The vigorous pursuit of the National Language policy meant that dialect as a mode of communication seemingly became the "exclusive property" of uneducated people, and because when dialect was heard it often consisted of slang and swearing, some people even came to regard Taiwanese as vulgar.
國語政策強力推展，使得方言彷彿成了市井小民「專用」的溝通工具。在常聽到的方言都是俚語、粗話的情況下，甚至有人認為閩南語是低俗的。