Hello, it's Kevin.
Today I wanna talk about the things that are better in Taiwan than they are in Mainland China.
You may ask: Kevin aren't you mainland Chinese?
Why are you talking about good things in Taiwan.
There is a term you may or may not have heard of: mutual admiration.
There have been so many Taiwan video creators appreciating mainland China currently
i.e. e-payment being convenient and high-speed railway being fast, etc
We should treat them the same way back -- that's where reciprocity and mutual admiration come from.
The first thing that Taiwan is doing better is pop music industry.
I guess I don't have to elaborate much on it.
Who is your favourite mandarin pop singer?
Jay Chou?
Mayday?
Yoga lin?
Although Mainland people would take them as local singers.
But they're actually made in Taiwan music industry.
Maybe you like JJ Lin more
Even through JJ Lin and Stefanie Sun are from Singapore originally,
they all started their music career in Taiwan.
Pop music industry in mainland is weaker comparatively.
But the whole Chinese pop music industry, no matter in Taiwan, HK or mainland, is going downhill.
There might be some rise in mainland pop music, like hiphop and voice of China,
but the industry in general is not doing well.
That's because we are sandwiched by Kpop and western pop music on each side.
We are struggling hard in between.
Second thing Taiwan is better off is...
People who have been Taiwan will notice it
Eastern coastline of Taiwai especially in Taitung and Kenting
is so beautiful and the sea is so blue
Too much of 'mutual admiration' here.
It is very beautiful anyways.
The only sea in mainland that can compare to Taiwan is in Sanya,
especially around the Wuzhizhou Island area
But it is still not as good as the ones in Taiwan, in terms of both size and quality.
Since Taiwan has its unique geographical advantages.
There are nice seas in Guangdong, Fujian, Shandong and Zhoushan of mainland,
but it still has a long way to reach the Taiwan standard.
Another that Taiwan is doing better than mainland is motorcycle.
For your further information, motorcycles are banned in many cities in mainland.
So most people will go for electronic bikes (e-bikes)
You may wonder: are you kidding Kevin?
Motorcycles have been blamed so harshly in Taiwan.
How come you say motorcycles in Taiwan are better?
I am not talking about how cool or safe it is to ride a motorcycle
What I am trying to say is the motorcycle system in Taiwan is better than the e-bike system in mainland.
Let me explain a bit to you. A quick question for you:
What do you think is more important for being safe, riding skills or concept of safety?
Of course, it is concept of safety.
Riding skills are not important when it comes to the traffic.
To ride a motorcycle in Taiwan, you need to get a license first,
which means you need to learn the most basic traffic knowledge.
You don't have to take exams and get a license in order to ride an e-bike in mainland.
Imagine an auntie/uncle in the forties who never got a license
buy a E-bike and go crazy on roads.
It is so dangerous.
You can always see e-bikes breaking the traffic rules on roads; it can be VERY VERY unsafe.
Fourth is boba tea.
How insane can boba tea from Taiwan be?
It almost dominated the boba market in mainland,
and it is popular around the world.
I have difficulties every day choosing which shop I should go to for boba, Coco, Yidiandian or Gongcha.
Whichever I choose is from Taiwan.
There are not a lot of well-known mainland boba tea brands instead.
Fifth is the movie rating system in Taiwan.
Here are the main movie ratings in Taiwan, namely, general, protected and guidance and restricted.
There are only two cases in mainland currently，
To be released or not be released.
What are the advantages of movie rating system in Taiwan?
Let me give you an example.
If a director wants to shoot a movie that is bloody and restricted but very meaningful.
You can only have two options in mainland.
Either delete the bloody part which lower the quality of your movie
or continue to shoot it but cannot be released publicly because they are not suitable for kids.
There is no such an issue in Taiwan.
With the rating system, directors can shoot whatever they want.
Kids are not allowed to watch the protected content but adults can.
It can help with the development of movie industry.
That's all for today. Hope you like it.
Go google it and there are so many videos praising the mainland, like high-speed railway, e-payment and so on.
Hope you don't mind my 'mutual admiration'
If you want to watch any 'mainland better than Taiwan' video,
there should be a lot if you google it. A lot of people are making this type of video.
I believe there should be some in the recommended section on your right.
You can click to watch them.
See you guys next time, peace!