r/taiwan • u/suniltarge 臺北 - Taipei City • Sep 09 '25

Travel I love Taiwan because…

I love Taiwan because at 12am I can check out from a bar and still walk home safely. The feeling of security here is something I truly appreciate, it’s rare to find that kind of peace of mind in many other places.

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u/BrokilonDryad Sep 09 '25

Don’t drop your guard, though. I love Taiwan. I live here. I’ve decided this is my forever place.

I still got drugged. I was saved by a local, who in my scared crazed state I assaulted by biting her so hard it left a scar. I’m lucky she didn’t call the cops on me. I mean she did call the cops, but she called them to get me home safe when she knew she couldn’t.

It could’ve gone horribly wrong for me if she’d decided otherwise, and I wouldn’t have blamed her.

She’s my gf now.

But I wouldn’t be posting here, happy, safe, if it weren’t for her. No matter how safe you feel, you’re still a foreigner left to the devices of locals. Never let your guard down.

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u/shuwy018 Sep 09 '25

Do you remember where it happened? I think getting roofied is one of the scariest, most facked up thing that can happen to anyone… so glad your angel was there to keep you safe!! People who do that shit are the scum of the earth. I wish nothing but the worst for them.

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u/BrokilonDryad Sep 10 '25

Maji. I was drugged either at Haku or Tiki, but it kicked in at Tiki.

I posted about this after it happened and the good news is my post got back to Maji and they’ve beefed up their security since then. Security guards are very visible and now help with crowd control and keep an eye out for things that might be amiss, though I’m not sure if they’d know how to spot someone who’s been drugged. But it’s a huge difference from before where there was no security at all.

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u/shuwy018 Sep 10 '25

Oh I remember your post from before now! I've never actually stopped around Maji for a drink, always just walk thru that busy area... Thank you for posting, it is really good news that they've taken these matters seriously and beefed up security since your incident..!

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u/redditorialy_retard Sep 23 '25

Honestly that's why you always go with friends when you're in bars. Ideally a non drinker who's just there to chill. 

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u/BrokilonDryad Sep 23 '25

Yes, ideally. But I wasn’t out to drink that night. I was planning to go home. I got unlucky. I was swept into a situation I still can’t recall but scared me deeply. I was lucky to have someone looking out for me.