Shadowing Practice: First time in TAIPEI, TAIWAN! 🇹🇼You’ll love this City! - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hey guys, it's us and today we're in Taipei Taiwan!
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Look!
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There's Taipei 101!
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It's cute like Japan!
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Man, this market is hella packed.
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That's so fresh.
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We're loving Taipei Taiwan right now.
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Mmm!
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Wow!
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Oh my gosh!
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Alright guys, first full day here in Taipei, Taiwan.
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New country, new series.
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Let's go explore.
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Let's go.
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So first stop of today is Ximending District.
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So this is actually the most popular area to stay if it's your first time here in Taipei, Taiwan.
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popular district here in Taipei is because it's a very busy and hip area to hang out.
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There's lots and lots of stores, restaurants, and if you guys have been to South Korea, it kind of reminds you of Myeongdong.
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And if you guys have been to Japan, it'll kind of remind you of Shibuya.
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All right, lots of people here.
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Energy is great.
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And like what Anne said, it does remind us a lot of South Korea and Japan.
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And if you know us, we love those two countries.
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So we're loving Taipei, Taiwan right now.
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It's only six minutes away from Simindeng District.
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It's called Fuhang Beef Noodles.
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And you know Taiwan, they're known for their beef noodles.
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And this one has almost 20 ,000 reviews.
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And they're all like 4 .5 or 5 stars.
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Yeah, so we're excited.
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Hopefully the line's not crazy because it's noon right now.
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last week so yeah happy birthday to me!
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He is 40.
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So we're here now it looks like a mom -and -pop place.
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It looks very local.
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We love that.
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Let's go give it a try.
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Alright guys so we're currently seated inside now.
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Lots of people here.
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Definitely lots of locals.
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Taipei, Taipei, Taipei, Taipei, Taipei We've met especially locals, they just know how to speak English and also understand English.
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- Thank you.
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Thank you.
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So I got my soup.
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I got the beef noodle soup with thick noodles.
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They always have two options.
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They have thin noodles or thick.
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I always get thick because I love how chewy they are.
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That broth is so good and so hearty.
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Look at those thick noodles.
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I think the noodles are always handmade, which is why I get the thick ones because they're so doughy and soft and chewy,
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which I really really love. So mine came.
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So I prefer the thin noodles and got the thick noodles.
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Let's try the broth first.
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Oh wow that's good.
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Let's get a little bit of everything here.
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Got the noodles.
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We got the tender beef.
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Wow so much flavor.
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Comes with one bite.
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Wow so good.
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Alright so we also got some pork dumplings.
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Wow, that's so fresh.
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It's like soupy inside too.
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It's so good.
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All right, success.
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That was delicious.
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That was really good.
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Yeah, it was.
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Just finished with lunch.
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It was pretty good.
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One of the best ones we've had so far.
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But I still prefer the one we had a couple of days ago at Zongshan District and it's called Beef Full.
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We didn't get to film that because it was Jan's birthday so we decided to just take the day off.
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It was different because it was spicy.
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Like it had like a little bit of spice to it which I think added a lot more flavor to the soup.
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So for dessert, we're gonna get some milk tea, which is really popular here in Taipei.
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Their most popular one here in the area is called Ding Pu Tang.
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They're very well known for their brown sugar milk tea.
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So they say it's best when you stir it first.
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As you saw earlier, they put the brown sugar on top and then they caramelize it with the dinosaur.
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It's sugary alright.
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It's really good.
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I just don't know if it'll be good for my stomach.
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Give this a try.
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The line is so long now.
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Holy crap.
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Oh, very milky.
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Damn, that boba is so fresh.
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You don't have to chew it.
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You can just swallow that damn thing.
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Wow, you know what I love about it?
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It's not so sweet.
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Very milky though.
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But I do love the caramelized sugar.
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It's very crunchy actually.
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It's from the bottom.
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It adds texture.
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Their boba here is like the best boba we've ever had.
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Yeah.
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And I used to work at a Japanese cuisine and we'd make bubble tea.
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20 years ago.
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20 years ago when I was born.
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This is the freshest boba we've ever had and it's like it's soft and warm.
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Definitely hit up this area because so much shopping opportunities here.
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Lots of local boutiques.
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Obviously lots of food.
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Lots of local vendors as well.
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Definitely a must hit if you're in Taipei, Taiwan.
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More sugar So we got these popular donuts here in Taipei Taiwan.
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It's called crispy milk donut and every time we pass this place There's always a big -ass line
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They got some milk powder on top a little bit of sugar.
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It's very crispy a little bit of sugar.
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Yeah, I mean a lot of sugar It's warm very crispy.
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It's fresh.
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Oh my gosh hot It's so crunchy on the outside, and it's chewy on the inside.
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That's good.
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Easily a nine out of ten.
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Wow.
