tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post7922825747541024241..comments2024-03-26T19:47:09.310+08:00Comments on Lao Ren Cha - 老人茶: Tell Me Stories: Your difficult immigration experienceJenna Lynn Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-14550799480132938032016-10-19T03:46:50.988+08:002016-10-19T03:46:50.988+08:00My parents lived here when I was a little kid unti...My parents lived here when I was a little kid until we returned to Germany so I could go the to Highschool. However I am 21 now currently studying at a Taiwanese university. My boyfriend is taiwanese but we are not allowed to marry as homosexual marriage is not yet allowed. Thus I know that I will have to leave the country after my graduation even though I live here half of my life. This is Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04375153484095738932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-14672799546389029702016-10-18T17:52:26.259+08:002016-10-18T17:52:26.259+08:00You don't think not being able to get citizens...You don't think not being able to get citizenship is a problem?<br /><br />I'm in the same boat - I can't give up my American citizenship, but it's actually kind of a problem. I'd like to buy my own place - I can't, because I'm not married to a local, and they won't give a mortgage to 2 foreigners. Even getting a phone contract was a hassle for awhile, and getting Jenna Lynn Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-61338960057641111542016-10-18T14:19:02.024+08:002016-10-18T14:19:02.024+08:00I'm spouse to my Taiwanese wife. We have 2 kid...I'm spouse to my Taiwanese wife. We have 2 kids who are born in Taiwan and are Taiwanese. I can't get citizenship since this requires abandoning my current citizenship, French. So I reapply the ARC every 3 years. That's it. So, I don't have any real problem to report. Taiwan is nice to foreigners according to my experience.TeaMastershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433657904904185875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-5983052297087145172016-10-17T17:25:56.076+08:002016-10-17T17:25:56.076+08:00Sounds really interesting. You should do interview...Sounds really interesting. You should do interviews in video format if you've got the resources. I'd be really interested in seeing the contrast between white collar and blue collar workers, as well as the different treatment of white collar and blue collar workers of different nationalities. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18349444379778888496noreply@blogger.com