Relations between the Hakka and the Fujianese of Tunghua Street are superficially harmonious, and many of the Fujianese shopkeepers can even speak a few phrases of Hakka to bring in Hakka customers. However, in the early days when many of the Hakka moving into the area were poor and faced a language barrier, these new arrivals experienced discrimination.
通化街的各族群雖然表面上相處融洽，甚至閩籍店老闆也會學一、二句客家話，招攬客家人，然而，早期許多客家移民，語言的隔閡或經濟上較貧窮，仍有「被欺壓」的經驗。