I don’t like any of my friends in Taiwan and this is a bit of a problem because I only have 2.
With Joe, my American friend, the longer I know him, the more he reveals about himself and those revelations are always a little disturbing.
He’s a gun nut. I get it. He’s American. But I’ve never shot a gun. I only see trouble with guns.
He’s a conspiracy believer too. This is more troubling. He talks about the deep state and the main stream media, and what is really going on with the world, the Americans, the republicans… it’s exhausting.
The thing about people who consume a lot of news (fake and otherwise) is that they will talk about stuff that I not only know nothing about, I also care nothing about. They will introduce new people and topics so I am always playing catch up.
Otherwise he’s fine.
My problem is is that I am a good listener. I don’t like to talk.
I’ll ask questions and keep the conversation going.
My other friend, Kevin is Taiwanese. My problem with him is that he really really needs a friend and he decided that that friend is me. He will dump all of his emotional garbage on me. I know everything about the guy after two (or has it been three) meetings? That’s exhausting too.
But I can’t just spend time by myself for six months in Taiwan, talking only to restaurant staff and convenience store clerks.
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