Ever since she was a child, Lin Tai-yi has followed in her father's footsteps. She has lived in China, the United States, and various European countries. Imbued with her father's excellent command of Chinese and English, she has made both languages her mother tongue.
林太乙從小就隨著父親中國、美國、歐洲各地此岸彼埠地輾轉遷居；加上在中、英文造詣均極高的父親耳濡目染下，中、英文都等於她的母語。