Translated from 日本語 • View original The other day, I went to Taipei for two days and one night.
Actually, about 20 years ago, I often went to Taiwan for work, and I still have a relationship with him from that time, so I sometimes sell ISAO's services as a maintenance of my network.
I've been there more than 80 times so far, and when I smell Taiwanese Chinese and its smell in the city, I feel at home for some reason.
By the way, I can't speak Chinese at all...
I have two best friends who are made through work, but I also have two best friends who are in the top 10 of my life.
Oh, come to think of it, maybe it's because the number of times I went out for drinks was the same as them (laughs).
Cashless is not progressing at all
China is progressing to cashless payments such as QR payments, but Taiwan, which uses the same Chinese, has not advanced at all.
Shops and massage parlors in the city say that credit cards will add 10%.
I hardly changed to cash for the airport, but taxis only used cash, and I ran out of cash in no time, and it was embarrassing to ask the person I met for the taxi fare on the way home.
Globalization is still going on
In Taiwan, where the domestic market is small, many companies were doing business globally even 20 years ago when I was working.
There are taxi drivers and people in the city who do not speak English, but there are very few office workers who do business and **cannot speak English. **
By the way, all the conversations with the person I met this time were in English.
IT services are not very major, but there are many companies that are strong in computer-related hardware and semiconductor manufacturing. Hon Hai, which manufactured the iPhone and acquired Sharp, is also a Taiwanese company. Although the factory is in China.
Salaries Are Rising Surprisingly
Twenty years ago, the salary of a salaryman in Taipei was about two-thirds of that of Japan.
This time, I met the president of a tech company and asked him about his recent salary.
Surprisingly, the salary of a new graduate engineer is over 5 million yen, and after three years, it will normally be 7 million yen per year.
The company also has a branch on the West Coast of the United States, but it is even more amazing, and mid-career engineers usually pay 1,500 to 20 million yenIt is said that it is an annual income.
I have the impression that Japan has already been overtaken by both China and Taiwan.
The Importance of Breathing Air Outside of Japan
When living in Japan, it is easy to lose a sense of crisis.
When I go to countries other than Japan and ask various questions, I find that the world is evolving and is a great stimulus.
Seeing my old friends working hard, I realized again that we must work hard to go global, and I also felt that I wanted to work with Taiwan again.