Many people, hearing that someone is from Taihsi, invariably remark, "You've got a lot of hoodlums and criminals there!"
不少隻身在外的台西人有過這樣的經驗：朋友一聽他來自台西，直覺地就反應：「你們台西黑道人物最多！」每逢有犯罪案件發生，雲林縣政府機要秘書王吉次，就會被朋友打趣：不會又是台西人幹的吧！