around 6 or 7PM to 10PM on weekends, so if you're new in town that is a pretty decent spot to make friends who speak English.
As boring as the bar scene is, I've still pulled from here, seeing that there is almost no competition when it comes to guys.
Other than that I can't say where people go to party when it comes to traditional pubs in Taichung.
In Closing
Overall Taichung is a solid city, but not very good for single guys. Also, another good thing about the city is that other foreign, white guys dress like shit and have no game, so if you have some style and have some social intelligence you shouldn't have a problem meeting girls. I think the biggest obstacles in a city like this would be gangsters, and the language barrier. If you're not careful, you could come across some rough gangster Taichung dudes, and if you don't speak Chinese, you'll have to find ways to communicate with chicks who speak broken English, spend much time learning Chinese, and or persist through failed approaches and interactions until you find English speaking girls.
Also Girls here are a bit different than Taipei. If you like sluts go to Taipei, but down here you'll find much more family oriented Taiwanese chicks. For guys who want to raise a family or find a wife, this is a pretty good spot, but when it comes to the nightlife, it is really no comparison to Taipei, and from what I have heard Kaohsiung also has way more nightlife options too.
So, all in all, if you're coming to Taiwan go to Taipei to live. Might seem obvious by now. Everyone here complains how expensive Taipei is, but in my opinion its well worth the upgrade in quality of life.
Hope this helps fellas, feel free to shoot any questions.
Age: 23
Male
Height: 5'8''
From Northeastern US
Hairy Italian/Spanish looking with beard
Have been living in this spot for the last 9 months.
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Taichung is the third largest city in Taiwan, behind Taipei and Kaohsiung. Although Taiwan is known for a subtropical, rainy climate, this city seems to be the one of the only areas of Taiwan that it doesn't rain often. For most of the year it is sunny, and the winters here are especially pleasant (usually stays around 65-75 degrees F/ 15-20 degrees C).
Taichung has a decent number of foreigners and expats living here. There is a decent sized expat community so as to come across the same people on a regular basis. It's good to make friends with the expats here because many of them own local businesses downtown, although I don't have too much in common with many of them seeing that most of them are overweight white dudes with Taiwanese wives. Therefore, I find myself rolling solo 75 % of the time.
About 3 or 4 years ago the nightlife in Taichung was very solid, from what I've heard. This was before there was a fire at one of the nightclubs, I forget which one, but after a couple of people died in that fire the mayor shut down all of the bars on the main nightlife strip called Canal Street.
I'm not too big on hitting clubs, but its a good option for getting laid in Taiwan, especially if you are a good looking white dude. I'll try to give the best lowdown of what I know from the club scene after being here for about 9 months.
Club Scene
Lobby
In my opinion, definitely the best spot for a night out in Taichung, especially for younger guys. The club is huge, with tons of college chicks. Due to it's location right next to Taichung's biggest University, Fengjia, the chicks here are almost all college students. The guys are of no competition here mostly because they are young, skinny Taiwanese University students who spend most of their time playing video games in their dorm rooms. So with the combo of hot young Taiwanese chicks, and young clueless Taiwanese dudes, this is a prime spot.
There is a huge dance floor, as well as a more loungy type bar area in the back making for a good nightlife spot. Wednesday night is ladies night, and every time I've gone its been fun as hell.
Definitely recommend going here if you are in town.
18 Taichung
This spot plays decent music in my opinion and that is a bit of a rarity in this city.If you are a guy who likes to dance to hip hop, this is a pretty good spot. Girls here are also a bit older, mid twenties type chicks.
Definitely some sexy chicks that roll up here. Some nights here were COMPLETELY whack though, meaning I rolled there and there was maybe three chicks and ten dudes in the whole club at peak hours. This definitely seems like a weekend spot.
Paris
I only have been to Paris once, but it was a good experience. It was a Saturday night, it was kind of packed. Danced and made out with a few chicks, but unfortunately they were with their friends so they made that an excuse to dip out on our little dance floor session.
Also it should be noted I saw tons of Taiwanese gangsters posted up with their sexy, but trashy looking bitches. One should be careful when spitting to these chicks, and should in general be weary of Taiwanese gangsters. I've heard a couple stories about foreigners getting jumped by 5-10 Taiwanese gangsters for being a drunk fool.
Vivo
Vivo has a bit of an older type crowd, and isn't too bad of a spot to pick up. On some nights I was the only white guy in the club and on other nights (usually the weekends) there were many other foreigners, so it just depends on the night.
I think Vivo is better on nights where there are more foreigners, because in turn you'll get more English speaking Taiwanese chicks. The nights which I was the only foreigner in the club were very tough, seeing as there were almost no English speaking chicks.
Bar Scene
The bar scene here seems almost non-existent. Many of the expats hit the "bars" often, but really its no more than a restaurant/bar where they go with a group of friends. Again, the expat scene here is very clicky. Nice people, but don't expect to be slaying tons of pussy by hitting up these expat spots.
That being said there are a few bars that I could mention such as FM bar which is sometimes poppin but half the time I go in there there is no-one.
Also there is a part of downtown referred to as Canal Street by some (Huamei Rd., Meicun Rd. area near Sogo). Down by those parts there are a few spots like a darts bar and other places. You really just have to walk around and find places since the city is usually dead past 12 PM most nights.
Most foreigners drink at a location called Soho Street downtown from around 6 or 7PM to 10PM on weekends, so if you're new in town that is a pretty decent spot to make friends who speak English.
As boring as the bar scene is, I've still pulled from here, seeing that there is almost no competition when it comes to guys.
Other than that I can't say where people go to party when it comes to traditional pubs in Taichung.
In Closing
Overall Taichung is a solid city, but not very good for single guys. Also, another good thing about the city is that other foreign, white guys dress like shit and have no game, so if you have some style and have some social intelligence you shouldn't have a problem meeting girls. I think the biggest obstacles in a city like this would be gangsters, and the language barrier. If you're not careful, you could come across some rough gangster Taichung dudes, and if you don't speak Chinese, you'll have to find ways to communicate with chicks who speak broken English, spend much time learning Chinese, and or persist through failed approaches and interactions until you find English speaking girls.
Also Girls here are a bit different than Taipei. If you like sluts go to Taipei, but down here you'll find much more family oriented Taiwanese chicks. For guys who want to raise a family or find a wife, this is a pretty good spot, but when it comes to the nightlife, it is really no comparison to Taipei, and from what I have heard Kaohsiung also has way more nightlife options too.
So, all in all, if you're coming to Taiwan go to Taipei to live. Might seem obvious by now. Everyone here complains how expensive Taipei is, but in my opinion its well worth the upgrade in quality of life.
Hope this helps fellas, feel free to shoot any questions.