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I also got their taro donut.
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Look at that.
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It's a different shape.
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It's almost like a malasada from Hawaii.
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Let's give it a go.
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Wow, once again very crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside and of course they got some taro fillings.
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It's good.
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I prefer this though.
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I think this has more flavor.
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So next stop is Taipei 101 Observatory Day.
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Because did you even go to Taipei if you didn't go and see Taipei 101?
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So taking the MRT to get there.
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Let's go.
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Man, what I love about Taipei, Taiwan is public transportation here.
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It's so easy to use and it brings you everywhere.
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And quite affordable as well.
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Alright guys look I finally see it Taipei 101 it's right there.
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You know that feeling you get when you finally see something in person
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that you've been wanting to see for a long time?
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I'm getting right now.
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Holy crap, it's actually so tall.
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When it was built in 2004, I believe, it was the tallest building for five years and then Burj Khalifa.
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We've been to Burj Khalifa as well, so.
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That was tall.
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That was tall.
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Guys, look!
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There's Taipei 101!
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Finally, we're here, baby.
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Let's go check it out.
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Thank you.
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So as always, we wanted to skip the long line, so we got our tickets on Kluk.
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If you want to do the same, we do have a discount code for you, and that is JANETANDKLOOK.
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Use it if you want to go on tours, activities, even hotel transfers.
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Use that and you will save some money.
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So we're here now at the observatory deck of Taipei 101.
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Wow.
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That's incredible.
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It's so nice up here.
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bit funky but we're so high up like we see everything
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We're currently in their gift shop.
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Look at this.
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That's so sick.
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Look at this keychain Our plan initially was to come to Taipei for the new year.
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Look at this picture of Taipei 101 on New Year's Maybe next year.
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Alright, so we were just at the 88th floor, which is the observatory deck.
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We're currently here now at the 91st floor, which is the sky deck and it's outdoor.
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Wow, it's so cold up here.
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Why is there a railing?
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On the 101st floor, you can actually do a skywalk where they put a harness on you.
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Unfortunately, we're pretty limited on time so we're not gonna do that one.
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But that would have been a cool experience if you want to do it.
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Check it out.
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So this massive pendulum right here is basically like a steel ball.
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It's what stabilizes the building through strong winds, earthquakes, and typhoons.
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Look at this thing.
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It has like dampers that balances the building.
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That's so cool.
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there.
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Highly recommend it.
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I mean you have to if you're in Taipei.
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So we're currently here in Zinyi district and apparently this is the business district.
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It's more modern than Zinyi.
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Very modern.
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Yeah very modern here.
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Next stop is actually a mall called ATT for Fun.
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It's right beside Taipei 101 and Ann wants to come here to shop but not for clothing.
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to shop here for a toy.
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Ooh, Anne's getting excited.
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They have it.
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Oh my god, I have one for your zipper so it would be right here.
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So we're currently at a cafe just having coffee right now because we're heading to a night market.
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It's not open yet.
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That's why we're just chilling at the moment.
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The night market is called Ningxia Night Market.
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It's one of the most popular night market here in Taipei.
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So we're gonna go check it out.
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We're always having hot coffee.
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You got iced.
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We're always having hot coffee nowadays because it's actually quite chilly in Taipei.
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We're tired.
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We've been walking all day.
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This is the life of creating videos.
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And getting old.
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getting old.
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Mostly getting old.
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Anyways, and that's Miskies.
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The bath series.
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He has a little duck.
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Oh that's so cute.
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It's miski with duck.
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you So
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we've now made it here at Ningxia Market.
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We're at the very start.
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It's a little bit quiet right now because I believe that they just opened.
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But let's go check it out.
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It's been so long since I've seen a pinball game.
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Do you remember those?
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Look at this!
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That's so cool!
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Look at all the prizes!
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Ooh and they're cute prizes too!
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This market is pretty cool.
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We had no idea they actually have games here.
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I thought it was just a bunch of food stalls and souvenirs.
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Like a lot too!
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Yeah, so cool!
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This market is open every day from 5 :30pm to 11 :30pm.
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The aroma coming from this market is insane.
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It smells so good.
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Oh my gosh!
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The varieties of food here is pretty crazy.
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They have so much random things and 90 % of them, I don't even know what they are.
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So Ann and I, we've been to a lot of night markets, but I think this one has the craziest food selection.
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food that we've never seen before.
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Man, this market is hella packed.
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So many people here.
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It's a weekday night, not even a weekend.
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I just wanted to check it out.
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The reason why we didn't want to eat anything is because we're preparing ourselves for a heavy dinner.
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But we definitely will be eating at the largest market here in Taipei one of these days.
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As much as I love Ximing Ding in the morning, I love it even more at night. So vibrant.
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All the neon lights are lit up.
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So much more people here, so much more vendors.
