台湾现在真实的政治气氛是怎样的（2019）？（上） [美国媒体]

What is the real political atmosphere like in Taiwan now (2019)?
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台湾现在真实的政治气氛是怎样的（2019）？（上）



Kang-Lin Cheng, studied at University of California, Irvine (2012)
by Lin Han-shih, Used to work at Taipei Economic and Cultural Center Office.
I just got back from a one week trip to Taiwan a few hours ago. I have to say… other than my previous trip to Taiwan two years ago (which was to attend a funeral), this was the most depressing trip to Taiwan I’ve ever taken. The most depressing one was caused by personal circumstances, but the second most depressing one was caused very likely by political circumstances.

我刚刚去台湾玩了一周时间。除了先前于两年前去台湾参加葬礼那一次外，这次的旅行是我最压抑的台湾之旅。一个是因为个人体验，另一个是因为政治环境。



白沙滩 in Pingtung. A lovely beach, but notice how there’s not a single tourist.

这是屏东的白沙滩。一个美丽的沙滩，但是一个游客都没有。

In addition, I’m sad to report that this is the first time I’ve ever received horrible service in Taiwan. I’ve had clerks in Seven Eleven completely ignore me and not saying anything (in Taiwan, it is customary for clerks to say 欢迎光临 every time someone enters, and 谢谢光临 every time someone leaves). When I asked for directions, I’ve had people grumpily pointed in the general vicinity of my destination without uttering a single word. None of this had ever happened before to me in Taiwan.

此外，这也是我在台湾第一次受到了遭受的服务。7-11便利店的员工完全忽视我，不说欢迎光临，也不说谢谢光临，一般都会说的。当我问路时，有些人就生气的随便一指，一句说都不说。以前我来台湾的时候根本就不会这样。

Even Taipei, things were colder. It’s hard to describe it without being there, but people in general didn’t seem as friendly as I remembered. There were less smiles, less pleasantries, and overall less human emotions this time around than any of my other visits. There’s a saying in Taiwan, “the best scenery in Taiwan are the people”, but this is starting to change. The stoicism and the indifference felt like they came from the people not knowing what to believe in anymore.

即使在台北，更加冷漠。亲身经历更有感觉，但是人们大体上没有以前那么友好了。笑容更少了，幽默更少了，比起之前来台湾，这次人们显露的人类情感也更少了。台湾有句话说“台湾最美的风景是人”，但是这开始改变了。这种恬淡寡欲和冷漠貌似是因为他们不知道还能相信什么。



Yin Cao
including Kang-Lin Cheng
Economy is the foundation of everything.
I am more skeptical of Ko than of Han. But no matter who gets to be the president, both will be more leaning to Mainland than Tsai.
I am more afraid of DPP’s future, to be honest. Can’t the people of Taiwan see there is no economical future with DPP?
It baffles me.

经济是一切的基础。比起怀疑韩国瑜，我更怀疑柯文哲。但是不论谁接下里当总统，都会比蔡英文更靠近大陆。
我更担心民进党的未来。难道台湾人看不到拥护民进党是没有经济未来的吗？真是让我困惑。