Tipping in Taiwan is yet to catch-on – so aside from some of the finer (more westernised) hotels – tipping is rarely expected, though when it is – you’ll find that it’s added automatically to your bill. While eating – look out for the gong kuai or public use chopsticks – these are left in the middle of the table and are used to take food from serving trays to avoid any unhygienic mishaps

Always show respect to your elders – if, for example, you speak, always use “nin” – which is the polite form of “you”. So a greeting becomes “nin hao” rather than the regular “ni hao”.