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Also performers.
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Yeah, yeah.
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It's more crowded at night, but I think that's what makes it so much more fun.
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Yeah, it's more lit at night.
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Yeah.
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Guys, look at this.
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So many people here.
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And the lights!
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It's lit!
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It feels like Japan!
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It's great!
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There's so many claw machines here as well.
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What I love most about Taipei, Japan and Korea, their games and claw machines are so fun and they have the best prizes.
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They're everywhere, like even in random alleys.
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all right let's see
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if we can win something before we go for dinner I
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was looking at the second I was look at the second let's try to win the boo boo no I'm
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even further.
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So we met quite a bit of subscribers this evening, but one actually asked for an signature.
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I've never been asked for an autograph before.
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Which is we love that but our signatures is so funny to me.
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So now for the most exciting part of this vlog We are gonna be going to a sushi conveyor belt restaurant.
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This restaurant is supposedly the best sushi conveyor belt restaurant here in Taipei
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we order and then the sushi comes out right in front of us
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and guys it's quite affordable here in my opinion per plate it's around 40 to 60 Taiwanese dollars
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so quite affordable and Sushiro this restaurant has
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so many options as well i love it
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so they have quite a bit we got nigiri
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so i got tuna salmon eggs salmon belly fresh salmon salt lemon they've even got obviously prawns so many
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octopus and squid tempura and they even have your rolls damn
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and of course they got noodles that's what you want even fries i don't know who would get fries here
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but okay well obviously they got desserts but we're not here for
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that we're here for the sushi baby we're hungry as you can tell
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time to I'm so happy
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because this is one of my favorite let's give this octopus nigiri a try
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and it's still hanging and moving look at
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that oh my gosh moving what I have here is some broiled scallops salmon
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and prawns with cheese on top salmon we're gonna save some for
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Oh, I can order more.
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Look how red that tuna is.
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Oh my goodness.
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How's that?
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Good.
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Good?
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I usually don't like tuna, but that's really good.
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Let's try this together because this is the $60 plate.
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It's fatty salmon.
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Fatty salmon with lemon on top.
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A little bit more but cheers.
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Look at this, cheers.
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Ooh, it's fatty for sure.
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That's good.
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Alright, look how thick this prawn is.
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Damn, son.
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I think he got soup.
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Clam soup.
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Look at that. So good.
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Alright guys, we are stuffed. So full. But happy.
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Yeah, but happy.
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It's been a good day.
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But this is where we end the vlog.
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We're currently walking to our hotel now.
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As always, thank you all so much for watching.
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We do hope you enjoyed this one.
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Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe.
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And follow us on social media for daily updates.
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And we'll see you on the next one.
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Peace!
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you you Thank you.
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Bye.
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Context & Background
In this engaging video, the speakers explore the vibrant city of Taipei, Taiwan, highlighting various attractions and local experiences. From the iconic Taipei 101 to bustling markets, their vivid descriptions allow viewers to connect with the culture and energy of the city. They also share personal moments reflecting their enjoyment of Taiwanese cuisine, particularly the famous beef noodles. As they navigate through the streets and interact with locals, English learners can gain insights into practical communication, cultural nuances, and everyday expressions used in lively settings.
Top 5 Phrases for Daily Communication
- “Look! There’s Taipei 101!” - A great way to point out landmarks and share excitement.
- “This market is hella packed.” - An informal way to describe crowded places.
- “It looks like a mom-and-pop place.” - A cute way to refer to local, family-run businesses.
- “We’re loving Taipei right now.” - Expressing enthusiasm about your current experience.
- “The energy is great.” - A common phrase to describe the atmosphere of a location.
Step-by-step Shadowing Guide
Improving your English speaking skills can be accomplished effectively through the shadowing technique. The goal is to mimic the intonation, rhythm, and pronunciation of the speakers in this video. Here’s how to apply the shadowspeak method based on the content:
- Watch the video without sound: Observe the visual cues, gestures, and expressions of the speakers to understand the context.
- Listen attentively: Play the video with sound. Focus on the phrases and how they convey emotion and excitement, especially phrases like “Wow!” and “Mmm!”
- Isolate phrases: Choose one of the top phrases listed above. Repeat it several times, mimicking the speakers' pronunciation and intonation.
- Record yourself: Use a voice recorder to capture your attempts. Compare your pronunciation to that of the speakers to identify areas for improvement.
- Practice contextually: Incorporate the phrases into your daily communication. This will help you remember and use them naturally, enhancing your IELTS speaking practice.
Utilizing this shadowing site method encourages deeper engagement with the language, making it easier to converse in real-life situations, just like the travelers did while savoring local dishes in Taipei.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | you've been wanting · We've been walking |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have been · We've met · we've had |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is called · was born · was built |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | handmade, which is · tea, which is · floor, which is |
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.