tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post8755117097415486985..comments2024-03-26T19:47:09.310+08:00Comments on Lao Ren Cha - 老人茶: Reason #20 to Love TaiwanJenna Lynn Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-62199527212862164812011-05-20T01:04:41.035+08:002011-05-20T01:04:41.035+08:00I remember that on the first day I was in Taiwan, ...I remember that on the first day I was in Taiwan, I automatically wanted to put make-up on because here in my country I did it almost every day. My boyfriend (he is Taiwanese) was just like "Why are you putting on makeup? You don't need it!". At first I was a little insecure because we were supposed to go eat with his family. But no one bothered about it. And during my 5 month stay 莎莎noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-9898489548969052252011-05-18T22:23:29.070+08:002011-05-18T22:23:29.070+08:00In the corporate world that's not true. They d...In the corporate world that's not true. They do come right out and say whether or not you have to wear makeup in some offices but not others, but nobody will tell you how you have to do your hair or what kind/how much makeup you are expected to wear. Generally they'll say "light, professional makeup and professional hair" and leave it at that. If anything tons of makeup, glitterJenna Lynn Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-4837762679820704772011-05-18T11:13:10.719+08:002011-05-18T11:13:10.719+08:00I think a lot of the women in Taipei you see weari...I think a lot of the women in Taipei you see wearing a ton of makeup even in daytime during the summer are required to do so by their employers (usually in retail or food service), especially if they work in a trendy area like the East District or Ximending. <br /><br />I'm not sure about corporate jobs, but employers in the service industry in Taiwan seem to have a lot more leeway in terms Catherine Shuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06759711296632260503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-63372346417123745092011-05-18T08:27:19.354+08:002011-05-18T08:27:19.354+08:00Yes, that photo was taken at Grimaldi's Pizza ...Yes, that photo was taken at Grimaldi's Pizza ner the Brooklyn Bridge!<br /><br />It's true that there are more fake eyelashes in Taiwan, simply because in the West they're quite rare (but making a comeback in bridal makeup, sadly)...I guess my point is that overall I see more women who don't wear makeup in Taiwan than I saw in DC. The ones who do are pretty evenly split between Jenna Lynn Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-59507443902763071292011-05-17T23:56:43.574+08:002011-05-17T23:56:43.574+08:00Waaaah really?!
I've never seen so many fake ...Waaaah really?!<br /><br />I've never seen so many fake eyelashes in my life than since I moved in Taipei. A friend of mine says "girls put their fake eyelashes just to go to 7-Eleven"!<br /><br />By the way, is that photo taken in a pizzeria near the Brooklyn bridge (on the Brooklyn side)?Pierrehttp://pierre.equoy.free.fr/noreply@blogger.com