"As far as I know, no other examples of similar communities have been found overseas," says Kuo Yao-tung, who made a special visit to the United States 12 years ago to study the fosterage system there. Perhaps the phenomenon has occurred in Taiwan because neighbors live close together and closely interact and influence one another.
「就我所知，國外還沒發現這種社區化的案例」，十二年前專程赴美研習寄養制度的郭耀東分析，國內可能因為住宅集中，鄰里往來密切，互相影響之下而出現這種現象。