Additionally, avoid sensitive conversation topics, such as politics, finances, religion, and business unless initiated by your local counterpart. Also try to avoid being loud, rude, showing off wealth, or getting noticeably drunk in public.
Dress
The people in Taiwan today generally wear western-styled clothing, but some people still wear traditional clothing on a regular basis and many people wear traditional clothing for special events or occasions. The traditional dress in the country varies, as there is the traditional indigenous dress as well as the many styles of dress from the Chinese depending on their historic home, ethnicity, social status, etc. For all of these groups the styles greatly vary from tribe to tribe and from region to region. These clothes vary from loose- to tight-fitting, can be in blue, red, back, or gold, and can be more western- or eastern-styled. Today the people tend to wear western-styled clothes, but shifts and dress for women are many times tight-fitting and in silk, giving them a cross between traditional fabrics and looks with modern styles.
As a visitor to Taiwan there are few dress restrictions. Although few locals wear shorts, especially men, there is no discourtesy involved in wearing them. However, if entering a temple or another religious site be sure to wear long pants and cover your shoulders, if not your elbows as well. Likewise, in business settings, dress is more formal and not unlike that found in North America or Europe. Unlike many beaches in Europe, sunbathing naked is rarely permitted; check with locals before doing so.