i have never been to asia and i want to travel there and the countries i am thinking on is taiwan and malaysia, thats my budget for now, and i think smaller countries for first time asia trip would be betteri have been to many big european cities on my own too so i can stay alive but this is another continent and i dont know what kind of life is in those countries, what should i expect, what is the level of caos there, how easy it is to navigate etc
>>2857632>no indication of what you are into>no indication of where you are starting from>no indication of when you want to go or how much time you have>no real questions except very vague shit like tell me everything about two whole separate fucking countries>no attempt at doing your own researchsplit the difference and just jump into the south china sea somewhere off the coast of vietnam
>>2857632Malaysia is training wheels, former Commonwealth so English is relatively prevalent and it's not as chaotic as a lot of sea
>>2857632Taiwan is super easy and very pleasant, was the first place I went in Asia and I loved it.
>>2857632>Tropical backpacker land>China minus the filthThere i broke it down for you. The food isn't great in either place.
>>2857632Why Taiwan? Just go to Japan, you will have a better time.
>>2857928Taiwan has all the best things about Japan, with none of the negatives.
>>2857928>>2857932Another name for Taiwan is "Discount Japan."
Taiwan is dull as shit and really reddity somehow. Just a giant mall, pass.
>>2857632Malaysia is Thailand but Muslim. While Thailand has temples on every corner, Malaysia has mosques (though not as numerous as Thailand's temples) and they're generally shabby looking and mostly don't allow tourists in at all. There are some cool Buddhist and Hindu temples too. Food is great. Lots of variety due to several coexisting cultures with unique cuisines. Transportation generally involves taking a taxi (using the Grab app) everywhere. Some towns might look great in pictures but feel completely dead when you arrive. Nature is generally accessible and there are loads of animals to see. It's increasingly flooded with Russian and Middle Eastern tourists who bring their entire families of 20 loud ass kids and aunts and grandmas.Taiwan is China but dirtier and smellier. It's compact and easy to get around. Food has little variety but is somewhat similar to American Chinese food, but with a heavy emphasis on Chinese 5 spices. If you love it, then every meal you eat will be great. If you don't like it, then you're screwed. Cities are bustling. Night markets are fun, but while they may have 500 shops, there's only 5 varieties of shops. So you'll see 100 shops selling the same exact food, oftentimes right beside each other. Everyone rides stinky and smelly scooters everywhere, even on sidewalks, and you'll see a lot of old people with mysterious limps (probably from being run over by scooters). There are loads of temples and they're generally intricately designed and quite interesting. They sometimes feel like mini theme parks. Nature is also quite accessible. Terminally online millennials obsess over it to the same degree as Ukraine and Japan. That's an unbiased summary of both places, positive and negatives.
>>2861672>Taiwan>Dirty and smellier than China+10 points have been added to your social credit score!
>>2861655t. have no idea
>>2857932Like what?What exactly are japans negatives?
