Taiwan 101
Before you come to Taiwan, here is a list of things you should know about Taiwan.
1) The voltage is mostly 110 V, 60 Hz.
In public, there are designated places where you can charge your electronic devices (both free and paid are available), but outside of these places charging is forbidden.
Charging, using sockets in public places, without permission may face legal issues.
2) For smokers, unfortunately, smoking inside any public buildings, transport, and parks are not allowed.
3) People should beware not to drink, eat (chewing things included) or smoke when traveling by metro in Taipei and Kaohsiung.
Drinking water is no exception to the rule.
On the other hand, drinking and eating on island-wide trains and High Speed Rail are acceptable.
4) The Lunar New Year is the biggest festivity in our society. Most stores and marketplaces are closed from the eve of the Lunar New Year to the 5th or 6th day of the New Year.
This is when things wind down in the mega cities, and people go home to their families. Cities, like Taipei, may not possess their usual metropolitan looks, but they revive on the 5th or 6th day of the New Year.
5) If you lost your personal belonging chances are they would be at the place where you left them. But for newest gadgets, the chance of finding them again may not be as high as a jacket or an umbrella. Cash and mobile devices would often be turned in to the authorities. If things are not at the place you left them try the police or the lost and found.
6) A strange sight in Taiwan would be stores will put stands of products right outside of their shops. Those things are not free stuff, people will still have to buy them from whichever stores put those things out.
For more information please check out the Taiwanese tourism bureau web page.