Samurai_Jerk wrote:matsuki wrote:Takechanpoo wrote:that being said, ppl maybe say "made in taiwan" already reached the level. i agree with it and i think made in taiwan even has higher quallity than made in japan in some fields. but its because their mentality is japanized to some extent in their colonial era.
Taiwan is light years ahead of China in homebrewed quality...but calling it "Japanized?"
The Taiwanese themselves claim this so it's not that far fetched.
Yes they do, but it is. Far fetched. I can't remember the exact percentage but about 90% of Taiwanese became so after 1949, and the Kuomintang were hardly pro-Japanese in attitude or orientation. I think this recent revision is just them sucking up, though the infrastructural investments Japan made in the colonial era must have helped them get a leg up when it came time to build up Taiwan.
I think a lot of the Taiwan cheerleading is because they're Chinese but not Commies; they're Chinese it's okay to like. I find them really nice people, and much, much nicer than continentals or even Hong Kongers, but I have heard Taiwan itself is still a bit of a shithole. And I bought some Subaru parts from Taiwan and they didn't even fit, and yes, I checked the catalogue and all that. It wasn't worth sending them back so that was a waste of $100.
PS That Ramen story sounds like media BS, or the kid was a typical noodle slurping nancy. Do normal people actually think of that stuff as food? Even snack food? Fuck, have some potato chips. At least there's food in them.