Tech here seems more hardware oriented than I normally am, but beyond that, I don't know much yet. Taipei helps me study Chinese which is useful because 我的中文不好，但我每天学，住在这里让我沉浸其中。
My studies go back years, my residence here only weeks. I'm fixing the gaps in my education, but slowly.
He meant that he's surprised that you're learning the language using the simplified type system instead of the traditional one which is used in Taiwan.