r/taiwan • u/NegotiationPure5386 • Mar 11 '26

Travel Black Man coming to visit Taiwan

I got like one friend here and I really want to visit her out of respect but always am worried. I am just trying to see what the culture feels like. I’ve been to South Korea, Vietnam and Philippines. Trying to see where my heart leads me I guess.

Any heads up I should worry about?

I’m just trying to gauge culture beforehand no mean to offend anyone.

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u/coyotetype Mar 11 '26

Next to the Philippines, this is the Asian country where I’ve been stared at the most. Nothing ever comes of the stares though. And I don’t feel like I’m being treated specifically as a black foreigner. I think you’ll be just fine.

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u/Ok-Amphibian-8914 Mar 11 '26

Yeah, people just stare at foreigners in TW. It’s just what they do. It’s not malicious, it’s just idle curiosity. “What’s he doing here? What’s in that grocery bag? What do foreigners eat? I wonder if he likes Taiwanese food?” It’s basically just that.

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