That's ture. Their accent spread by some famous stars and the TV program and so on.

that's ture. At least, i think so, too. Perhaps i didn't use to it. but some Chinese also begin to speak with Taiwanese accent. i don't know why. it's quite weird~~@_@

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9bMIiBF8Xc&feature=related

The taiwanese accent sounds beautiful spoken both by girls and guys. I know that because i am taiwanese, even though i live in canada, i have relatives in taiwan. If u want to hear some taiwan spoken mandarin, listen to this. it is basically a show which has Jay Chou in it speaking. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QeGF1ezMto

You are correct! That's why it's easy to distinguish Taiwanese from other chinese. But the Taiwan guys I know are very nice. :)