What’s your impression of Tainan?
History? Architecture? Cuisine?
Tainan is indeed a pleasant place to visit
But wouldn’t it be nice
if we can connect this city with the world
make it a globalized environment
and introduce its beauty to an international audience?
We’re here at Tainan today
to test local shops’ English proficiency
Hello, I’m Ray
Hello, I’m Crown
We’re filming this video today
to take you on a one-day trip at Tainan
But we’re also on a special mission
The Tainan City Government
is now promoting bilingual shops
so we’re here to see
how well local shop owners speak English
There’s food, beverages, and activities...
the trip is gonna be great
We’re here to see if it’s possible
to tour around Tainan only speaking English
So let's not waste anymore time and go
Hey, why are you already eating?
The challenge starts now
Our first stop at Tainan is
Wu Wanchun Candied Fruits Store
which is located at Wumiao
It’s a small, cozy shop
that sells a variety of traditional dried fruits
How was it?
It went well, I got what I want
There was a lot for me to choose from!
Here they sell mainly candied fruits
Yes, candied fruits
So for candied fruits...
we can refer to them as candied fruits in English
Basically fruits that are turned into candies
So I bought the one I liked the most
It’s called Hua-Ying-Zi
which could also be translated as "plum" in English
There's nothing in my hand though
But I still gotta pose
Glasses have always been characteristic for me and Crown
So of course we’re visiting Mi727 Optical Co
one of the oldest glasses store in Tainan
He did a great job
So basically for bilingual stores like this it’s like
you get served by people who speak English
as soon as you walk in
immediately and right away
I still prefer my old glasses though
Your old glasses? Ok, ok
After I switch them back
we’ll head to the next stop
A super star
You’re pretty good-looking, kiddo
For lunch we’re visiting Du Hsiao Yueh Restaurant
that has been popular for a century
Authentic dish is a must-try when you come to Tainan
So we’re at Du Hsiao Yueh
and about to have our lunch
Wait
Why are you doing all the food-related parts?
Am I?
That waitress’ English was honestly pretty good
I reckon when foreigners visit
they should be able to order successfully
The first thing that they recommended me
was their house special which is Danzai noodles
Did you mention that you don’t want coriander in your noodles?
Yes, because I absolutely hate coriander
So I emphasized that
I don’t want coriander in my dish
and coriander is those smelly veggies
This caught my attention
There’s a lid on it?
Yes. They told me the lid
is there to prevent contact with dusts
So that the noodles stay tasty
And you also ordered large intestines and...
milkfish?（Yes, milkfish）
We’ll head to our next stop after finishing our lunch
We ended up eating this much
It was so good~
If you wanna travel around the city
you’ll need something for transportation
This time we choose to
rent a scooter from Odo Bike Rental
Okay so we’ve successfully rent a scooter
We were shocked by this shop
Really shocked
That shop owner（Oh my gosh）
Her English was SO GOOD（extremely fluent）
extremely fluent
It’s not that everyone speaks English in local shops
Sometimes you will meet someone who doesn’t
but they will try to find you
someone who does to help you
Now we’re heading to somewhere far away
So let's move to the next stop
Recently we moved to a new studio
This time, we’re visiting Doroshop for some succulents
that could be used as decorations at our studio
Ok, so we bought this small plant deco for desks
And listen
I was so shocked when I entered the shop （Why?）
Because the shop owner said two words
that are rather difficult（uh-huh）
one is "cacti" and the other is "succulents"
Words that you would probably not use in daily life
It’s pretty reasonable, though
I mean they sell succulents
Yeah, right. That’s their profession
They’d probably not know
how to say candied fruits in English
For this, look, I added a tiny creature at the corner
A figure of a tiny creature
so two more shops to go
Tiny creatures at the corner
They’re so cute
The Anping Shop which specialized in
non-fried shrimp crackers
sells shrimp crackers in different flavors
I heard that the crackers are something that
you must bring home from Tainan
This one... it was ok（it was ok）
They’ve got the essential stuff
Like what kind of products they sell
and what the most popular item is
one thing they forgot to say is that
there are four flavors for the shrimp crackers
Original, spicy, pepper, and seaweed
Yeah, these four kinds
So after buying the crackers
now we’re heading to our final stop
I found a section for slogans at Anping shop
Yes?
And there’s one for me
Take it out, let me see
Me
come on, read it out loud
I’m a caring guy
a caring guy, huh（Me)
Our last stop in Tainan is Chicken House
A fried chicken place that locals highly recommend
It sells drumsticks, chicken wings, and chicken nuggets
Why did you buy so much fried chicken?
You have to finish all of it by yourself
It smells so good
I can’t have any of it
I can, I can
So that’s a wrap for our one-day trip at Tainan
We’ve successfully completed our mission
to challenge 7 bilingual shops
When we received the invitation
to collaborate with Tainan City Government
I thought that it would be nice to make a video
about testing local shops’ English proficiency
and after actually visiting in person I realized
the result was really good
Take your foreign friends to Tainan（Yes）
Tainan City Government has been promoting
Tainan as an English-speaking city
so in addition to bilingual shops
there are also bilingual guides in historic sites
If you’re interested, there’s more information below
Ok, so this is the end of our one-day trip in Tainan
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I'm Ray（I'm Crown）
And that's a wrap
Catch you guys next time
See ya~~~
Please give me a raise
My boss who’s a caring guy
Would you please give me a raise...
Don't leave
Don't ignore me