An Expatriate in Taiwan

Tag: marriage

  • Repeat offender

    Mrs. Expatriate and I were coming home this morning. I decided to stop by the school and pick up some books to make an order. I ran up to my office, grabbed my books, and popped into the office. The secretary was working and my boss was gone. Me: [hanzi]早安[/hanzi] ([pinyin]zao3an1[/pinyin]) [Good morning!] Secretary: [hanzi]æ—©[/hanzi]…

  • Someone wants us to have kids

    In Taiwan, it is common to eat sweet foods on and after your wedding day. It is thought that eating sweet food will help the newlywed couple have a baby boy. The reason is a Taiwanese proverb: [hanzi]吃甜甜，生兒子[/hanzi]。 ([pinyin]chi1 tian2tian2, sheng1 er2zi4[/pinyin]) It doesn’t sound as good in Mandarin, but it rhymes in Taiwanese ([pinyin]jia…

  • Getting married in Taiwan

    Been a while. I’ve been busy. However, I did find time to turn Miss Expatriate into Mrs. Expatriate and thought I would write about the process of doing so here. Like most things involving government in Taiwan, getting married is a very simple process that is muddled in bureaucracy. The process of getting married I’m…