Indigenous peoples are relatively poor at managing and saving money; and some native men are heavy drinkers. Hence some women prefer to leave the mountainous areas and marry flatlanders.
他就以往接觸的個案歸納：一般說來，先住民由於較缺乏理財和儲蓄的觀念，又多酗酒，少女因此不願回到山區當農婦，更不願嫁給生活方式較無定性的族人；而寧願留在平地，「下」嫁漢家郎。