Even Westernized women who don't really believe in it aren't likely to be pleased to hear their husband retort, "Who believes that rigamarole in this day and age?" when they ask him to pick up some groceries after work and cook dinner for them because they can't touch cold water or climb the stairs.
像是一些喝過洋墨水的女性，雖然自己不完全相信坐月子的種種規矩，但是當她們以不能碰冷水、不能爬樓梯為理由，要求先生下了班就買菜回家煮晚飯，卻換來一句「什麼時代了，還信這些？