16 October 2006: Student Discounts

Sometimes we just love Taiwan, because students of all levels tend to enjoy discounts at many places. Our clique has been enjoying these benefits in our local trips, including cheaper admission tickets into some attractions. However, watching a film here is more expensive than catching one in Singapore, as it costs about S$12.00 for one movie ticket.

To enjoy the student discounts (when I purchase books or simply enter an attraction site), I need to produce my National Taiwan University student card, and very often when I show it the attendants or staff will say, “哦，你是台大的！”, looking seemingly impressed. This is the usual response, that is, if they bother to make small talk (Taiwanese are a nice lot). So it is best that I don't flash the card too frequently in anyone's face, lest I appear to be too arrogant or insensitive.