A few more things:
- Rock asked a lot of girls we met, including some of my friends, about my buzz haircut. To his surprise, about 75 percent of the girls we asked said that I looked better with shorter hair, which they said looked trim and neat, agreeing with me, while only a few agreed with Rock that my hair looked better long! Well what do you know. lol. For once, the majority is on my side.

I tried to explain to Rock that his opinion doesn't represent that of everyone in the universe. lol
Also, the lady who cut my hair said that there is no question that short and neat is better than long and fuzzy like a porcupine. She only made 100NT from my haircut, so I don't think she had a vested interest in saying that. She said it straight from the heart.
- Rock is different from others in a peculiar way. When we first meet people, he likes to tell them about my controversial views. For example, when we first chat up Taiwan girls, he likes to tell them right away that I find Taiwanese girls to be unapproachable. I keep telling him that it's not appropriate to bring up controversial things to people you just meet. You are supposed to keep it lighthearted and positive until you get to know them. Everyone knows that. It's common sense. But Rock disagrees and thinks that talking about controversial things brings you closer to others.
What do you all think of that? Is bringing up controversial things with strangers a good idea? Common sense says no, so I don't understand Rock's logic.
I keep telling him not to talk about my controversial views to strangers, even to Western strangers, but his tongue is often very loose. I thought I was very blunt, but he is even more so. I try to act positive and lighthearted when I first meet girls. Bringing up controversial things gets you into arguments, and that's the last thing I want to do with strangers, esp if they are girls I'm trying to impress. Sheesh. Girls tend to be turned off by controversial things uttered by strangers, so it's never a good idea in my experience. I also don't do that with western strangers because they may get all politically correct and say "Not all are like that" when you bring up observations, which put you in hot water no matter how accurate they are.
- I don't understand why nightclubs, KTV's and massage parlors are part of the "black world" in Taiwan. In Europe, they are part of the mainstream world, where even good people go. Why does it feel more dark, seedy and negative in Taiwan, as if only bad people go there? Strange.
Also, is there a reason why low quality people tend to go to nightclubs? Everyone says that you aren't going to meet quality decent girls in nightlife. Why is that? What does it mean exactly? What is it about nightlife that attracts bad girls? And why do good decent girls stay away from it? Is there a logical explanation for this? And what is meant by "bad girls" anyway?
Why do gangs operate massage parlors and brothels? What is the reason for that? How do people join such gangs? Are they forced into them by family? Or is it due to employment opportunities they provide?