One cautionary tale involves an American student at Tunghai University in 1983 who, having difficulty communicating in Chinese, relied on instant noodles for sustenance. On Sundays she would eat them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
一九八三年十月，一位在東海大學研讀中文的歐姓美國女子，由於人生地不熟，加上語言不易溝通，遂經常以泡麵解決民生問題，特別是星期假日，一天三餐都以速食麵裹腹。