らしい vs. みたい
Saw this example on Instagram and I don’t think I’ve seen this explained like this before, so documenting it.
台湾人らしい
- Used on 台湾人
- This is the stereotypical Taiwanese
台湾人みたい
- Usually not used on 台湾人
- Doing things that a typical Taiwanese would do
Reference
Check the link for the illustrations