Taiwanese YouTuber mistaken for Taliban member in India
Taiwanese YouTuber mistaken for Taliban member in India
2025-04-07
A Taiwanese YouTuber was allegedly mistaken for a member of the Taliban while travelling in India. The confusion apparently happened at a restaurant, where influencer Alisasa was having a chat with the owner. She says she told the owner she was from Taiwan, which the restaurateur mistook for Taliban. Incredulous netizens, did not quite believe the tale, and reached out to the operator for verification.
YouTuber Alisasa explains an unforgettable mix-up during her trip to India.
Alisasa
YouTuber
I remember one time at a restaurant in India, the owner asked me “Where are you from?” And I said “Oh! I’m from Taiwan.” And he was like “Taiwan?” I said, “Yes, Taiwan.” Then he confirmed again, “Ta-li-wan?” At that moment I thought… Well… His pronunciation was a bit off, but I let it slide. I just said, “Mmm, Yeah, yeah, yeah, Taliwan, Taliwan.” But the look on the owner’s face suddenly changed like…
She told the owner of the restaurant she was from Taiwan, which he misheard as “Taliban,” the ultraconservative militant group in Afghanistan. The tale caught fire on the internet.
Internet users say the misunderstanding doesn’t seem likely, as “Taiwan” is only two syllables long and Taliban has three syllables. They also say Taiwan is usually just confused with Thailand. But Alisasa insists that her story is real.
She posted the location of the restaurant saying “I swear to God I’m telling the truth. Some Indian’s don’t even have the word ‘Taiwan’ in their heads.” But a netizen actually contacted the restaurant to verify the story.
But the owner of the restaurant says he had never made any statements about Taiwan, nor had he ever confused or referred to Taiwan as “Taliban.” As if that weren’t enough for Alisasa, sports commentator Shih Ming-chin added fuel to the fire, saying that if he were asked if he is from Taliwan, he would have absolutely said “No, no, no! It’s Taiwan.” Meanwhile, in the comments, travel YouTuber Outside Richie posted a highlight reel of him discussing Taiwan with Indians.
Most Indians in Outside Richie’s video seemed to have a positive image of Taiwan. Alisasa has since backpedalled, saying that her awkward conversation was with an employee at the restaurant, not with the owner.
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愛莉莎莎稱"Taiwan被當塔利班"? 印度餐廳老闆:我不可能搞混
2025-04-07
網紅愛莉莎莎日前發影片談論，外國人是否聽過台灣，更分享自己在印度一家餐廳與老闆聊天時，對方把Taiwan誤會成Taliwan塔利班，影片在網路上掀起討論，結果有網友聯繫到當事餐廳老闆求證，老闆卻反駁愛莉莎莎，表示不可能把台灣和塔利班混淆，並強調自己非常尊重所有文化和國家。
網紅愛莉莎莎拍影片，跟大家分享自己的旅遊經驗。
[[網紅 愛莉莎莎]]
“餐廳老闆就問我說，Where are you from?，我就說Oh I’m from Taiwan，然後他就，嗯? Taiwan? ，我說Yes Taiwan，他就再次跟我確認說，Taliwan? ，對，然後就覺得，嗯，他發音有點不標準，可是還是讓他過這樣，我就說，嗯，Yes Yes Yes ，Taliwan Taliwan，然後結果那個店員的表情就變這樣”
說向老闆介紹自己來自台灣時，不料對方卻誤聽成是恐怖組織"塔利班"，影片立刻在網路上掀起熱議。
有網友留言覺得不太可能，因為台灣的英文Taiwan是兩個音節，但塔利班卻是三個，要也是聽成泰國Thailand比較合理，但愛莉莎莎強調自己沒有說謊。
貼出當時用餐的印度餐廳，寫下"我向天發誓是真的，某些印度人腦袋裡，詞庫就沒有台灣這個詞"，結果有網友聯繫到餐廳老闆。
老闆卻回應從未發表任何關於台灣的言論，也不可能把台灣與塔利班混淆，狠狠打臉愛莉莎莎。球評石明瑾也發文痛批，如果是他，人家問是不是taliwan，一定會說”NO NO NO，是TAIWAN”。旅遊YouTuber瑞奇，也在留言底下分享自己與印度人介紹台灣的精華特輯。
多數印度人聽到台灣都相當友善，對於爭議。愛莉莎莎事後解釋，當時與她對話的是餐廳其他員工，並非老闆本人。
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